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Baltic Nations Agree to Support DLT Development
Three Baltic governments have struck an accord that includes a commitment to support the development of technologies like blockchain.
Assets Will Be Tokens (And It Will Change Finance)
Tokenization of assets will greatly reduce market friction, in part by giving investors unprecedented levels of information, writes Pavel Kravchenko.
Britain's Royal Mint Reveals Details on 'Live' Blockchain for Tracking Gold
At the London Blockchain Summit this week, the U.K.'s Royal Mint revealed details of its gold tracking blockchain, RMG, and hinted at plans to come.
The Last Hurdle: Liquidity Alliance Closes in on Distributed Ledger Launch
A group of central securities depositories is ready to launch a blockchain, but there's still one last hurdle: a regulatory green light.
Making Boring Sexy: NSD Sees Booming Interest for Blockchain Bonds
Russia's National Security Depository is seeing an unexpected benefit of blockchain that could turn into a new source of revenue: publicity.
Ontario Securities Regulator Approves TokenFunder ICO
The Ontario Securities Commission is allowing startup Token Funder to launch a regulated initial coin offering (ICO) next month.
Overstock's TØ is Launching an Initial Coin Offering Next Month
Overstock.com subsidiary tØ has formally announced an initial coin offering (ICO), set to begin next month.
Perks of a Follower? HKEX Seeks Second-Mover Advantage on Blockchain
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is comfortable watching and learning from the sidelines while other securities' exchanges adopt blockchain.
Overstock to Release Blockchain Product to Curb Naked Short Sales
Overstock.com will soon release software designed to help alleviate the very problem that got its founder involved in blockchain in the first place.
DTCC Milestone: $11 Trillion in Derivatives Gets Closer to the Blockchain
Working through the issues of using ethereum's smart contract language, DTCC and Axoni move $11 trillion worth of derivatives closer to blockchain.
