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Jon Matonis: Banking cartels could use private blockchains as blockades
IBTimes caught up with former Bitcoin Foundation executive director Jon Matonis during FinTech Week 2015.
Barclays wants to help blockchain startups understand investment banking requirements
IBTimes spoke with Dr Lee Braine of Barclays about the blockchain design space.
Ethereum user Applied Blockchain doing brisk trade amid smart contracts buzz
Adi Ben-Ari, founder Applied Blockchain was presenting a session on smart contracts at London Fintech Week
Blockchain expert Tim Swanson talks about R3 partnership of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, UBS, Barclays et al
R3 announced a blockchain protocol partnership which so far includes nine of the biggest banks on the planet.
UBS reveals its interest in Sidechains as well as Ethereum
Alex Batlin of UBS's technology innovation and research team gave a candid explanation of blockchain strategy.
Clearmatics Robert Sams talks about UBS-backed 'settlement coin' and an aversion to tokens
Clearmatics teamed up with UBS to develop a 'settlement utility coin'.
Government backs blockchain via Innovate Finance and the Hartree Centre
Innovate Finance is opening a blockchain lab in partnership with the Hartree Centre.
Ex Merrill Lynch EMEA chairman Bob Wigley joins Blockchain's advisory board
Bob Wigley is a finance and technology advocate operating at the highest levels.
Nick Szabo: If banks want benefits of blockchains they must go permissionless
Legendary cryptographer said banks keep trying to re-inject points of control into blockchains.
Bitcoin trading service Magnr to offer back-office blockchain, says new chief Colin Kwan
New CEO talked about surviving Mt.Gox and legacy systems at big banks.
Bitcoin 2.0: Eris is talking to banks first and worrying about revenues later
IBTimes chatted to Brian Crain, the newly-appointed head of business development at Eris Industries.
BitPay calls on industry to form 'Bitcoin Association'
BitPay's Sonny Singh and Marcel Roelants say its time the industry joined forces to help promote Bitcoin.
Barclays cites bitcoin's potential in rolling out cryptocurrency
Barclays has been researching bitcoin and the cryptocurrency's blockchain technology in London.
SETL's Peter Randall says banks and blockchains are all about payments
Randall wants blockchain technology to transform the post trade space the way Chi-X transformed the trading space.
Deutsche Bank mulls the potential of blockchain and the problem of legacy systems
IBTimes spoke to Deutsche Bank research analyst Thomas Dapp and Magister Advisors founder Victor Basta.
Bitcoin 2.0: What do banks want from blockchains?
Dr Gideon Greenspan looks at the typical requirements banks have from shared ledger systems.
Deloitte, Libra, Accenture: The work of auditors in the age of Bitcoin 2.0 technology
IBTimes explores the potential disruption to the audit industry posed by distributed ledger technology.
Deloitte is delving into Ethereum, Eris and Ripple
As part of its 'Rubix' project, Deloitte Canada has been tasked to 'align ourselves with the right groups'.
Bitcoin exchange itBit opens up about its private and exclusive Bankchain project
IBTimes was granted a talk through with itBit's Steve Wager about the top secret Bankchain project.
Augur to issue 11 million REP tokens starting 17 August
Augur, the prediction market platform, announced details of its REPs token crowdsale
Godfather of Bitcoin Adam Back explains how blockchain will prevent another banking crisis
IBTimes spoke to Adam Back PhD about smart contracts and the elimination of trust requirements in the banking system.
Visa Europe talks about its bitcoin 'ideas'
Visa Europe Collab's Steve Perry explains what's happening with its 100-day proof of concept programme.
What is Ethereum? Bitcoin's smart sibling is 'the only game in town' for banks to build blockchains
The lowdown on the much vaunted open source blockchain platform
The French bitcoin revolution: BNP Paribas testing crypto on its currency funds
Exclusive: a source at BNP Paribas told IBTimes UK the bank plans to add bitcoin to one of its currency funds.
Bitcoin and blockchain firm Coinsilium talks about its ongoing IPO book building
Blockchain-focused firm Coinsilium speaks on heading to market with the technology.
George Osborne is 'proactive and knowledgeable' about Bitcoin's blockchain technology
IBTimes spoke to the CEO of Innovate Finance, a fintech lobby group launched by Osborne a year ago.
Bank of England: Central banks looking at 'hybrid systems' using Bitcoin's blockchain technology
The Bank of England conducts quarterly research that mulls impact of disruptive ledger-based technology.
Bitcoin's blockchain technology could give back more than software has ever eaten up
Distributed ledger technology could create jobs for an army of slaves to the algorithm.
Reddit in revolt: Site could be rebuilt on bitcoin tech blockchain to end censorship and blackouts
Decentralised version of the social news platform Reddit would be impossible to censor or shut down.
Bitcoin handed $100m opportunity as MasterCard cuts ties with Backpage.com
MasterCard's withdrawal as a payment option for Backpage.com could be a $100m opportunity for bitcoin.