Will Banks Warm Up to Bitcoin in 2017?
The tone of a lot of financial players has shifted from borderline ignorant to showing an appetite for innovation. Over the past few months, it has become apparent that Bitcoin is here to stay. Even though 2016 started off on a weak note for bitcoin, its steady rise in the latter half of the year has only further consolidated its status as a reliable asset. Bitcoin not only managed to recover from the Bitfinex hack this year but also attained stability and demand. The steep rise in Bitcoin value has dispelled any notions about a decline in interest in the face of scalability and governance....
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Banks and financial firms are planning to release commercial-grade blockchain services within the next two years, two surveys published today by IBM show. In total, 200 banks and financial markets operators, respectively, were surveyed about the current status of their work with the technology, and 15% of banks interviewed indicated that they see commercial-scale services coming online sometime before the end of 2017. Of the financial markets operators asked the same question, 14% suggested that they would have their own services online by that date. "In effect, 2017 looks to be the....
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2016 has been a rollercoaster year for those of us following blockchain and distributed ledger tech. Whether it was bitcoin pushing toward $1,000, a consortium of banks open-sourcing software with R3's Corda, or government and central banks supporting blockchain experimentations, you can't deny the subject has been everywhere. While some have grown tired of the endless press releases and bickering about ledger designs, in the background, real progress is being made, and major organizations are already placing their bets. In 2017, I’m watching for maturity in the active projects both from....