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The Last Hurdle: Liquidity Alliance Closes in on Distributed Ledger Launch

A group of central securities depositories is ready to launch a blockchain, but there's still one last hurdle: a regulatory green light.

Russia's National Security Depository is seeing an unexpected benefit of blockchain that could turn into a new source of revenue: publicity.

The Ontario Securities Commission is allowing startup Token Funder to launch a regulated initial coin offering (ICO) next month.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 25, 2017

Overstock.com subsidiary tØ has formally announced an initial coin offering (ICO), set to begin next month.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 24, 2017

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is comfortable watching and learning from the sidelines while other securities' exchanges adopt blockchain.

Overstock.com will soon release software designed to help alleviate the very problem that got its founder involved in blockchain in the first place.

Working through the issues of using ethereum's smart contract language, DTCC and Axoni move $11 trillion worth of derivatives closer to blockchain.

Canada's central bank is gearing up for the next phase of its "Project Jasper" blockchain research initiative, according to a new announcement.

By Stan HigginsOct 18, 2017

Nasdaq has been awarded a patent for a blockchain-based data matching system that could boost efficiency in clearing and settlement.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 18, 2017

A group of banks, now including Santander, is planning to create a business venture in Ireland for its in-development blockchain commerce platform.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 18, 2017

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