Blockchain
Industry Participants Differ on Blockchain Benefits
As some firms are pushing forward with blockchain projects, others are saying it's not yet ready for prime time.
May 2019: The Power of Potential
Max Bowie highlights some of the biggest stories from the May issue of Waters.
Blockchain Investments Survive the Crypto Winter
Investments into blockchain have continued to grow despite the crypto winter and the downfall of ICOs. VC investors are banking on their belief that blockchain will ultimately offer transformation across many industries,.
Bond.One Aims to Bring Blockchain to Bond Trading
Bond.One is aiming to introduce distributed-ledger tech to solve issues associated with fragmented fixed-income markets.
NYSE President Sees Tech as Key to Big Board's Next Evolution
A look at the massive tech projects (and legal battles) underway at the NYSE, which are being led by Stacey Cunningham.
Ethereum Group Launches Token Standards Drive
The initiative seeks to create common language around tokens to foster wider adoption among institutional investors.
Cusip Promotes Market Data Product Pro Bastian
As senior director of market development, he will spearhead the national numbering agency’s foray into DLT.
Digital Asset Opens Smart Contract Language to Other Blockchains
VMware blockchain and Hyperledger Sawtooth begin support of DAML on their platforms.
Digital Asset and Isda Create Rosetta Stone for Derivatives Smart Contracts
The event specification module will allow for a common DAML library that references machine-executable trade lifecycle events.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 160: Pete Cherecwich of Northern Trust
Pete talks about privacy and convenience—and where firms tend to get tripped up when walking this balance beam.
Blockchain Firm TZero Appoints CEO to Build Broker-Dealer Unit
Elliot Grossman, previously MD at TZero's broker partner Dinosaur Financial, will be responsible for establishing the vendor's new broker-dealer division.
Warsaw Stock Exchange Bets on Blockchain
The exchange group is launching a separate technology arm for capital markets focused on blockchain, cloud and artificial intelligence.
Banks and Buy-Side Firms Encounter Challenges with Public Cloud Adoption
Moving to the public cloud is not as simple as flipping a switch. Anthony Malakian speaks with early public cloud adopters to find out some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 158: Giancarlo’s Swan Song; Crypto Madness; DTCC/ASX Blockchains
A discussion about blockchain projects in the capital markets, the crypto space and further delays for the CAT.
Crypto at the Crossroads as Exchanges Weigh Traditional Market Structures
Questions of price discovery and centralized infrastructure point to an asset class that may have to lose its rebellious luster to become more widely accepted.
Digital Asset Names Co-Founder Rooz CEO
In his prior roles as COO and CFO of the company, Rooz has hired its existing management and overseen its acquisitions to date.
ASX Offers Free Blockchain Settlement to Lure Early Adopters
ASX plans to release the CHESS replacement in 2021 and the hope is to cut into Swift settlements.
DTCC’s Blockchain-Powered Trade Information Warehouse Set for Late 2019 Launch
The credit derivatives processing facility will go live on the distributed ledger platform by the end of the year.
The Change Manager: Fabrice Silberzan, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Fabrice Silberzan is playing a key role in the transformation of BNP Paribas Asset Management. With his background working across different cultures and various roles, from IT to securities and HR, the opera-loving Frenchman has a lot of lessons to share…
Velocity Ledger Taps Prime Trust for Digital-Asset Custody
Velocity Ledger Financial will also soon launch an issuing-and-settlement platform to tie together different kinds of blockchains.
Blockchain Security Firm Curv Releases New Cryptography Protocol
The protocol, which aims to eliminate the need for private keys, will be baked into its new digital asset service.
Fundamental Interactions Launches Auto-Hedging Tool for New Exchanges
Automated hedging service aims to jump-start liquidity at start-up venues, using proprietary mechanics to minimize slippage and boost profitability.
Crypto Markets Turn Traditional for Tools of the Trade
As interest in cryptocurrency trading refuses to wither, despite a bearish year, traders are increasingly calling for institutional-grade tooling from traditional markets to further develop the asset class.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 153: Nasdaq's Lars Ottersgård
Lars Ottersgård, head of Market Technology at Nasdaq, talks AI, blockchain, quantum computing, cloud, acquisitions and more.