Tag: Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

A look at the ASX 200 as it heads into its third decade of trading
December 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASX selects Distributed Ledger Technology to replace CHESS

ASX today announced its intention to replace CHESS using distributed ledger technology (DLT) developed by its technology partner Digital Asset (DA). CHESS (Clearing House Electronic Subregister System) is the system used by ASX to record shareholdings and manage the clearing and settlement of equity transactions in Australia. It was world-leading when introduced in the 1990s,…

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November 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Emali launches training course for R3’s Corda DLT platform in Hong Kong and Southern China

Emali informed that it has been designated a certified trainer on enterprise software firm R3’s Corda distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform. Emali will run training classes in Hong Kong and Southern China in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. The first course will begin in November. Corda is an open source, blockchain-inspired DLT platform that removes costly…

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BoC: Bank of Canada January Rate Meeting: What to Expect?
October 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group announces integrated securities and payment platform as next phase of Project Jasper

Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada and TMX Group (TSX:X) today announced a new collaboration to experiment with an integrated securities and payment settlement platform based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) as part of the third phase of the Project Jasper research initiative. Building on previous Jasper work, this phase of the project will develop…

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October 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Abu Dhabi Global Market sets out Guidance on Initial Coin Offerings and virtual currencies

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has set out in Guidance its approach to Initial Coin/Token Offerings (ICOs) and virtual currencies under the Financial Services and Markets Regulations (FSMR). Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) has extraordinarily wide application to financial services and markets as a whole. Virtual tokens, at their…

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October 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore consortium to harness blockchain technology for more efficient inter-bank payments

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced today that the consortium which they are leading has successfully developed software prototypes of three different models for decentralised inter-bank payment and settlements with liquidity savings mechanisms. The project, conducted together with 11 financial institutions and five technology companies, is…

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