Blockchain
Citadel, BlackRock, Nasdaq mull tokenized equities’ impact on regulations
An SEC panel of broker-dealers, market-makers and crypto specialists debated the ramifications of a future with tokenized equities.
Nasdaq’s blockchain proposal to SEC gets mixed reviews from peers
Public comment letters and interviews reveal that despite fervor for tokenization, industry stakeholders disagree on its value proposition.
Jump Trading spinoff Pyth enters institutional market data
The data oracle has introduced Pyth Pro as it seeks to compete with the traditional players in market data more directly.
Tokenization & Private Markets: Where mixed data finds a needed partner?
Waters Wrap: Reading the tea leaves, Anthony predicts BlackRock’s Preqin deal, Securitize’s IPO, and numerous public comments from industry leaders are just the tip of the iceberg.
TMX’s CEO wonders if tokenization is a ‘solution looking for a problem’
While acknowledging the potential of tokenizing securities, John McKenzie said regulators shouldn’t move too fast, and let customer demand drive adoption.
BlackRock and DRW execs bullish on tokenization potential
DRW’s Don Wilson expects every instrument to be traded on-chain in five years’ time.
Barclays carefully studying stablecoins
CEO CS Venkatakrishnan called the class of digital assets “broad and fascinating,” but urged peers to consider how it fits into the current banking deposit framework.
Nasdaq looks to ramp up tokenized securities efforts
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman wants to see tokenized securities come to the US markets “in a staged process.”
Franklin Templeton’s great DeFi migration
TradFi’s money and DeFi’s tech will inevitably combine, says the asset manager’s futurist-in-residence.
Larry Fink: ‘We need to be tokenizing all assets’
The asset manager is currently exploring tokenizing long-term investment products like iShares, with an eye on non-financial assets down the road.
Examining how adaptive intelligence can create resilient trading ecosystems
Researchers from IBM and Wipro explore how multi-agent LLMs and multi-modal trading agents can be used to build trading ecosystems that perform better under stress.
Moody’s exploring blockchain’s impact on digital bond ratings
Blockchain and crypto were meant to eliminate conventional finance’s risks, but Risk Live North America panelists said such risks have not been reduced, and new ones have been introduced.
Halftime review: How top banks and asset managers are tackling projects beyond AI
Waters Wrap: Anthony highlights eight projects that aren’t centered around AI at some of the largest banks and asset managers.
Paxos files to become SEC-registered clearing agency
The application comes after the blockchain infrastructure company completed a pilot in 2021 to test its settlement service.
Messaging’s chameleon: The changing faces and use cases of ISO 20022
The standard is being enhanced beyond its core payments messaging function to be adopted for new business needs.
SS&C sets early roadmap after Calastone buy
CEO Bill Stone also said on SS&C’s earnings call that Blue Prism, AI are helping to push growth.
Asic probe piles pressure on ASX to deliver Chess replacement
But market insiders think late intervention by regulators could even slow down implementation.
Deutsche Bank to debut tokenization platform in November
Dama 2 minimizes up-front hardware and infrastructure costs for firms exploring tokenization.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 320: Tradeweb’s Chris Bruner
This week, Tradeweb’s Chris Bruner joins the podcast to discuss digital assets and fixed income.
Fnality joins DLT-based PvP FX settlement service
Baton Systems and Osttra’s joint payment-versus-payment FX network adds central bank-backed settlement option
Standard Chartered goes from spectator to player in digital asset game
The bank’s digital assets custody offering is underpinned by an open API and modular infrastructure, allowing it to potentially add a secondary back-end system provider.