The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade clearing and settlement service that powers every single trade in the $22 trillion U.S. stock market has called for an industry-wide collaboration to adopt blockchain technology. A new white paper issued by the DTCC has called for a coordinated effort among the financial industry to realize […]
Post-trade financial service DTCC is calling for the trade settlement industry to test blockchain technology in a report.
Digital Asset Holdings has released new details about its long-secretive Hyperledger blockchain platform to be maintained by the Linux Foundation.
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After almost two years of being in a state of confusion on how to deal with the advent of digital currencies, it appears Russia is ready to lay down the law on Bitcoin – and it may be sooner rather than later. According to Russian news blog Forklog the country shares a two-party system with […]
Permissioned ledgers continue to be the trend in the blockchain industry. According to Bloomberg, blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings, which is run by former JPMorgan Chase Executive Blythe Masters, has raised $52 million and has a deal with ASX to bring Australian stock settlement into the digital age. Participants in the investment round included JPMorgan, […]
Michael J Casey provides perspective on how bitcoin can move forward despite a bitter debate over a needed technical feature.
Bitcoin price made a full retracement of the week’s advance and seems to be finding support at the base of the prior advance. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the code CCN29. Bitcoin Price Analysis […]
A text analysis of Craig’ Wright’s writing by a specialist working with the U.K.-based International Business Times (IBT) has determined that the Australian is most likely not Satoshi Nakamoto. The company used a technique that compares texts written by Wright with anonymous texts believed to be sent by Nakamoto, including the original bitcoin white paper. Both […]
Valery Vavilov, CEO of Bitfury, believes there is a solution to the current bitcoin block size challenge. In a recent video interview at TC Davos, he explained his solution and he also expounded on his belief in the future of bitcoin, taking issue with those who are proclaiming its demise. The solution to bitcoin’s block […]