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Blockchain Tech Adoption Makes Progress, But Is Still No Magic Bullet for Global Financial Inclusion

November 03, 2016
Distributed ledger technology, like Bitcoin’s blockchain, has the potential to transform cross-border payments, boost financial inclusion, and lessen the unintended consequences of anti-money laundering enforcement. Ripple, a fintech company using distributed ledger technology, made headl...
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Heads and Tails: How Can Cryptocurrencies Enable Legal Cross-Border Money Transfers?

February 25, 2015
It’s a worry for many people that legitimate cross-border transactions - including vital remittances sent home by migrant workers - are becoming prohibitively expensive and burdensome because of over-zealous enforcement of anti-money laundering rules.  Would cryptocurrencies such as bitco...