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Microsoft CEO Challenges Swift: Build 'Useful' Blockchain Applications
The CEO of Microsoft believes blockchain can have "massive implications," a comment that helped close Swift's annual Sibos conference this year.
Blockchain of the Vanities? Sibos, Swell and Stellar Troll in Toronto
No one won the game of trolls, but competition between Swift, Ripple and Stellar is still fierce, even though it might be too early for fists.
Downplaying 'Digital Assets': Blockchain Reigns at Ripple's Swell Event
An upstart financial conference yesterday saw discussion of digital assets – though so-called "unregulated" cryptocurrencies were the butt of barbs.
Sibos Highlights Swift's Complicated Relationship With Blockchain
Day one of Swift's annual Sibos conference found the interbank messaging platform under pressure from the rising tide of cryptocurrencies.
Swift Startup Winner Demos Smart Contract Trade with 5 Financial Firms
Blockchain startup SmartContract has today unveiled a new a proof-of-concept built with assistance from five major financial institutions.
Swift Blockchain Success Sets Stage for Sibos
Swift declares its blockchain proof-of-concept a success, but in the build up to its biggest annual event, implementation is far from certain.
Boston Fed VP: Blockchain Will Wake Up Swift and Other Middlemen
The senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston believes blockchain will make financial middlemen wake up and innovate.
Barclays Joins CLS Blockchain Consortium in Search of Swift Alternative
Barclays has become the latest major financial institution to join the foreign exchange-focused blockchain consortium CLS.
Bernanke, Berners-Lee to Headline Ripple's 'Sibos-Killer' Conference
Distributed ledger startup Ripple is ramping up its competition with banking services provider Swift by launching a rival conference this fall.
Swift's Cross-Border Blockchain Trial Is Moving Into Its Next Phase
Swift has completed development work on its first blockchain proof-of-concept, and six global banks are about to put it through its paces.
