Capital Markets

Banking

Over 50 Banks, Firms Trial Trade Finance App Built With R3’s Corda Blockchain

ABN Amro, Standard Chartered and around 50 other firms have participated in tests of Voltron, a trade finance platform built with R3's Corda.

Business  ·  8 May 2019
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
Exchanges

‘One-Stop Shop’ for Crypto Mining and Trading to Launch Spot Market May 23

Bcause says it's weeks away from launching a spot market for bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash and litecoin, despite operating under chapter 11.

Markets  ·  7 May 2019
Tokens

SIX Stock Exchange May Issue Its Own Token, Says Exec

Swiss stock exchange SIX could issue a token on its planned digital assets exchange in 2020, according to its head of securities and exchanges.

Business  ·  6 May 2019
News

Blockchain Firm SETL Sidesteps Insolvency to Return as Leaner New Entity

Blockchain infrastructure firm SETL, which filed for insolvency in March, is back as a new entity formed by its management team.

Business  ·  3 May 2019
Stock Exchanges

London Stock Exchange Watching for ‘Interesting’ Blockchain Use Cases: CEO

The London Stock Exchange is waiting to see which blockchain use cases gain traction before taking the plunge itself, CEO Nikhil Rathi has said.

Business  ·  2 May 2019
XRP

Nasdaq Adding Index for XRP Cryptocurrency to Global Data Service

After bitcoin and ether, Nasdaq is now adding an index for the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP, to its global data service.

Business  ·  30 April 2019
Trading

US Stock Broker E*Trade to Launch Bitcoin and Ether Trading: Report

Online stock brokerage E*Trade is preparing to launch cryptocurrency trading services, according to Bloomberg sources.

Business  ·  29 April 2019
Circle

Circle’s SeedInvest Takes Step Toward Tokenizing Stocks With Trading License

SeedInvest, the equity crowdfunding platform owned by crypto startup Circle, just got a license to facilitate trading of traditional securities.

Business  ·  26 April 2019
Loans

Genesis Lends $425 Million of Crypto in Q1 – and Not Just to Short Sellers

Genesis Global Trading's cryptocurrency lending arm continues to grow, even as the number of short sellers dwindles.

Business  ·  25 April 2019
XRP

Ripple Says Sales of XRP Cryptocurrency Grew 31% in Q1

Blockchain payments startup Ripple has reported a 31 percent quarter-to-quarter increase in sales of XRP.

Business  ·  25 April 2019
Regulation

China’s Foreign Exchange Regulator Piloting Blockchain in Trade Finance

The agency that regulates and manages China's foreign exchange reserves will trial a blockchain system addressing inefficiencies in cross-border trade.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 April 2019
Custody

Ledger and Nomura’s Crypto Custody Launch May Be Delayed to 2020

Ledger's crypto custody venture with Japanese bank Nomura may take longer than expected to launch, the startup's president said.

Business  ·  18 April 2019
Exchanges

Bakkt Exchange May Be Seeking New York License for Crypto Custody: Report

The owner of the New York Stock Exchange, ICE, is reportedly eyeing a New York license for its long-delayed crypto exchange Bakkt.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 April 2019
Startups

New $50 Million Venture Fund Eyes Global Blockchain Adoption

A group of investors has launched a new blockchain-focused VC fund worth $50 million, aiming to bring the technology to the masses.

Business  ·  17 April 2019