The blockchain and the stockchain
At the very end of last year, a major milestone was reached in the bitcoin world. Or it wasn’t, depending on who you listen to. And what your definition of “stock” is. Either way, what happened was a...
View ArticleBanks and the blockchain just got closer
Last week a consortium of 11 banks trialled a blockchain experiment: they sent tokens to each other on a distributed ledger. You’re probably thinking that this sounds simple. You’d be wrong. It’s taken...
View ArticleStock exchange technology problems
The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that the NYSE’s Arca exchange, which hosts the trading of more than half of the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed in the US, suffered a “glitch” at the...
View ArticleSnap and its impact on decentralization
Snap’s recent IPO created a stir not only because of the impressive valuation and the post-launch price pop. It also generated controversy due to the voting rights of the listed shares. As in, they...
View ArticleLessons learned: Taurus and the ASX blockchain integration
image by Tamarcus Brown via StockSnap London, 1993. A big decision was about to be made, that would send ripple effects across Europe and forward through time, acting as a warning against ambition and...
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