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Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group

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Re: Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group

#11

Post by gnarbarian »

polack wrote: post #10
gregoryrueda wrote: post #8

Is this so they can build their own Blockchain?

The other members was not happy when they found out that GS applied for patents that could affect R3. My guess is that GS thinks they will make more money on their own when they built up a nice patent portfolio in this space.

Reminds me of this quote:

"Gentlemen! I too have been a close observer of the doings of the Bank of the United States. I have had men watching you for a long time, and am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the bank. You tell me that if I take the deposits from the bank and annul its charter I shall ruin ten thousand families. That may be true, gentlemen, but that is your sin! Should I let you go on, you will ruin fifty thousand families, and that would be my sin! You are a den of vipers and thieves. I have determined to rout you out, and by the Eternal, (bringing his fist down on the table) I will rout you out!"

-https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson

this bank should have been smashed into a thousand pieces and and scattered to the wind as a condition of the bailout.

Re: Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group

#12

Post by takeda »

lettergram wrote: post #7
learned wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Clicking the 'web' link under the post title and then clicking the top result on Google should do the trick.

That actually never works for me on mobile with the wsj

I saw this suggestion multiple times, but I never seen any "web links" under chrome or firefox, in this article I can't find word "web" anywhere.

I found though something that worked for me, I copied the title of this article, and then clicked on the magnifying glass on top right corner, and after clicking on the article I was able to read it.

Edit: NVM, that only worked once for me.

Anyway I'm not sure it makes sense to post here articles behind a paywall.

Re: Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group

#13

Post by shakna »

lettergram wrote: post #7
learned wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Clicking the 'web' link under the post title and then clicking the top result on Google should do the trick.

That actually never works for me on mobile with the wsj

You probably have a cookie or key in local storage. Clear it, and it should behave.

Re: Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group

#15

Post by mastazi »

takeda wrote: post #12
lettergram wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That actually never works for me on mobile with the wsj

I saw this suggestion multiple times, but I never seen any "web links" under chrome or firefox, in this article I can't find word "web" anywhere. I found though something that worked for me, I copied the title of this article, and then clicked on the magnifying glass on top right corner, and after clicking on the article I was able to read it. Edit: NVM, that only worked once for me. Anyway I'm not sure it makes sens…

The word "web" is here on HN, not in the article. It's a link just below the title, at the top of this comment page.

Re: Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group

#18

Post by TheOsiris »

polack wrote: post #10
gregoryrueda wrote: post #8

Is this so they can build their own Blockchain?

The other members was not happy when they found out that GS applied for patents that could affect R3. My guess is that GS thinks they will make more money on their own when they built up a nice patent portfolio in this space.

I don't think it's that simple/straight forward. Another member has also dropped out: http://www.coindesk.com/santander-drops-out-r3-blockchain-co...

Re: Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group

#19

Post by takeda »

mastazi wrote: post #15
takeda wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I saw this suggestion multiple times, but I never seen any "web links" under chrome or firefox, in this article I can't find word "web" anywhere. I found though something that worked for me, I copied the title of this article, and then clicked on the magnifying glass on top right corner, and after clicking on the article I was able to read it. Edit: NVM, that only worked once for me. Anyway I'm not sure it makes sens…

The word "web" is here on HN, not in the article. It's a link just below the title, at the top of this comment page.

Ah, awesome, it works.

Thanks

Re: Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group

#20

Post by CalChris »

gnarbarian wrote: post #11
polack wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The other members was not happy when they found out that GS applied for patents that could affect R3. My guess is that GS thinks they will make more money on their own when they built up a nice patent portfolio in this space.

Reminds me of this quote: "Gentlemen! I too have been a close observer of the doings of the Bank of the United States. I have had men watching you for a long time, and am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the bank. You tell me that if I take the deposits from the ban…

A colorful Andrew Jackson quote. The Bank War was a little more complex and Jackson himself was no innocent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_War

He also said:

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary.

John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!

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