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MUFG on Dimon Remarks: Bank Cryptocurrencies Have 'Nothing to Do With Bitcoin'
The CEO of Japanese finance group MUFG said today that big bank-issued digital currencies aren't quite the same as bitcoin.
Japan Exchange Report: Cloud Edging Out DLT for Capital Markets Needs
A new Japan Exchange Group report throws cold water on the idea that distributed ledger tech may soon make inroads in global capital markets.
Now Boarding: Is AXA's Ethereum Test Blockchain's Ticket Mainstream?
CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson explains how AXA’s blockchain flight delay insurance test could point to the evolution of the insurance sector as a whole.
Fujitsu to Trial Blockchain Tech with New Banking Partners
Fujitsu is joining up with a Japanese banking association in a bid to help member banks build and test real-world blockchain solutions.
AXA Is Using Ethereum's Blockchain for a New Flight Insurance Product
AXA has unveiled a new flight delay insurance product that uses the public ethereum blockchain to store and process payouts.
Indian Central Bank Studies 'Fiat Cryptocurrency' for Digital Rupee
The executive director of the Reserve Bank of India has confirmed that research into a "digital rupee" is still ongoing.
Corda 1.0: R3 Sets Target Date for Production Distributed Ledger Tech
Fresh off a member meeting, distributed ledger consortium R3 is gearing up to cross a major technology milestone by the year's end.
SBI Ripple Asia to Test Blockchain Bank Transfers Between Japan and South Korea
SBI Ripple Asia will reportedly start testing its blockchain-based funds-transfer system between Japanese and South Korean banks by the end of 2017.
IBM Joins Automakers, Banks in Blockchain Wallet Project Expansion
IBM is joining a consortium effort that seeks to conceive how blockchain payments could help power autonomous vehicles.
Euroclear Alternative Seeks Public Listing for Blockchain Securities
Solidum aims to become a listing member of The International Stock Exchange so it can offer blockchain-based securities notes to more investors.
