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Canton: has Wall Street found its blockchain?
Everyone knows settlement is an important topic – but it is rarely exciting. It consumes a pile of money, no-one is happy with the outcome, and regulators occasionally demand that the industry ups its game.
That may be about to change. A host of incumbents and start-ups see ways to overhaul the market’s current, creaking practices – opening the door to a world of reduced risk and instant liquidity, with eye-popping opportunities for everyone from currency traders to corporate treasurers. In a series of profiles, Risk.net will look at some of these initiatives – starting here with the privacy- and network-driven vision of Canton – before examining how it all fits (or doesn’t fit) together.
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