A panel at a recent cryptocurrency event hosted by the Cato Institute discussed the differences between public blockchains (such as Bitcoin) and the distributed
ledger technology currently being researched by various Wall Street firms...
Not exact matches
The
currently outdated processes that litter this area of banking, coupled with the sector's overall size, means that it is ripe to be upgraded by distributed -
ledger technology, in terms of cost and efficiency.
IT implementations are really expensive so the cost savings generated by distributed
ledgers will need to be justified versus what the world
currently looks like within the
technology layer of a bank.
Many believe that private blockchains
currently being considered are not blockchains, but rather, distributed
ledger technology which has already existed.
There are several code contributions to the project: these are
currently separate standalone distributed
ledger technologies (DLTs) that all show promise, rather than «parts of a whole».
While the patent is
currently in the review process and is yet to be granted, it comes as part of a wider effort by the country's state - owned commercial bank in advancing its businesses through using distributed
ledger technology.
«The CBN is
currently holding broad industry consultations on distributed
ledger technology and cryptocurrency use cases and regulation, innovators forums hold regularly and it is planning to implement a Regulatory Sandbox regime,» Fatokun said.
Mr. Reusken also stated that ING is
currently experimenting with distributed
ledger technology.
NEM is
currently one of the fastest expanding distributed
ledger technology platforms in the cryptocurrency space.
Here's a round - up of the 25 banking partners
currently working with R3 on distributed
ledger technology projects.
Yao also lauded the security afforded by distributed
ledger technology, although he noted that central banks should not be limited to the confines of
currently existent blockchain encryption algorithms but should rather continue to develop these algorithms to accommodate the unique needs of the banks themselves.
Artificial Intelligence and new types of distributed
ledgers such as blockchain are the two most disruptive emerging
technologies currently in finance.