Irish College & Chinese University Link with State Street Bank to Study Crypto-currencies

Irish College & Chinese University Link with State Street Bank to Study Crypto-currencies

Another development happening in the digital currency industry beginning in January 2016 has combined the forces of the University College Cork and Zhejiang University China who have linked together with the International Street State bank for research and development to study crypto-currencies and future investor technologies. State Street Corporation is the second oldest financial institution in the United States founded in 1872 with offices in twenty nine countries and its headquarters in Boston. Divided into three divisions which consist of a custodian bank with assets of $28 trillion,....


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