Blockchain
‘Digital robots’ could eventually decide legal cases, says top UK judge
‘Chat GPT... is all for the good,’ said Sir Geoffrey Vos, England’s second-most-senior judge
State Street mulls tokenised bond push
The bank is also looking to use tokenised money market funds as collateral for trading
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Banking veteran Bob Wigley joins blockchain firm R3’s board
The former Bank of America Merrill Lynch banker becomes the latest high-profile figure to join a digital assets firm
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UBS-backed fintech Fnality eyes US expansion with blockchain-based dollar payments
The City-headquartered firm is discussing a stateside application with the Federal Reserve
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Brevan Howard steps up blockchain plans as Alan Howard’s fintech incubator and Nomura’s Laser Digital launch Web3 tool
Libre, an institutional Web3 platform focused on alternative asset managers, is being rolled out by WebN Group and Laser Digital
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Former SEC chair Jay Clayton: ‘Tokenisaiton has huge potential’
Blockchain could bring more efficient settlement, the ex-boss of the US regulator tells FN, but laws need to stay in place
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Former Copper executive to launch decentralised trading platform
Alex Ryvkin is planning to launch Rho Protocol by the end of 2023
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The Fintech Files: A sterling effort from JPMorgan’s blockchain arm
Your guide to the week’s biggest fintech stories
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JPMorgan’s blockchain boss eyes JPM Coin’s expansion to sterling
JPMorgan is looking at using its blockchain-backed JPM Coin for payments in sterling
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Metaverse stages UK politicians’ 51-nation talk to set out country’s stall on blockchain
Natalie Elphicke MP said the UK is currently 'lagging competitors' in securing blockchain-related jobs
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Blockchain.com co-founder Nicolas Cary says an IPO is still on the cards
Wallet and exchange provider is leaning towards the US, but 'needs market conditions to improve'
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Philip Hammond’s crypto firm Copper ‘quietly’ slashed jobs in winter cost cutting drive
Laid-off workers report cancelled Christmas trips and abrupt departures at firm where ex-chancellor is now chair
Philip Hammond’s crypto firm Copper loses chief legal officer a year into the job
Carly Nuzbach Lowery, a former Barclays and Linklaters lawyer, joined the London-based company in March 2022
Magic Circle law firms beef up crypto teams: ‘Everyone wants a piece of it’
Crypto's boom-and-bust cycles have pushed it into the mainstream. That means more work for lawyers
Under-30s flood applications for Treasury’s prized ‘Britcoin’ boss job
Key government digital currency role attracts mainly young men after criticism over low pay
Bank of England: Digital pound ‘more likely than not’
Sir Jon Cunliffe says a UK digital pound now has a more than 50% chance of coming into existence
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Amundi on making crypto mainstream: ‘Stop promising, start delivering’
Europe's largest asset manager said a string of setbacks for the crypto market last year has 'validated' its prudent approach
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LMAX boss David Mercer: ‘It’s foolhardy for crypto to take on the regulators’
The trading house boss disagrees with evangelists who think the SEC is anti-crypto
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Tradfi is trying to clean up crypto, but the two worlds are clashing
Tech evangelists are on a collision course with traditional finance veterans
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‘It’s a delusion’: Meet the financiers fighting back against crypto hype
Anti-crypto voices cite a 'lack of moral purpose' and 'deeply predatory' products
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