Distributed ledger technology

Startup investment bank seeks to become one-stop shop for crypto

03/04/19

Fincross, based on the island of Mauritius, is launching a regulated investment bank for digital assets. It faces tough competition.

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Can JPMorgan Chase's JPM Coin knock off Ripple and Swift?

02/14/19

JPMorgan is prototyping its own digital currency to be used for cross-border payments and, later, other purposes. Will banks find this a palatable alternative to today's most well-known options?

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GM joins Spring Labs' ID verification blockchain

02/12/19

The automaker's finance arm joins Avant, OnDeck Capital and SoFi in the system, which is designed to help verify loan applicants' identities.

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Is this Swift's answer to Ripple?

02/06/19

Swift is showing more swagger in its rivalry with Ripple thanks to progress it has made with a multifaceted payments-tracking technology called GPI.

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Is customer information safer with a blockchain database?

01/24/19

Spring Labs is spearheading a group of prominent fintech lenders to use a blockchain-based, peer-to-peer network to share consumer information to help with ID verification on loan applications.

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'He let the gas out of her bloated, unruly lawsuit machine': Comments of the week

01/18/19

Readers react to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's investigation into former acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney's job talks, weigh Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's potential impact on the Financial Services Committee, consider the future of cryptocurrency and more.

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Could Ripple's XRP replace correspondent banks? This bank says yes

01/08/19

Despite controversy surrounding Ripple’s digital token, one bank is pushing forward to use it in cross-border payments.

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How blockchain, smart contracts could upstage banks

01/08/19

Its early days yet, but decentralized apps will democratize finance, says Andrew Keys, cofounder of ConsenSys Capital, the financial services arm of ConsenSys.

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Advice for crypto firms on joining financial mainstream

12/26/18

More traditional players interested in creating a safer market for digital assets have issued a checklist that cryptocurrency firms can follow to build confidence among banks, consumers and regulators.

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Blockchain startup inches closer to legally tradable tokens

12/21/18

Prometheum may succeed whether others have failed because it has attempted to work closely with regulators.

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