[2015-07-23] French Bank Hints Interest in Bitcoin through Job Ad

[tyz]

The last time SocGen and Bitcoin were “meaningfully” mentioned in a single sentence was in 2013, when its currency analyst Sebastian Galy penned a special note to their clients to explain the nature of the said digital currency.

http://coinyoo.com/2015/07/23/french-bank-hints-interest-in-bitcoin-through-job-ad/

[Mickeyb]

Very interesting indeed. Société Générale is a very big french bank. If we add to this a report by BNP Paribas few weeks ago about the possibility that Bitcoin might change banking world, we come to a conclusion that Bitcoin is definitely started getting serious in a big financial circles.

[aso118]

Very interesting indeed. Société Générale is a very big french bank. If we add to this a report by BNP Paribas few weeks ago about the possibility that Bitcoin might change banking world, we come to a conclusion that Bitcoin is definitely started getting serious in a big financial circles.

It is interesting to note that the French banks are taking the lead in exploring Bitcoin. The French are usually thought to be conservative. This doesn't seem to be the case when they are looking at Bitcoin. 

[tyz]

It seems banks in France are competing each other to be the first that integrating crypto currency features. BNP Paribas is also driving the research of financial use of the blockchain.