Since Charley Cooper joined blockchain consortium R3CEV in August he’s seen it grow from almost total obscurity to the leader of more than 40 of the largest banks as they experiment with new ways to implement the decentralized ledger technology to better connect the financial world.
The former chief operating officer the trading & clearing division of the $4.7 billion State Street Global Exchange, Cooper has a unique perspective of how this no-name upstart managed to gather so many powerful, competing, interests under one roof.
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