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The Blockchain Companies Poised To Transform Capital Markets Infrastructure

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This massive market, which includes a broad range of financial “plumbing” services, could be poised for a blockchain shake-up. But a growing number of companies want to employ distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to offer a simpler, streamlined way to verify transactions — to upend this status quo.

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The Corporates Betting On Blockchain To Reshape Capital Markets Infrastructure

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Distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees.

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SC Ventures and G+D Complete Pilot on Different Types of CBDC Systems

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The project tested the feasibility of conducting multilateral cross-currency transfers through the UDPN, involving both Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and non-DLT-based CBDC technologies. The PoC explored two models.

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Is Blockchain The Next Wave For Digital IDs In Europe?

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At the highest level blockchain proponents say that distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the ability to safely, and immutably, transfer data, payments and … well , seemingly any exchange of value and information that one might envision.

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Bitcoin Daily: FINMA Grants Licenses To Two New Blockchain Firms; ShortHop Crypto Exchange Launches In Seven New States

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The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has granted the first “banking and securities licenses” to two blockchain companies: SEBA Crypto AG and Sygnum AG. The firms will be the first registered in Switzerland as broker-dealers with a blockchain focus.

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5 Top Payment Trends Impacting Asia in 2024

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Prototypes and proofs of concept are being developed for payment systems based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). Tokenisation and Blockchain to Secure Transactions The tokenisation market and blockchain-based decentralised finance (DeFi) systems are gaining significant traction in the payments sector.

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Microsoft, Comcast Remain In Blockchain Exploratory Mode

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Spending on blockchain technologies will ramp up to $9.2 Its latest Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide also calculated a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of blockchain spend of 81.2 As a leader in blockchain innovation and integration, the U.S. Microsoft IDs Its Next Blockchain Use Case.