JP Morgan, Santander Said to Join New Ethereum Blockchain Group

JP Morgan, Santander Said to Join New Ethereum Blockchain Group

New details have emerged about a soon-to-be-launched initiative focused on enterprise uses of the ethereum protocol. Dubbed Enterprise Ethereum, the project's founding membership is said to include major financial institutions, tech giants and natural resources companies. According to sources, participating firms include JP Morgan, CME Group, BNY Mellon, Banco Santander, Microsoft, Red Hat, Cisco, Wipro and British Petroleum, among others. Blockchain startups BlockApps, Brainbot Technologies, ConsenSys, Nuco and Tendermint – as well as the Ethereum Foundation, the non-profit that oversees....


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