Blockchain

Ambiguity about which laws apply to blockchain technology has prevented certain companies from doing business in the United States.

Walmart has filed a patent application for a digital currency that, like Facebook's Libra, would be a stablecoin backed by traditional currencies. And it envisions a very specific use case where its coin could stand in for cash — or even for a bank account.

While traditional payment processors conquered bitcoin in the first battle, the disruptive potential of blockchain technology remains a potent threat and incumbent payment processors should prepare for a healthy new challenge.

Libra and Facebook’s huge impact on the conversation around blockchain and cryptocurrency is giving fuel to other blockchain companies that portray their models as alternatives to Facebook’s controversial plans.

Blockchain and cryptocurrency innovations threaten to upend mainstream remittance providers, but there are still market gaps that may be best served by a large bank footprint.

It's created a new digital assets and distributed ledger group, trades bitcoin futures and is funding a crypto exchange.

A new project backed by the government of Luxembourg could ultimately be influential in the U.S., where banks have been slow to develop a shared platform for digital identities.

The likelihood of Fed rate cuts is causing banks to plan for less net interest income, but it would be a mistake for JPMorgan to back off its move into new markets and tech investments, Jamie Dimon says.

Facebook's announcement makes it more important than ever to clarify what a digital security and cryptocurrency are, and what they are not, according to Juan Hernandez, CEO of Openfinance and Carlos Domingo, CEO and co-founder of Securitize.

Coffee farmers in Brazil’s countryside could be soon be using cryptocurrency for their day-to-day needs.