Blockchain/Digital ledger technology
Identity crisis for Facebook’s Libra under lawmakers’ grilling
Washington wrestles with ‘regulating the heck’ out of Libra without stifling innovation
Trump lashes out at Libra
US president says Facebook’s system will need a banking licence if it wants to be a bank
UBS exec: first trades via USC could take place this year
Risk Live: utility settlement coin project backed by group of banks moving “incredibly fast”
Lawmakers try to halt Facebook’s Libra over privacy and security fears
Swiss-based financial system potentially storing trillions of dollars could be target for hackers
Swift bullish on future of cross-border payments
Tests of GPI system enhance speed and transparency
Facebook unveils new ‘currency’
Social media group plans to “reinvent money” with payment system backed by liquid reserves
IBM: interbank currency blockchains should address emerging markets
Banks and fintechs, including USC consortium, vie to build distributed networks for FX transactions
FSB report considers impact of decentralised financial technologies
Report warns of negatives of tokenisation
Crypto winter doesn’t spell end for blockchain investments
Despite the downfall of ICOs, investors are banking on blockchain transforming many industries
Puth takes up adviser role at R3
The former CLS CEO will serve as strategic adviser to the digital ledger technology firm
Seed CX adds new crypto pairs, lands ally in Asia
Institutional clients can now trade BCH/USD and LTC/USD, says Seed CX, which has partnered a Singapore fintech
Wall Street vets vie to be BlackRock of crypto
Fund launch uses fundamental analysis to identify value propositions in high-risk industry
HSBC adds Cheesman to sales team
New York-based Jonathan Cheesman worked in FX sales at Goldman Sachs
Dutch central bank and regulator call for AML law for crypto assets
But regulations should change to make crypto asset financing easier for small firms – DNB
Veteran central banker Christian Noyer joins SETL board
Former Banque de France governor brings decades of global finance insight to the blockchain firm
HSBC settles millions of FX transactions with DLT
The bank is exploring using the technology to help corporates manage FX flows better
Independent Reserve joins OTCXN network
Australian crypto exchange joins to attract more institutional liquidity
OTCXN adds OSL as core liquidity provider
OSL is among the largest digital asset brokerage firms in Asia-Pacific
Cobalt: bringing greater efficiency to the back office
Market participants will look to bring back-office operations in line with modern electronic trading practices
FireApps: digitalisation of financial markets will accelerate
Banks are no longer just talking about digitalising their business; they have allocated hundreds of millions to it, says Wolfgang Koester
Tokenisation: the flipside of the coin
Turning traditional assets into digitally traded data is much harder than it seems
Crypto markets need big bank financing and credit
Acquiring backing of a bank with a sizeable balance is more important than custodial services at this stage, says crypto market-maker
Goldman and Morgan Stanley go live with DLT-based CLSNet
Distributed ledger netting service will cover 120 currencies not eligible for CLS settlement