News Topic: Distributed ledger technology

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Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder and CEO of the cryptocurrency hedge fund Polychain Capital, discusses which digital currencies and blockchain technologies are reshaping payments and which are “nonsense projects.” ... Read full article

The digital currency and related distributed-ledger technologies could "enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and stability of the provision of payments," according to an interpretive letter issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the ... Read full article

Founder Caitlin Long says the blockchain bank plans to issue a virtual currency and help hedge funds and family offices trade digital assets now that it has a special-purpose banking charter in Wyoming. ... Read full article

After selling the rights to its Ethereum-based technology, the bank is rebranding a venture related to cross-border payments and creating a new umbrella group to oversee all blockchain-related efforts. ... Read full article

Bank of America is applying a familiar arsenal — including APIs and its popular virtual assistant, Erica — to online business banking, cross-border payments and cash management in an effort to modernize those services. ... Read full article

The bank will outsource future development of Quorum to the software firm. ... Read full article

The former SoFi chief’s latest startup, Figure, has created what it says is a transparent marketplace for buying and selling assets. Some banks have embraced the technology, but other blockchain projects have stalled because lenders don't want rivals ... Read full article

The agency sought industry feedback on a host of potential changes to ensure that rules are “sufficiently flexible and clear in light of the technological advances that have transformed the financial industry over the past two decades." ... Read full article

An innovative approach to settling trades pioneered by the bank and the tech firm Paxos Trust could start a wave of real-life use of distributed ledgers on Wall Street. ... Read full article

The largest digital token has posted gains of more than 9,000,000% since July 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ... Read full article

A new system uses biometrics and distributed ledger technology to safeguard call centers from identity theft attacks. ... Read full article

A digital currency firm has been accused of recruiting actors to pretend to be Comerica and Mastercard employees, writing a fake prospectus and taking other steps to make it look like the two U.S. companies were its partners in an investment venture. ... Read full article

It's not a reaction to JPM Coin, the banks says, but a way to speed up international payments for corporate clients. ... Read full article

It's created a new digital assets and distributed ledger group, trades bitcoin futures and is funding a crypto exchange. ... Read full article

A new project backed by the government of Luxembourg could ultimately be influential in the U.S., where banks have been slow to develop a shared platform for digital identities. ... Read full article

State Street, BNY Mellon, UBS and Credit Suisse are among the banks that have created a company to bring their idea of a utility settlement coin to life. ... Read full article