ANZ Banking Group Trials Shared Ledger Technology
The shared ledger trial will continue for the foreseeable future, and ANZ hopes to see it reach its potential by the end of 2016. Ledger technology is of significant value to the financial sector, although it is unclear as to what role these different types of blockchains will play in the end. The Hyperledger Project helped “sponsor” a trial of shared ledger technology conducted by the ANZ banking group. Financial institutions are flocking towards blockchain technology and distributed ledgers these days, although it remains uncertain as to how this technology will be implemented in the....
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