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R3 CEV Isn't Building on the Blockchain. Should You?
Posted:
April 29, 2016
Author:
Tim Sloane
Alternate Point of Contact:
Amy Dunckelmann
Abstract:
Benefits of blockchain are limited to specific use cases, so start with a use case, then select the technology.
Regulatory oversight, complex permissions, and other attributes common in interbank communications stretch blockchain technology too far for comfort for all but a very narrow set of solutions.
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