DLT

Australia

ASX’s Long-in-the-Works DLT Plan on Ice Amid Coronavirus Concerns

With COVID-19 fast spreading in Australia, the stock exchange is pausing the project until June to reassess the situation.

Business  ·  25 March 2020
Banks

Banks Have to Embrace Distributed Ledger Tech, Even if It Kills Them

To secure their futures, banks have to confront their fear of change and embrace innovation, says consultant Chuck Fried.

Business  ·  18 March 2020
Australia

National Stock Exchange of Australia Plans DLT Platform to Compete With ASX

National Stock Exchange of Australia owner NSX Ltd. and financial institution iSignthis are forming joint venture to offer a digital securities trading platform.

Business  ·  20 February 2020
DLT

‘Key Milestone’ for Hyperledger as Fabric Blockchain Platform Reaches 2.0 Release

Version 2.0 marks the most significant release since Fabric first launched in 2017.

Tech  ·  31 January 2020
CBDCs

French Central Banker Advocates for Blockchain-Based Settlements in Europe

The central bank of France wants the eurozone to build a DLT-based settlement system that moves euros faster and more cheaply than existing tech.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 November 2019
Identity

Catalonia to Build DLT-Based Identity Platform for Citizens

Catalonia will develop a decentralized identity platform aimed to give citizens control of their own data when interacting with online services.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 September 2019
Stock Exchanges

ASX DLT System ‘On Track,’ Says Annual Report

The Australian Securities Exchange has released its 2019 financial report, offering insight into its upcoming distributed ledger settlement system.

Business  ·  16 August 2019
UK

UK’s Pensions and Welfare Department Eyes DLT for Faster Payments

The U.K. Department for Work and Pensions is investigating distributed ledger technology as a way to boost its payments systems.

Tech  ·  13 August 2019
DLT

IBM, Tata Become First Big Techs to Back Hedera Blockchain

IBM and Indian telecom Tata Communications have joined the governance council of Hedera Hashgraph, a blockchain alternative for enterprises.

Business  ·  12 August 2019
Exchanges

The Crypto ‘Trichotomy’

The crypto space has split into three different areas, and the term “crypto” no longer applies to all of them, argues Tim Enneking.

Markets  ·  23 March 2019
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
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
Supply Chain

Accenture Puts Software License Management on a Blockchain Platform

Accenture has rolled out a new software license management application built with distributed ledger tech from Digital Asset.

Business  ·  12 November 2018
Regulation

CFTC Chair Says Distributed Ledger Tech Can Aid Market Watchdogs

CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo explained how DLT can be used to help the agency more efficiently regulate markets during a speech Wednesday.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2018
CBDC

Most Central Banks Back Digital Currency If DLT Improved: IBM Survey

A new IBM survey finds most central banks polled back issuing a wholesale digital currency, but are still uncertain about blockchain's efficiency.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 October 2018