Let me provide a quick translation/summary:
-The 3 largest Dutch banks (ING, ABN Amro, Rabobank) are investigating the technology behind Bitcoin for their payments systems.
-Why are banks interested? It could make payments much faster and cheaper. The banks are taking a serious look at it but haven't decided whether they are going to use it.
-Would anything change for consumers? No, it will be faster and cheaper, but everything would stay the same. Consumers won't be paying in Bitcoin.
-How about all the bitcoin scandals? A lot of Bitcoin companies had a bad security. Bitcoin is also in use in the criminal circuit. There are some important distinctions: there's the currency Bitcoin, there are companies that make money with Bitcoin (some of them had a bad security, but that has nothing to do with the currency) and there's the technology behind Bitcoin (in which people like Richard Branson and big Dutch banks are interested).
-The banks warn that it must be 100% secure before it will be used.
-The DNB (dutch central bank?) is critical about Bitcoin but sees merit in the technology behind it. They appreciate the fact that banks are investigating Bitcoin and have no concerns with it.
http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/binnenland/banken-omarmen-bitcoin-techniek
pretty big news in my view
