The people-helping-people model proffered by LendingClub and others quickly foundered, but several startups aim to bring it back with the help of distributed ledger technology. ... Read full article
The stratospheric rise of bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and other cryptocurrencies in recent months may be only the beginning. ... Read full article
Startups that have developed blockchains for real estate finance are starting to conduct a broader array of transactions, including property sales. Banks can either try to incorporate the technology into their businesses or risk being displaced by it. ... Read full article
After 10 years of development, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain that has been widely adopted. ... Read full article
Banks' embrace of open-source development could eventually go beyond creating tools and apps — to something far more radical. ... Read full article
Banks plan to spend more on blockchain and AI in the coming year, and appear willing to explore new technology partnerships. ... Read full article
The famed investment bank is set to become the first major Wall Street bank to make markets in digital currencies such as bitcoin. ... Read full article
The blockchain startup continues to pack its board with mainstream finance experts. ... Read full article
JPMorgan Chase get a new branch banking leader; Trump's anti-Wells tweet stokes concerns; blockchain, GSE survival, and more in this week's top stories. ... Read full article
With Wall Street on board, investors look to spend coins on real estate or through bitcoin debit cards. ... Read full article
Interactive Brokers says it will allow customers to bet against the cybercurrency; aides to Alabama senator drafted for key regulatory positions to ease banking rules. ... Read full article
Rather than forming a consortium of peers to investigate blockchain technology, as many banks have done, one of the world's largest asset managers is acting on its own. ... Read full article
Can preferential loan terms encourage environmentally friendly practices among corporate borrowers? Barclays, BNP Paribas, and Standard Chartered are working with fintechs — and even Prince Charles — to develop a blockchain to answer that question. ... Read full article
The cryptocurrency proved so popular it triggered two temporary trading halts on CBOE's Global Markets exchange. ... Read full article
Tether's $31 million hack gave bitcoin skeptics plenty to crow about. But experts say bad security is to blame, not digital assets. ... Read full article
Digital currency surges past both $12,000 and $13,000 on Wednesday; the bank may make it back quickly, depending on the corporate income tax rate. ... Read full article
The CFTC's greenlighting of bitcoin futures could open the floodgates for Wall Street, and digital-asset diehards see a plot to take control. ... Read full article
Dizzying trading in bitcoin fed the bubble argument, but now that Nasdaq is the third Wall Street player to say it is designing a financial instrument around it, banks may be forced to reassess cryptocurrencies. ... Read full article
The Federal Reserve Board's vice chair of supervision said that digital currencies hold the potential for innovation but that the financial system's security and resiliency are more important. ... Read full article
It’s been month after month of record-breaking, confounding growth for the cryptocurrency, accompanied by regular warnings from banks about bubble speculation. ... Read full article
