Capital Markets

Stock Exchanges

Spanish Stock Exchange to Go Live With Blockchain Collateral Pledge Certificates

Spain's largest stock exchange expects to go live by the end of 2019 with a blockchain-based system for certifying collateral pledges.

Markets  ·  14 March 2019
Thailand

Thai Stock Exchange Building Digital Assets Platform for 2020 Launch

The Stock Exchange of Thailand has confirmed it's building a digital assets platform that it expects to launch next year.

Business  ·  14 March 2019
Exchanges

Crypto Platform DX.Exchange Adds Secondary Trading of Security Tokens

DX.Exchange, a crypto platform that soft-launched in January, has added support for secondary trading of security tokens. 

Business  ·  14 March 2019
Exchanges

Polychain, DCG Invest in Crypto Futures Exchange CoinFLEX

Venture capital firms Polychain and Digital Currency Group have invested an undisclosed sum in cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFLEX.

Business  ·  13 March 2019
Funding Rounds

Avalon Miner Maker Canaan Raises ‘Hundreds of Millions’ in New Funding

Canaan Creative, the maker of Avalon miners, has closed a significant funding round, valuing the firm at over $1 billion, according to a report.

Business  ·  12 March 2019
Banking

Deutsche Börse, Swisscom Team Up to Build Digital Asset ‘Ecosystem’

Deutsche Börse has partnered with telecoms and IT provider Swisscom and fintech firm Sygnum to build solutions for the digital assets space.

Business  ·  11 March 2019
Investments

A Blockchain ETF Is Launching on the London Stock Exchange Today

Investment management firm Invesco is launching a blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the London Stock Exchange on Monday.

Business  ·  11 March 2019
Markets

Swiss Exchange to List XRP Exchange-Traded Investment Product

Swiss stock exchange SIX will soon list an XRP-based ETP from Amun AG, with other crypto products planned for later in 2019.

Business  ·  11 March 2019
Regulation

German Finance Ministry Calls for Regulated Blockchain Securities Market

The German Ministry of Finance has recommended that the country recognize and regulate blockchain securities.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 March 2019
UK

Blockchain Firm SETL Seeks Buyer After Filing for Insolvency

Blockchain infrastructure provider SETL has filed for insolvency in the U.K., saying it's seeking a buyer for its CSD business.

Business  ·  7 March 2019
SIX

Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Will Tokenize Equity on R3’s Corda Blockchain

Swiss stock exchange operator Six Group has selected R3’s Corda Enterprise blockchain platform for the security token market it is building.

Business  ·  7 March 2019
Banking

SWIFT Teams Up With Major Banks, SGX to Trial Blockchain Voting

Financial messaging giant Swift has teamed up with Singapore Exchange and several major banks to trial a DLT platform for shareholder voting.

Business  ·  6 March 2019
IPOs

New Security Token Exchange ABE Wants to Bring Back Small-Cap IPOs

A new security token trading venture is coming out of stealth mode with a novel strategy to help small U.S. companies go public at a lower cost.

Business  ·  6 March 2019
Markets

Ethereum Investment Vehicle Now Live on Swiss Stock Exchange SIX

Swiss stock exchange SIX Group has listed an ethereum-based exchange-traded product (ETP) backed by Amun.

Business  ·  6 March 2019
Markets

TrueUSD Stablecoin to Add ‘Real Time’ Monitoring of Dollar Backing

TrustToken has announced a new partnership that it says will allow a "real-time" view of the U.S. dollars backing its TrueUSD token.

Business  ·  5 March 2019