Consensus 2016 Panelists Debate Blockchain's Business Impact
Digital currency was the first application of blockchain technology – so it only makes sense that banks were among the first institutions to look into other applications. But as those same institutions pursue blockchain trials and proofs-of-concept focused on finance, both startups and established companies are setting their gaze beyond the world of banking. Speaking at today's Consensus 2016 blockchain conference in New York, leaders from those firms, alongside legacy players looking to build new products for their clients, painted a broad portrait of how distributed ledgers are....
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Two global banking leaders, a banking consortium and a newly minted limited-purpose trust company gathered onstage at the Consensus 2016 conference in New York City to discuss the future of blockchain technology among global financial institutions. Moderated by business editor of The Economist Matthew Bishop, he lead the panel by proposing three possible futures of blockchain technology and asking the panelists to weigh in on the distributed ledger’s fate. Bishop indicated he believes blockchain could either "get rid of a lot of intermediaries", lead to incumbents owning the....
Held one week ago in New York City, CoinDesk's Consensus 2016 blockchain conference brought together speakers from all over the world to unveil new products, discuss the major issues of the day and begin to help plotting a course forward for the future of the industry. The biggest moments? From Delaware Governor Jack Markell's announcement that his state is to seek a legal classification for blockchain shares to 21 Inc CEO Balaji Srinivasan’s unveiling of a major software suite aimed at creating a bitcoin-based economy, Consensus 2016 saw its fair share of big ideas – and those pitching....
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IBM is officially joining Consensus 2016 as the conference’s exclusive Four Block sponsor, adding yet another marquee name to the sponsor list for the event, to be held from May 2-4 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. As a founding member of the open-source Linux Foundation Hyperledger project, and a driver of global blockchain collaboration and innovation, IBM is working to reimagine business networks across industries such as finance, healthcare, insurance, supply chains and Internet of Things. To date, Hyperledger has attracted leading financial institutions including the London....