Tag: banking
Malaysia Legalizing Bitcoin? Bank Negara Issuing Guidelines for Crypto
In the wake of recent and painful Chinese cryptocurrency lockdowns, other countries are beginning to be more open to Bitcoin and others. A recent statement...
‘Revolutionary’: Finland Central Bank Paper Heaps Praise on Bitcoin
Researchers at Finland's central bank have dubbed bitcoin's economic system "revolutionary" in a new staff paper.
The paper, released on September 5, constitutes an investigation...
Blockchain Firms Ripple, R3 File Dueling Lawsuits Over Crypto Contract Dispute
Distributed ledger startups Ripple and R3 have become embroiled in a new legal battle, with both startups filing lawsuits related to a contract dispute...
Colombian Central Bank to Test R3 Distributed Ledger Software
Banco de la República Colombia, the South American nation's central bank, has made an agreement with software company R3 to test its distributed ledger...
Bank Of America Files 9 Blockchain-Based Patent Applications
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published in late August 2017 nine additional patent applications related to Blockchain technology that was filed by Bank of America.
The...
Bernanke, Berners-Lee to Headline Ripple’s ‘Sibos-Killer’ Conference
Distributed ledger startup Ripple is stepping up its attempt to disrupt Swift, the infrastructure provider that today connects over 11,000 banks around the world.
On the same day, in...