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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.
The New Classic? Protesters Are Already Plotting Alternative Ethereums
An Ethereum hard fork wouldn't be complete without a protest movement or two. But what do the latest rebels want?
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.
Bernanke at Ripple Event: Blockchain Has 'Obvious' Benefits in Payments
Former Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said blockchain technology has the opportunity to innovate in payments during Ripple's Swell conference.
Ethereum's Gavin Wood Is Calling for More 'Conservative' Hard Forks
One of the founders of ethereum is calling for the network to learn its lesson from Monday's fork, arguing better upgrade processes are needed.
BNP, Tata Tap Blockchain for Event Announcements Platform
BNP Paribas has partnered with Indian IT firm Tata Consultancy Services to bring blockchain's reliability to corporate event announcements.
BBVA Advances FX Matching Pilot Built on R3 Ledger Tech
A distributed ledger tech pilot, aimed at simplifying back-office reconciliation processes at major financial institutions, is moving forward.
CME Explores Logging Trade Transactions on Blockchain System
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has filed for two patents outlining a blockchain system that stores and automatically executes financial transactions.
Ethereum's Byzantium Hard Fork Is Running Smoothly, Developers Say
Although it's still very early days for ethereum's Byzantium upgrade, developers indicate that the hard fork is running smoothly so far.
Ethereum Executes Byzantium Blockchain Software Upgrade
Ethereum's Byzantium upgrade has just executed by way of a hard fork at block number 4,370,000.
