Central Bank of Russia says too early to talk about legalization of cryptocurrencies
Russian institutions are still discussing the matter.
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Russia’s Ministry of Finance changes stance on bitcoin
Russian authorities may deem crypto-currencies legal in 2018.
Russia’s Prime Minister orders exploration of blockchain tech potential
The Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications will have to explore blockchain tech applications in Russia’s economy.
Qiwi establishes blockchain subsidiary
Qiwi Bitcoin Technologies will develop and implement blockchain-based technologies into Qiwi’s payments system.
DigitalX’s Blockchain-enhanced AirPocket app to launch money transfers
The initial target of the solution is US-Latino clientele, who will be able to make secure and low-cost international money transfers.
French finance minister voices support for blockchain technology
The Sapin 2 law is not only about banning binary options ads, it also opens the way for blockchain tech development.
Want to white label a cryptocurrency trading platform? We talk to its creator
“We are mostly interested in having traditional financial assets issued on our platform, leveraging blockchain technology and ultimately being able to be traded by any trader within our ecosystem whether that is an institution or retail trader. ” – Adam Leonard, CEO, BlockEx
This is not a noise, this is serious! Blockchain to become integral to FX trade processing as former Traiana CEO leads the way
A 30 year career at senior director level at Citi, Deutsche Bank and Traiana has set Andrew Coyne’s new Cobalt DL venture as the first blockchain entry into post-trade settlement. Mr Coyne looks at how it will provide a uniform platform and reduce cost, and how his vast expertise is relevant. Citi, the world’s largest FX dealer, has signed to use the system’s beta, so this is the first serious blockchain application in eFX
Bitcoin meets institutional FX settlement! ICAP to process FX trades using blockchain
As of March 2017, British interdealer broker ICAP’s Traiana post-trade settlement division will begin processing FX trades using blockchain distributed ledger technology
This day in history: October 28, 2013 – US government seizes $28 million from Ross Ulbricht as Silk Road comes to an end
Bitcoin has gone full circle in just a matter of a few years, evolving from a semi-anarchistic attempt by mavericks to circumvent the institutions and established business methodology in which transactions are recorded and identifiable, to a phenomenon that has been widely embraced by the very institutions that it was designed to go against. On this day in 2013, the end of the Silk Road was reached.
ICICI Bank conducts India’s first institutional blockchain transaction
India’s very first institutional transaction using Blockchain, the database technology which is an integral part of Bitcoin, has taken place today
Blockchain in the supermarkets! Co-op adopts Bitcoin database tech for food authenticity testing
Britian’s Co-op supermarket is trialing blockchain ledger technology in order to ensure that supermarkets and consumers […]
How Post-Trade works and how blockchain is a threat and savior to the FX industry
The European Central Bank (ECB) published a working paper to analyze distributed ledger technologies in securities post-trading. Studying its various…
ECB’s Mersch speaks of blockchain: “Who could access the central bank ledger?”
As blockchain technology, i.e. distributed ledger technology, attracts multimillion dollar funding for development purposes, and the Central Bank of Barbados…
Morgan Stanley sees best use for Blockchain in securities rather than payments
“Global Insight: Blockchain in Banking: Disruptive Threat or Tool?”, published by Morgan Stanley to share its thoughts on distributed ledger…
Want to open a bank account directly with a central bank? Thanks to blockchain, Bank of England prepares for retail business
One of the most long established, conservative and imperial institutions that graces London’s elegant and historic financial services epicenter is…
Fed’s Brainard cautious over quasi-anarchic boom of blockchain technology
While the FinTech world celebrates the increased mainstream adoption of distributed ledger technology, with both venture capital and the banking…
DTCC’s ALERT hits six million instructions while plans to disrupt with blockchain
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a 40-year old post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has…
Japan’s FSA to address high frequency trading (HFT) for its play in market distortion and volatility
Japan’s Minister for Financial Services made a statement at a press conference today, informing that a general meeting of the…
