Banks have begun showing an increasing interest in alternative solutions for overseas transfers. A new trial by over a dozen banks will explore the concept of USCs, or utility settlement coins. While this sounds somewhat innovative, one has to wonder how things will play out exactly. So far, it seems unlikely this new method will create any competition for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Different From Current Systems? Although the banks partaking in this trial claim these utility settlement coins will bring positive attention to the financial sector, it remains to be seen if that is indeed the case. More specifically, The post 4 Reasons why Utility Settlement Coins are no Threat to Bitcoin appeared first on The Merkle Hash.