1. The banks believe the technology could cut out middlemen and make their operations more transparent.

2. Banks think the technology could save them money by cutting out middlemen and making their operations more transparent.

3. North Korea is also accused of running fronts based in China or using Chinese middlemen to circumvent the sanctions.

4. Large content providers such as Netflix Inc have historically paid middlemen or ISPs to deliver their content to consumers.

5. It will also be possible to buy directly from media companies, which will cut out middlemen and return more money to publishers.

6. Before the fees he paid out to middlemen to get hired, he made only half what he was promised, he said.

7. The problem, he said, is that these new middlemen firms are separating small businesses from a direct relationship with customers.

8. The malware was installed by middlemen, he wrote.