The bank plans to allow people to make charity donations using the virtual currency by going into partnership with a Bitcoin exchange.
Barclays has been experimenting with two Bitcoin labs in London and collaborating with start-ups. Blockchain is the database which records all Bitcoin transactions and Barclays are not the only bank looking into its potential, with UBS also getting in on the act.
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