Blockchain

Success with blockchain does not depend on new technology alone. It requires bringing together experts in people, process and technology to simplify complex processes and apply tested methods to the new technical landscape, writes Michael Goodman, senior director of data and analytics for NTT Data Services.

The quick fall of AriseBank, a would-be blockchain bank; a CFPB buffeted by court rulings and policy shifts; U.S. Bancorp's Super Bowl play; and more.

The nation’s two largest banks don't want the credit risk associated with the transactions.

Long Blockchain Corp. is taking a step back from crypto — only about six weeks after it got into it.

Readers react to a clash between Mick Mulvaney and Richard Cordray, opine on how quickly Congress can move financial services legislation, slam calls for increased bank consolidation and more.

Regulatory scrutiny of Tether and Bitfinex is spooking investors, though others argue the industry remains strong.

AriseBank said it was the first crypto platform to buy a traditional bank. But there’s no evidence it did anything of the kind — and its founder now says it has been raided by the FBI.

The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck says roughly $400 million of the digital currency NEM was stolen. If banks and others are to invest in the digital-asset industry, it will have to do better.

SEC, CFTC heads say cyber markets “show little or no regard” for regulation; Dimon and Blankfein say president’s policies help the economy and their businesses.

Plans by IDT and MercuryFX to test XRP for cross-border payments are another vote of confidence for Ripple’s products.