Distributed ledger technology (DLT)
Bingeing on block sets: DLT could give FX its ‘Netflix moment’
Blockchain’s proponents say faster settlement times make technology akin to TV’s streaming revolution
‘Repo by the minute’ could reshape lending – but not quite yet
Blockchain-based platforms from JP Morgan and Broadridge offer smart contracts that enable intraday repo
The stETH slide and what it means for crypto liquidity
Q&A: Automated market-making may have contributed to depegging, says a crypto fund manager
Is DLT post-trade a solution without a problem?
Sources question landmark projects' ability to use technology at scale as further delay besets ASX deployment
Automated market-making for fiat currencies
A framework to exchange fiat currencies on-chain consistently with off-chain prices is presented
Stablecoins’ would-be lawgivers don’t know what they’re missing
Bills in US Congress focus on run risk, but more detail needed on operational challenges
Buckle up for the bitcoin legal revolution
The brave new world of crypto derivatives needs new thinking for its legal framework, says D2LT CEO
Biden approach could leave US behind on crypto regulation
Long timeline of executive order means international community may move faster than US lawmakers
Law firm of the year: Allen & Overy
Risk Awards 2022: law firm takes pivotal role in bond market’s DLT vision
Vanguard eyes DLT for FX forwards after smart contract success
Fund giant hopes roll-out of tech in 2022 will deliver greater efficiency and pricing benefits
Quantum computing: kryptonite for bitcoin and cyber security
Race is on to secure new encryption algorithms for DeFi, before quantum computers become a present danger
Regulators moot public utility to tackle FX settlement risk
Idea floated as battery of initiatives vie to address slowing use of PvP services
Former clearing head urges ‘reasonable regulation’ of crypto
Risk USA: panellists complain current regulatory approach is ‘painful’ and doesn’t embrace innovation
Futures standards body seen as first step to utility
FIA project could usher in new hub to connect trading parties and guard against derivatives logjams, experts say
Congress must fix crypto rules perimeter, say policy-makers
CFTC and SEC officials say public debate needed on jurisdictional boundaries as investment ramps up
Barclays looks to woo CCPs with CDM prototype
Plan to save billions in post-trade costs relies on the creation of central data utilities
Bank consortium seeks to cure post-trade data ills
Project led by Societe Generale uses privacy-enhancing technologies to tackle data management problems
Banks invest in futures utility to guard against tech snafus
FCMs, including Goldman and JP, stump up $44 million to fund FIA Tech push to standardise trade processing
The bond venue using blockchain technology to plug leaks
LedgerEdge trading system aims to stop prices moving against users requesting quotes in larger sizes
‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo says DLT could have aided in Archegos
Former CFTC chair says managing collateral by distributed ledger technology would enable better oversight of risks
Users clash with ASX over changes to its DLT settlement system
Industry groups and tech experts worry that proposed last-minute changes will introduce new risks
Utility is success? Row brews over futures post-trade workflows
Industry confronts competing models and hard questions in search of better allocations workflow
The importance of getting technology change right
Christoph Kurth, partner and member of the global financial institutions leadership team at Baker McKenzie, covers some of the rapid technological changes under way brought about by, and in the wake of, the Covid-19 pandemic
Ex-SunGard chief Cris Conde’s random walk to fintech and beyond
Technologist talks artificial intelligence, angel investing and accidentally contributing to the Basel framework