Barclays is experimenting with bitcoin

Great article on Bitcoin, which we will cover in 15.567:

"There’s been a surge in interest in bitcoin among Wall Street banks. Most are interested in the underlying technology, the main feature of which is the open ledger called the blockchain. The thinking is an open, public ledger that’s run by and maintained across a network of connected, distributed computers could offer significant benefits in transaction costs and settlement times".

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