Distributed ledger technology

As blockchain projects have proliferated, the need for them to be compatible with one another has become paramount.

BloqLabs, created by the startup Bloq, wants to help developers get their projects in front of enterprise clients.

If the Federal Reserve and other central banks began issuing their own digital currencies, they could benefit consumers, boost the economy and fight financial crime. But not without risks to cybersecurity, individual privacy — and possibly bank profits.

A previously unreleased paper lays out the pros and cons for banks of technologies designed to restore confidentiality on shared ledgers.

Bank blockchain leaders say the technology is solid and privacy's been solved mostly. They’re focused now on integration, collaboration and saving money.