Distributed ledger technology

JPMorgan Chase is sending signals that its homegrown blockchain, Quorum, is alive and well despite a recent shake-up.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked 13 cryptocurrency exchanges for detailed information about their operations as part of a "fact-finding inquiry."

The software firm MonetaGo and three Indian factoring exchanges have launched a blockchain that can identify invoices that have already been financed.

Becoming a member of Hyperledger fits Ripple’s ideal of allowing different blockchains or distributed ledgers to communicate with each other.

The CU blockchain vendor joins global entities like American Express, IBM and Samsung in a consortium aimed at creating distributed ledger technologies.

A startup called Spring Labs has launched a blockchain network with the goal of getting lenders and data providers to share data to help verify customers' identity.

JPMorgan Chase is said to be dropping its Quorum blockchain technology, and little is happening with other blockchain projects that have been in the works for years. What gives?

Employees at the second-largest Indian bank falsified documents in a scheme that ultimately cost the institution at least $2 billion. Some argue a distributed ledger would have helped prevent or minimize the fraud.

The bank’s distributed ledger for private equity deals can now provide nodes to auditors, so they can easily access documents and data for their annual reviews.

At CUNA’s GAC, one credit union leader explained that CUs need blockchain and distributed ledger technology now for the same reason they needed websites in the '90s -- even if the technology is confusing, it's going to be a big deal sooner than you think.

State-level support will give the digital assets industry much needed footing, said Caitlin Long, a former managing director at Morgan Stanley.

Banks are putting the concept of securities lending on a blockchain-inspired platform to the test.

The MyCUID product is intended to help membes protect against fraud and identity theft by creating a lifetime "portable digital identity" not dependent on any central authority.

This week marks the return of a series of intensive, hands-on training sessions in distributed ledger technologies for credit union executives.

In what could be seen as a mea culpa for CEO Jamie Dimon's disparagement of bitcoin five months ago, the Wall Street megabank has released a big and relatively bullish report on cryptocurrencies.

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

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.

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

Fears about regulators coming down on digital currency trading caused an epic crash in the market. But reining in this evolving asset class won't be easy.