New York's itBit is trying to bring the tech behind bitcoin to Wall Street — here's whyThe world of finance is going nuts for blockchain, the technology first invented to underpin bitcoin. Blockchain uses decentralized record keeping and the scrutiny of the "crowd" to allow people to trade bitcoin over a public network without working through a trusted middle man like a bank or clearing house. Complex cryptography keeps the records from being tampered with once they're signed off on....
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