BNP Paribas
French bank BNP Paribas is reportedly looking into the possibility of adding bitcoin to one of its currency funds, according to International Business Times.
Société Générale (SocGen)
Another one of France’s banks – the third largest in terms of assets – is looking to hire a bitcoin-focused developer.
Citi Bank
CoinDesk first learned that Citi had told the UK government to consider creating its own digital currency through a Freedom of Information Request (FOI).
UBS
Swiss investment bank UBS announced it was opening a blockchain technology research lab in one of London's major financial districts earlier this year.
Barclays
Just last month, Barclays, the British multinational bank revealed plans to trial bitcoin technology.
