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Bankers Debate Bitcoin at Sibos 2014

Sibos 2014 included a day of seminars on bitcoin and the future of block chain applications.

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US Banks Announce Ripple Protocol Integration

American banks CBW and Cross River are to be the first to adopt Ripple's open-source distributed transaction infrastructure.

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Banks Cut Ties With Isle of Man's Bitcoin Industry

The link between bitcoin companies and banks in the Isle of Man is to be severed next month.

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International Megabank Santander Commissions Study on Bitcoin

Santander has commissioned a study investigating the potential impact of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on the banking sector.

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Dutch Bank Rabobank is Blocking Customers from Buying Bitcoins

Rabobank cancelled 99% of its customers’ transactions with bitcoin exchanges on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Banking innovation depends on bitcoin

With one firm swoop, banks could eliminate the threat from Apple, Google, and PayPal by embracing bitcoin.

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Swedish bank freezes customer's account after she sells 5 BTC

Swedbank recently froze a customer's account after it found out about her selling five bitcoins on LocalBitcoins.

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Capital One closes company's bank account over mere mention of bitcoin

Capital One has closed a bank account belonging to a company merely because it sells bitcoin merchandise.

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How scared are banks of bitcoin and what will they do about it?

Banks have a lot to lose, and little to gain with bitcoin. So how scared are they of bitcion?

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Bank of Thailand allegedly declares bitcoin illegal, Thai exchange suspends trading

Did the Bank of Thailand really just make bitcoin illegal? If so, at least some exchanges are still trading.

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