Broadridge Financial Solutions has successfully completed a pilot with Natixis and Societe Generale which leverages blockchain technology to enhance the operational efficiency and auditability of bilateral repurchase, or repo, agreements. The pilot utilises distributed ledger technology capabilities to reduce operational
Bixin Ventures has launched a USD100 million proprietary capital fund to support the global blockchain ecosystem and infrastructure necessary for the future of open finance through a permissionless and decentralised network.Read the full story at Private Equity Wire…
SETL has teamed up with four asset management firms to launch IZNES, a pan-European fund record-keeping platform based on blockchain technology. The platform provides investors, asset management firms, distributors and wealth management advisers with easy and rapid access to fund
Cobalt, the FX post-trade processing network based on distributed ledger technology, has joined the BT Radianz Cloud, meaning organisations can now access Cobalt’s private peer-to-peer and blockchain services via their highly secure and resilient Radianz Cloud connections. Cobalt uses distributed
Jersey is to introduce regulation of virtual currency. The island is already home to the first regulated Bitcoin fund and the new regulatory proposal is intended to encourage confidence and innovation in the sector. The announcement was made this morning
While CFTC Commissioners and staff have in the past asserted that the CFTC has jurisdiction over bitcoin derivatives in speeches and testimony, for the first time the Commission has issued a definitive finding that bitcoin derivative exchanges must register as
The CFTC has settled charges against Bitcoin options platform operator Coinflip and its chief executive officer Francisco Riordan for conducting commodity options transactions without complying with the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations. Specifically, the charges relate to operating a
Elliptic, a full-service bitcoin custodian for the capital markets, has partnered with developer API provider Gem to enhance Gem’s multi-signature bitcoin wallets. The most important part of holding bitcoin is safeguarding the private keys (or passwords) to the account. A
Bitcoin analytics and security firm Elliptic and bitcoin derivatives exchange Crypto Facilities have launched a settlement and clearing mechanism that separates bitcoin custody from all other exchange functions. Crypto Facilities’ client accounts are now hosted in Elliptic’s secure, KPMG-accredited vaults and are fully
The first mobile-focused personal wealth manager exclusively for crypto assets, B21, has announced a partnership with Salus Alpha, a licensed and regulated investment provider for retail and institutional clients. Through this partnership, B21 will list Salus Alpha’s Smarter than Crypto
