State Street's Blockchain Strategy: Big and Bold for 2017

State Street's Blockchain Strategy: Big and Bold for 2017

State Street is on the verge of putting a significant amount of its workflow on a blockchain. The financial corporation with $2tn in assets under management is now testing 10 early stage blockchain tools that could help automate everything from internal operations to transactions between business and consortia-level multiple-party deals. Thus far, the bank has divided its efforts into three categories, each of which is being built largely independently of the others, bank officials said. But as more and more applications become production-ready, their various functionalities will....


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