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Bank of America's push into blockchain for stock clearing is part of a larger challenge to Wall Street's legacy financial infrastructure. In brief BoA joins Credit Suisse in testing blockchain for stock clearing. Blockchain promises to eliminate the sort of meltdown that forced Robinhood to halt GameStop trades. https://decrypt.co/71141/bank-of-america-blockchain-stock-clearing-paxos-network

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