Month: November 2015

The road towards technological and regulatory frameworks emerge

November 27, 2015

The “central banker’s central bank” is backing blockchain technology The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), an organization whose membership consists of the central banks of 60 nations. Their goal is to “fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serve as a bank for central banks”. The 23rd November, the BIS committee on payments and market infrastructures … More The road towards technological and regulatory frameworks emerge

The trust machine: Economist writes about blockchain technology

November 24, 2015

2015 have already been named “the year of the blockchain” by financial services experts, such as Chris Skinner. This weeks main story in the Economist is titled: “The trust machine, The promise of the blockchain”. They also published a more extensive piece called: “The great chain of being sure about things” These two are definitely … More The trust machine: Economist writes about blockchain technology

The Blockchain: Powering the Internet of Value

November 24, 2015

What would you do if you had the possibility of being part of a major disruptive innovation? This question is something I have started asking myself since I started my internship in the Innovation Lab just a few months ago. My mission sounded simple at first: there’s this technology that have been gathering hype for … More The Blockchain: Powering the Internet of Value