ASX

Australia

ASX Is Letting Clients Test Its In-the-Works Blockchain Settlement System

The Australian Securities Exchange now has a customer testing environment for its blockchain-based clearing and settlement system, due in 2021.

Business  ·  7 May 2019
Hires

Digital Asset Names New CEO to Succeed Blythe Masters

Enterprise blockchain startup Digital Asset has named co-founder Yuval Rooz as the company’s new chief executive officer.

Business  ·  19 March 2019
Digital Asset

Digital Asset Loses a Manager and a High-Profile Board Member

Wall Street superstar Sallie Krawchek has quietly left the board of Digital Asset, and the manager of the firm's DAML product has returned to banking.

Business  ·  14 March 2019
Banking

Digital Asset Loses Second CTO in 6 Months as Startup Shake-up Continues

James Powell, CIO and CTO of engineering at Digital Asset, has left the enterprise blockchain startup after just six months.

Business  ·  13 February 2019
News

ASX Reaffirms 2021 DLT Rollout After Blythe Masters Steps Down

The Australian Securities Exchange will continue to work on its DLT-based settlement system despite the departure of of Blythe Masters, the former CEO of its partner Digital Asset.

Business  ·  19 December 2018
Australia

ASX-Listed DigitalX Hit With Legal Action Over ICO Involvement

Shares in the ASX-listed blockchain firm DigitalX slumped Friday after it revealed it is facing a legal claim from investors in an ICO it advised.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 September 2018
ICOs

ASX Probes Penny Stock Seeking to Raise $15 Million in an ICO

The Australian Securities Exchange is questioning an IT firm behind a listed penny stock seeking to raise $15 million via a token sale.

Markets  ·  5 September 2018
Australia

ASX Postpones Roll-Out of Blockchain Settlement System

The Australian Securities Exchange has pushed back the launch of its blockchain-based CHESS replacement after feedback from stakeholders.

Business  ·  4 September 2018
Insurance

Blythe Masters Looks Beyond Finance for Next Wave of Blockchain Growth

The enterprise DLT startup now sees a vast range of opportunities, both within the industry where its founder spent most of her career and outside it.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 August 2018
Blockchain

Korea’s Financial Regulator Wants to Use the Blockchain for Stock Trading

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has encouraged public and private sector companies to develop a blockchain-based stock trading system.

Business  ·  2 August 2018
Digital Asset

Capital Markets Blockchains Are Finally Getting Go-Live Dates

Big financial market infrastructure players detailed their progress on blockchain conversions, with real timelines for going live, at Consensus 2018.

Business  ·  17 May 2018
Australia

ASX Exchange Targets 2020 for DLT Settlement System

The Australian Securities Exchange provided an update on its plans to replace its settlement and clearing system with blockchain technology.

Business  ·  30 April 2018
News

Digital Asset Taps Former JP Morgan Exec for ASX Project

Digital Asset has hired Stewart Cowan to work on its clearing and settlement blockchain system for the Australian Securities Exchange.

Business  ·  12 April 2018
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Looks to ASX for Blockchain Equity Settlement

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is looking to follow its Australian counterpart in developing a blockchain settlement system.

Business  ·  20 March 2018
Digital Asset

Bitcoin Takes All? Enterprise Blockchains Need Time, Too

This is not the kind of technology where you "move fast and break things." Financial market infrastructure is too big to bet on a buzzword.

Business  ·  16 December 2017