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UBS to launch UK lab for blockchain technology research

Friday 3 April 2015 11:55 CET | News

Swiss investment bank UBS has revealed plans to open a UK-based research lab.

The plan is to explore the application of blockchain technology in the financial services industry.

The news comes after the Swiss banking giant published an extensive report in March 2014 outlining the widespread benefits Bitcoins technology could offer if it was co-opted by the traditional banking system.


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