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Investment Bank Affiliate Sells Shares for Cash in Blockchain Test
An affiliate of French corporate investment bank Natixis has sold shares to investors through a newly unveiled blockchain platform.
What Monopoly? Blockchain Startup Setl Sets Sights Beyond Australia
Blockchain startup Setl opens up about its strategy for the Australian post-trade system, a market long dominated by a monopoly.
Finance Firms Back New Blockchain Research Lab in Beijing
A Beijing-based equity exchange is partnering with a group of crowdfunding and VC firms on a new blockchain research lab.
Kazakhstan's Central Bank Tests Blockchain App for Debt Sales
The central bank of Kazakhstan has revealed it is looking to harness blockchain tech to sell short-term notes to investors.
Consensus 2017 Day 2 Recap: Finding Blockchain's Common Ground
CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson recaps the second day of Consensus 2017, CoinDesk's New York blockchain conference.
Bitt Reveals Big Plans for Cross-Caribbean Blockchain Settlement Network
A new partnership could be step one in a larger bid to unite some of the Caribbean's biggest financial institutions with blockchain tech.
China's Best-Funded Blockchain Startup is Rebranding for Expansion
One of China’s top-funded blockchain startups, Juzhen Financials, is rebranding to reflect its planned expansion into new industries.
Russia's Largest Exchange is Using Blockchain to Lure Global Investors
Moscow Exchange Group is working on a blockchain solution using Hyperledger Fabric that it hopes will increase trust from the international community.
Chile's Largest Stock Exchange Plans to Implement IBM Blockchain Tech
Chile's Santiago Stock Exchange is going live with a new blockchain project it aims to grow into a powerful cost-cutting tool.
$11 Trillion Bet: DTCC to Process Derivatives With Blockchain Tech
The DTCC is moving $11tn-worth of derivatives transactions to a blockchain, thanks to a deal with IBM, R3CEV and Axoni.
