109, 2016
R3 continues insurance industry membership, adding North America’s largest life insurer
Another insurance giant has [joined](http://r3cev.com/press/2016/8/31/press-release-metlife-joins-r3-distributed-ledger-consortium) the R3 CEV blockchain consortium. MetLife, an American insurance company, is the latest addition to the member list of 60 large financial institutions.
1506, 2016
Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan’s largest financial group is experimenting with blockchain technology to build its own digital currency
One of the world's largest financial groups, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., (MUFG) is working on its own digital currency in Japan, using blockchain technology. An MUFG spokesperson confirmed to BraveNewCoin that the program exists but the details have yet to be finalized.
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