Blockchain/Digital ledger technology
HSBC settles millions of FX transactions with DLT
The bank is exploring using the technology to help corporates manage FX flows better
Independent Reserve joins OTCXN network
Australian crypto exchange joins to attract more institutional liquidity
OTCXN adds OSL as core liquidity provider
OSL is among the largest digital asset brokerage firms in Asia-Pacific
Cobalt: bringing greater efficiency to the back office
Market participants will look to bring back-office operations in line with modern electronic trading practices
FireApps: digitalisation of financial markets will accelerate
Banks are no longer just talking about digitalising their business; they have allocated hundreds of millions to it, says Wolfgang Koester
Tokenisation: the flipside of the coin
Turning traditional assets into digitally traded data is much harder than it seems
Crypto markets need big bank financing and credit
Acquiring backing of a bank with a sizeable balance is more important than custodial services at this stage, says crypto market-maker
Goldman and Morgan Stanley go live with DLT-based CLSNet
Distributed ledger netting service will cover 120 currencies not eligible for CLS settlement
MAS and SGX develop DvP for digital assets
This will shorten settlement cycles and simplify post-trade processes
OTCXN launches crypto-trading venue for institutional clients
Clients have already begun executing trades in ether and bitcoin versus dollars
OTCXN partners Prime Trust
Prime Trust will serve as a third-party custodian for trading entities and exchanges using OTCXN technology
Hampton joins Cobalt as head of sales
Anoushka Hampton will move to London for new role, after spending two years with Traiana in New York
Focus shifts to plumbing as crypto markets mature
Panellists at the 14th annual FX Week Asia conference say the institutionalisation of crypto markets is gaining momentum
Strømme launches crypto prop shop
Jan Strømme, former global head of e-FX distribution at XTX Markets, sets up Alphaplate, a cryptocurrency trading firm
Nex Infinity DLT could go live this quarter – Choussy
The DLT element is ready from a technical perspective
Cobalt goes live on BT Radianz
With this latest development, the firm is bringing the FX post-trade world to a new level
Central bank digital currency a ‘terrible idea’, US Congress told
Move to central bank cryptocurrency would make Fed “overwhelming credit allocator” – researcher
Chinese crypto research puts ethereum in first place
Ethereum ranked number one in public blockchains while bitcoin is ranked only 13th
SGX invests in Cobalt
Asian exchange’s investment reinforces those made by Citi and others over the past two years
London Block Exchange adds ripple
Ripple becomes fourth cryptocurrency offered by newly created London Block Exchange
Blockchain-based tool offered by smartTrade
Clients will be able to subscribe to the new service and access it through an open API
Long Blockchain to merge with Stater
The combined company will focus on providing blockchain technology solutions to financial markets
CFTC approves CME and Cboe bitcoin futures
But warns investors it has limited statutory authority over the underlying cash markets and exchanges for bitcoin, which are largely unregulated
Nielsen, Wandhöfer and Weisberg join B2C2 advisory board
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, B2C2 is a privately held crypto-currency liquidity provider