[2015-06-01] American Banker: Why Banks Are Testing Bitcoin's Blockchain ...

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Why Banks Are Testing Bitcoin's Blockchain (Without Bitcoin)

http://www.americanbanker.com/news/bank-technology/why-banks-are-testing-bitcoins-blockchain-without-bitcoin-1074622-1.html

"These institutions see possibilities for efficiency and security improvements in areas like payments and securities handling through the use of the blockchain."

How is this any better than a MySQL database if it's for internal record-keeping? I still don't get it. At least it's a practically free way for them to explore how Bitcoin works.