Deutsche Börse announces next-generation digital post-trade platform LeapRate

October 06, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Deutsche Börse announces next-generation digital post-trade platform

The company teamed up with numerous financial institutions to help build the infrastructure, including Citi, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, DekaBank, dwpbank, Goldman Sachs, DZ Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Vontobel. In addition, D7 is being built in collaboration with technology partners Digital Asset, Microsoft, R3, and VMware. Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse,…

WFE started developing common taxonomy on stablecoins

July 22, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

WFE calls for common regulatory classification of stablecoins

WFE has expressed its belief that regulators should cooperate to share information on global stablecoing and crypto-assets and issues on the trading platforms. To address customer protection and market integrity, a formalised co-ordinated approaches to enforcement and oversight in general need to be developed. Nandini Sukumar, Chief Executive Officer of the WFE said: We support…

October 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ANNA launches Technology Taskforce on digital assets

The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) has announced today the launch of a new Technology Taskforce (TF-22) on Digital Assets to help examine how ISINs may be able to help identify possible harmonisation of standards. TF-22 will examine the identification of digital assets such as tokens and cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and its’ associated evolution…

October 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

xCrypt ecosystem launches Digital Asset Exchange

xCrypt ecosystem has just announced that it has launched the final version of the xCrypt - Digital Asset Exchange for the trading of virtual assets. Digital assets will be stored in cold wallets embedded with extra security measures such as multi-signature systems and two-step authentication. The xCrypt exchange is a fully regulated exchange platform that…

September 09, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hex Trust and TradAir to enable trading for digital assets held in custody

Asia-based digital assets custodian Hex Trust announced earlier today that it has selected TradAir to provide clients with the ability to trade digital assets directly from the Hex Safe custody platform. Hex Trust bridges the gap between traditional custody and the digital asset world. Hex Trust now extends trading capabilities to its users, deploying TradAir’s…

August 01, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

UK FCA clarifies its position on digital assets

The call for regulatory overview on cryptocurrencies is long due. And not only cryptocurrencies, but the so called "digital assets". Countries around the world classify digital coins in many different ways. Now, the UK FCA has clarified its position on how to regulate digital assets. The FCA has also given its stance on which tokens…

Exclusive: Miles Parry talks about market threads

May 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exclusive Interview: Vo1t's Miles Parry talks about market threats

LeapRate Exclusive... In an effort to stay ahead of new threats on the horizon, the Vo1t company will be gathering a real-world data on how to improve for the next round of development. For this purpose, has invited hackers to participate in the Blockchain Week New York and Consensus and has removed 95% of their security…

May 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

zzoo launches peer-to-peer crypto asset trading protocol

The two women founders from zzoo are ready to launch seamless cross-chain asset exchange from a single application while providing price transparency and transaction finality, all while users retain complete control of their assets. Digital asset exchanges have been the key targets for hackers and SCC alike. zzoo protocol offers decentralized cross blockchain wallet and…

April 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto participation by endowment funds much greater than expected

If there is one thing that crypto enthusiasts can agree upon, it is that valuations will soar in Crypto-Land when institutional investors begin shifting capital into the space in a significant way. To date, institutional participation in digital assets can best be described as modest, but a new research paper has revealed that endowment funds…

April 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Digital assets, crypto and blockchain are here to stay: LMAX Exchange CEO David Mercer speaks

LeapRate Exclusive Interview… LMAX Exchange Group’s 2018 financials report has gone out last month, releasing excellent growth and record financial performance for the year ended 31st December 2018. It has been almost two years since our last interview with David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Exchange. What has changed in the company since then, what are…

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