The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Accenture have published a white paper, Governing DLT Networks, which outlines a DLT governance operating model to manage risks and consequences of an evolving DLT landscape. The aim is to ensure the
RSK, a smart contract platform powered by the Bitcoin network, has launched on Decentral’s Jaxx cryptocurrency wallet and multi-token digital platform, paving the way for RSK’s open source platform to implement Ethereum-style smart contracts over the Bitcoin network. RSK combines the flexibility
Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company, has launched suspicious cryptocurrency transaction alerts in Chainalysis Know Your Transaction (KYT), its real-time anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solution for monitoring cryptocurrency transactions. The alerts are available across 15 cryptocurrencies. Chainalysis KYT alerts are designed
Latin American investment bank Banco BTG Pactual, together with Dubai-based asset manager Dalma Capital, are to utilise the Tezos blockchain for security token offerings (STOs), including the ongoing REITBZ STO. By utilising the new platform for digital securities transactions, the financial institutions
Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company, has appointed Michael Mosier as Chief Technical Counsel. Mosier joins Chainalysis after serving for over a decade in various government positions, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the White
Digital consulting company SoftServe is partnering with Adjoint, a developer of distributed ledger technology, to accelerate automation through smart contracts and improve transactional privacy and security through blockchain in the financial and commodities industries. Adjoint’s Uplink is an open source platform
FactSet, a provider of integrated financial information analytical applications, has formed a strategic relationship with CG Blockchain, a developer of blockchain technology for the investment industry. FactSet clients will now have access to CG Blockchain products through its BCT Fundstore.
A new report sponsored by Linedata examines the application and benefits of distributed ledger technology (DLT) to the buy-side and what is required from both partners and regulators to facilitate, accelerate and maximise those benefits. ‘Distributed Ledger Technology – An
By Chris Humphries, Stuarts Walker Hersant Humphries – Blockchain technology offers an exciting, unprecedented and innovative opportunity for the Cayman Islands investment funds industry. Whilst cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin) have been around for a number of years, we are now
By Stuarts Walker Hersant Humphries – Initial Coin/Token Offerings (ICOs) are becoming an increasingly popular means of fundraising for new projects and utilise blockchain technology to do so. Over the past 9 months, we have seen a significant surge in
