‘Rehypothecation’: More about the Wall Street Practice that Could Ruin Bitcoin

Note: This is part 4 in a multi-part article series exploring rehypothecation and commingling in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency markets. Part 1 and part 2 are interviews with Caitlin Long and parts 3 and 4 ask the question, “How did we get to a…

‘Rehypothecation’: Inside the Wall Street Practice that Could Ruin Bitcoin

Note: This is part 3 in a multi-part article series exploring rehypothecation and commingling in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency markets. Part 1 and part 2 are interviews with Caitlin Long and parts 3 and 4 ask the question, “How did we get to a…

DTCC CEO: Blockchain a Once-In-A-Generation Opportunity

Wall Street’s clearing and settlement house, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has, in recent times, increasingly made rapid strides in blockchain research and investment into the innovation. Blockchain technology is fast being touted as the oncoming evolutionary leap to boost the financial industry. Stock exchanges like the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) have gone […]

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Wall Street Firms Complete Successful Blockchain Test

Seven Wall Street firms including four global banks have announced the successful testing of blockchain technology used for credit default swaps’ trading process in post-trade lifecycle events, a market wherein outstanding contracts amount to in the trillions of dollars. In a new initiative that further underlines the financial industry’s determined foray into embracing blockchain technology, […]

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Digital Asset & DTCC Partner to Form Blockchain for Repo Clearing

Post-trade market infrastructure provider DTCC, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings have announced plans to develop distributed ledger solutions to improve the current process he clearing and settlement of repurchase agreement (repo) transactions. In a new announcement by DTCC and Digital Asset, the firms will develop and test a […]

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Wall Street’s Settling House Points Industry toward the Bitcoin Blockchain

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade clearing and settlement service that powers every single trade in the $22 trillion U.S. stock market has called for an industry-wide collaboration to adopt blockchain technology. A new white paper issued by the DTCC has called for a coordinated effort among the financial industry to realize […]

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