Blockchain

Bitcoin mania grows; Trump’s deregulation strategy

12/13/17

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.

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Vanguard leapfrogs cautious banks, unveils blockchain network plan

12/12/17

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.

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Banks, fintechs and a Brit royal to build green-lending blockchain

12/11/17

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.

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Bitcoin futures trading starts off on wild ride

12/11/17

The cryptocurrency proved so popular it triggered two temporary trading halts on CBOE's Global Markets exchange.

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Cryptocurrencies aren’t the problem in recent hacks, user error is

12/08/17

Tether's $31 million hack gave bitcoin skeptics plenty to crow about. But experts say bad security is to blame, not digital assets.

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More bitcoin milestones; Citi’s tax plan hit

12/07/17

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.

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Role reversal: Crypto enthusiasts now worried about banks

12/01/17

The CFTC's greenlighting of bitcoin futures could open the floodgates for Wall Street, and digital-asset diehards see a plot to take control.

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Is it time for bankers to rethink bitcoin?

11/30/17

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.

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Wider cryptocurrency use could harm system stability: Fed’s Quarles

11/30/17

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.

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Bitcoin mania mounts as bankers worry

11/29/17

It’s been month after month of record-breaking, confounding growth for the cryptocurrency, accompanied by regular warnings from banks about bubble speculation.

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