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Timeline: What Central Banks Have Said About Bitcoin in 2015

Who's said what about bitcoin and when? Check out our interactive timeline below for a refresher on the stance of central banks this year.

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Connecticut Non-Profit Uses Blockchain for Government Project

The Connecticut Technology Council has partnered with blockchain startup Tierion for a trial that finds it using the technology for recordkeeping.

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UBS Sheds New Light on Blockchain Experimentation

Researchers at the London innovation lab of Swiss banking giant UBS are developing a new blockchain implementation for transaction settlement.

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Goldman Analyst: Blockchain Tech Will Change Asset Ownership

A Goldman Sachs analyst has revealed insight into the global investment banking giant's developing thesis on bitcoin and blockchain technology.

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Gyft Co-Founder: Credit Card Spending Now Outpacing Bitcoin

Vinny Lingham, Gyft co-founder and CEO, explains how bitcoin payments on his digital card platform have decreased.

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Blockchain Tech Could Save Global Business $550 Billion Per Year

Jeremy Almond, CEO of payments-as-a-service platform PayStand, examines whether blockchain technology can rescue the last bastion of analog payments.

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USAA: Bitcoin and Blockchain Are FinTech Game-Changers

Vic Pascucci, current USAA head of corporate development, speaks to CoinDesk about his firm's interest in bitcoin and blockchain thechnology.

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Blockstack.io on Wall Street's Budding Blockchain Interest

CoinDesk profiles Blockstack, one of a new wave of blockchain firms seeking to partner with financial firms on initiatives involving the technology.

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Filament Nets $5 Million for Blockchain-Based Internet of Things Hardware

Filament, a blockchain-based tech provider for the Internet of Things, has raised $5m from Samsung Ventures and Verizon Ventures, among others.

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Microsoft's John Farmer: Bitcoin is Blockchain's Least Interesting App

Microsoft director of technology and civic innovation, John Paul Farmer, explains how his team is exploring use cases for blockchain technology.

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