Despite being lauded for its potential to revolutionise the financial ecosystem, concerns remain over the energy use of blockchain after widespread reports of its impact on the environment.
HKEX will trial the technology to help complete post-trade allocations and processing for northbound trades under Stock Connect within a tight settlement window.
GC Legend and Digital Asset’s head of financial product, Kelly Mathieson, discusses how custodians of all sizes can integrate distributed ledger technology.
Digital Asset’s head of Europe sees potential opportunity through distributed ledger technology in settlement for securities lending between when counterparties want to settle.