Perspective

21 June 2017

Shop talk: What next for blockchain and trade?

Region:

Americas, Asia-Pacific

Lucy Palfreeman

reporter

R3 is best known in trade as the driver behind the R3 blockchain consortium, comprising 80 financial institutions on R3's Corda digital ledger. Todd McDonald, R3 co-founder and head of ecosystems development talks to TXF about where he sees the future of blockchain and trade heading.

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