http://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/financial-services/imf-urges-central-banks-to-study-digital-currencies-20170619-gwtydo
IMF urges central banks to study digital currencies
With banks around the world testing blockchains such as Ripple for sending money overseas, the IMF found distributed ledger technology (DLT) could reduce international payment costs and barriers to entry, while increasing speed and traceability while making payments more secure.
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Other members of the "IMF high level advisory group on fintech'' working with Mr Medcraft include Ant Financial Services chief strategy officer Long Chen, MIT professor Robert Merton, senior deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, Carolyn Wilkins, and the bosses of blockchain start-ups Ripple, Chain and Digital Asset Holdings.
This is huge
IMF urges central banks to study digital currencies
With banks around the world testing blockchains such as Ripple for sending money overseas, the IMF found distributed ledger technology (DLT) could reduce international payment costs and barriers to entry, while increasing speed and traceability while making payments more secure.
(...)
Other members of the "IMF high level advisory group on fintech'' working with Mr Medcraft include Ant Financial Services chief strategy officer Long Chen, MIT professor Robert Merton, senior deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, Carolyn Wilkins, and the bosses of blockchain start-ups Ripple, Chain and Digital Asset Holdings.
This is huge