Blockchain

Is blockchain the most over-hyped technology in history?

11/21/18

Ron Quaranta and Steve Ehrlich with the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance share what’s working and what’s not with financial services blockchain projects.

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Could smart contracts sideline banks?

11/19/18

Andrew Keys, co-founder of the venture capital firm ConsenSys Capital, has a vision of the future bankers might find chilling, in which banks and other middlemen are cut out of financial services.

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Blockchain slashes approval time on syndicated loans, BBVA says

11/12/18

BBVA, BNP Paribas and MUFG recently used BBVA's blockchain to reach an agreement within 24 hours — instead of two weeks — to lend a Spanish power company $150 million.

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Blankfein met accused 1MBD fraudster; UBS hit on two fronts

11/09/18

The former Goldman CEO is said to be the unnamed executive at a meeting with Asian financier; the bank faces multibillion-dollar penalties in two countries.

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Fintechs interested in OCC charter despite lawsuits: Otting

11/07/18

The head of the agency developing the special-purpose federal license said the process is moving forward “independent” of legal challenges mounted by state regulators.

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Mastercard’s blockchain patents — what’s in it for banks?

11/01/18

The credit card company's filings mirror patents Bank of America, Barclays and TD Bank have submitted in the past two years that focus on how funds transfers and data security would augment blockchain technology.

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How (and why) Barclays keeps an eye on crypto activity

10/29/18

The bank, one of the few that do business with digital currency exchanges like Coinbase, has developed methods for monitoring all customers’ digital currency purchases.

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Kelly Coffey leaves JPM; real estate debt funds grow

10/24/18

The 25-year JPM veteran will pursue an opportunity elsewhere; private equity firms have a record $57 billion to loan for real estate.

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Why bankers should care that two rival blockchains linked up

10/11/18

Brian Behlendorf, the executive director of Hyperledger, explains why Hyperledger and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance have joined each other’s organizations. 

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Former SoFi CEO's startup unveils digital home equity loans

10/10/18

Mike Cagney’s current venture, Figure Technologies, is offering consumers the ability to apply online for home equity loans and get funding in as little as five days.

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