Get ahead with daily markets updates.Join the FT's WhatsApp channelRipple and Swift slug it out over cross-border paymentsMore than 100 banks have signed up with the blockchain-based challenger but the incumbent is fighting backCryptoKitties, CryptoPunks and the birth of a cottage industryBlockchain technology hosts virtual art collections that cannot be replicatedBlockchain and cryptocurrency jargon busterBitcoin, Ethereum, mining — distributed ledger technology decodedInsurers hope blockchain will fill their sailsIndustry could reduce costs by an estimated 30 per cent using the technologyBlockchain offers cure for patients’ fragmented medical recordsSystem may give patients more control of their data, improve accuracy and cut costsFrom farm to plate, blockchain dishes up simple food trackingTechnology promises to make provenance of goods and supply hiccups easier to pinpoint
Ripple and Swift slug it out over cross-border paymentsMore than 100 banks have signed up with the blockchain-based challenger but the incumbent is fighting backCryptoKitties, CryptoPunks and the birth of a cottage industryBlockchain technology hosts virtual art collections that cannot be replicatedBlockchain and cryptocurrency jargon busterBitcoin, Ethereum, mining — distributed ledger technology decodedInsurers hope blockchain will fill their sailsIndustry could reduce costs by an estimated 30 per cent using the technologyBlockchain offers cure for patients’ fragmented medical recordsSystem may give patients more control of their data, improve accuracy and cut costsFrom farm to plate, blockchain dishes up simple food trackingTechnology promises to make provenance of goods and supply hiccups easier to pinpoint