Crypto-currencies: Hype or (r)evolution?

The most well-known adopters of blockchain technology to date are crypto-currencies such as bitcoin. The surge in price and headlines about these new digital currencies is driving debate about how crypto-currencies could impact corporates and payment transactions.

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Cryptocurrencies are all the rage at the moment and are as much about blockchain as anything else but there could be an increasing desire for alternative medians of exchange in the years to come if we are correct.Jim Reid, economist, Deutsche Bank Research

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