A long-time bitcoin developer who quit the project in 2016 broke his silence on Thursday, opening up on the state of the project in a lengthy reddit Q&A. There, Mike Hearn, who has since joined banking consortium startup R3, discussed a…
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R3 Researcher: Central Bank Blockchain Could Go Live In 2018
A form of central bank digital currency (CBDC) may go live in 2018. At least that’s according to Antony Lewis, research director at global banking consortium and distributed ledger software startup R3, who issued the prediction during a panel discussion…
Blythe Masters’ Next Move? Get FIs Hooked On Blockchain SDKs
Blockchain startup Digital Asset has revealed a new project aimed at streamlining the way systemically important financial infrastructures access its technology. Led by former JP Morgan global commodities boss Blythe Masters, the startup is in the process of packaging its…