Cryptocurrency intiative R3 blockchain group adds five more banking heavyweights

Cryptocurrency intiative R3 blockchain group adds five more banking heavyweights

A tangible product of the blockchain. Credit:Flick/Antana

Five more banks have joined a global consortium working on ways blockchain technology can be used in financial markets, the firm leading the project said on Thursday, as it brought in experts from the worlds of banking and technology.

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