Digital consulting company SoftServe is partnering with Adjoint, a developer of distributed ledger technology, to accelerate automation through smart contracts and improve transactional privacy and security through blockchain in the financial and commodities industries. Adjoint’s Uplink is an open source platform
CryptoCompare, a provider of cryptocurrency data and indices, and Nasdaq, have formed a strategic partnership to launch a cryptocurrency pricing product, the Nasdaq/CryptoCompare Aggregate Crypto Reference Prices. The product will be made available on Quandl, a Nasdaq owned data platform
Cryptocurrencies have been a hot button topic among investors over the last 12 months but amid all the hype, the key question is: Is this a de facto asset class? Or merely an exotic star that will burn brightly only
FactSet, a provider of integrated financial information analytical applications, has formed a strategic relationship with CG Blockchain, a developer of blockchain technology for the investment industry. FactSet clients will now have access to CG Blockchain products through its BCT Fundstore.
Brave New Coin, a blockchain and cryptographic assets research company, has launched the General Taxonomy for Cryptographic Assets, the first global classification standard to capture the breadth, depth, and evolution of distributed ledger technology-based assets across industry sectors. The General
Startup Covalent has launched crypto indexes allowing investors to purchase a diversified portfolio of crypto currencies using the Covalent Bot. The company says this lowers the barrier to entry by reducing the need for investors to research hundreds of tokens
Carey Olsen, together with JTC, has assisted secure mobile communications provider Criptyque in obtaining a Jersey virtual currency exchange licence to operate its cryptocurrency exchange platform, PryvateX, which is opening for registration soon. The team behind Criptyque continues to build
SharesPost has launched a new Digital Securities Group allowing token issuers and investors to use SharesPost’s existing Alternative Trading System to invest in ICO’s and trade in digital securities in compliance with US securities laws. Entrepreneur and private market investor,
PitchBook, a data provider for the private and public equity markets, has released a proprietary framework designed to help retail and institutional investors assess the long-term value proposition of blockchain protocols. Until now, no other reputable institution has successfully defined
A new report sponsored by Linedata examines the application and benefits of distributed ledger technology (DLT) to the buy-side and what is required from both partners and regulators to facilitate, accelerate and maximise those benefits. ‘Distributed Ledger Technology – An
