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Crypto venture Bakkt launched its long-awaited bitcoin futures on Monday, the first physically delivered cryptocurrency contracts to be traded on a federally regulated US exchange. Although trading in its first week has been “tepid”, market participants are expecting the contracts to compete with leader CME’s own bitcoin futures. -
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has appointed Dorothy DeWitt to lead its market oversight division.
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Russell Thornton, who worked as the head of business development and product marketing for derivatives at Fidessa, has become trading strategy lead at another company.
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The World Bank is planning to add fully digital cash settlement, multiple currencies and more nodes to its ‘bond–i’ platform, according to a banker involved in developing the blockchain system. Earlier this month, the supranational added tap functionality, as it raised A$50m ($33.7m) of capital.
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VC Trade, one of the leading digital platforms in the Schuldschein market, has introduced an e-signature into its syndication process, which its founders claim renders the syndication process totally paperless. An impediment to paperless transactions has been market participants’ fear of regulatory and legal consequences — but VC Trade believes it has managed to navigate a way over these hurdles.
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The syndicated loan market is undergoing a transformation. Borrowers are growing in sophistication and artificial intelligence is creeping into the syndication process. It's time lenders faced a reality check: get with the programme, or get gone.
