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Four of the world’s biggest banks have teamed up to develop a new form of digital cash they believe will become an industry standard to clear and settle financial trades using blockchain, the technology underpinning bitcoin. 全球最大的四家银行已经开始合作研发一种新形式数字货币，他们相信这种数字货币将成为利用区块链(blockchain)清算和结算金融交易的行业标准。区块链是支撑比特币(bitcoin)背后的技术。 UBS, the Swiss bank, pioneered the “utility settlement coin” and has now joined forces with Deutsche Bank, Santander and BNY Mellon — as well as the broker ICAP — to pitch the idea to central banks, aiming for its commercial launch by early 2018. 率先研发出“多功能结算币”(utility settlement coin)的瑞银(UBS)，已联手德意志银行(Deutsche Bank)、桑坦德银行(Santander)、纽约梅隆银行(BNY Mellon)——以及经纪公司毅联汇业(ICAP)——一道向各国央行推介这一理念，争取在2018年初将其投入商用。 | 
