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Banks face an uncertain future as finance goes digital
Markets are looking to the authorities to simplify blockchain issues, but they may not have the purest motives
The German state development bank this week proved a digital bond can survive losing its registrar. It was another proof of concept for digitalised bonds but only the ECB can make the market real
◆ First in-life registrar and blockchain change ◆ Digital premium compresses from 10bp to 3bp ◆ Deal draws first international investor
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VTB Capital has no interest in adopting blockchain technology for banking, said Dmitry Snesar, VTB’s head of client coverage, at VTB Capital’s Russia Calling conference in Moscow this week. -
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has partnered with Digital Asset to develop a post-trade settlement and allocation system based on blockchain technology. It will cover northbound trading on Stock Connect.
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In this round-up, Chinese president Xi Jinping promises more support for the private sector, Australia’s state of Victoria becomes the first in the country to support the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and Xi and US president Donald Trump discuss trade on a phone call ahead of their meeting at the G20 later this month.
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The cryptocurrency market has had to learn a lot of lessons about the realities of finance very quickly, but the marketplace is at last developing the utilities required to smooth the boundaries between cryptocurrency and traditional finance.
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Canaan, the world’s second largest maker of cryptocurrency mining equipment, is in a waiting game with the Hong Kong bourse for its IPO to be approved.
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If you were to accost a capital markets professional in the street and ask them to give examples of commodities, they might name oil, gold, copper, or, if they are also a film buff, frozen orange juice concentrate. Bitcoin might not make that list, but the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is trying to change attitudes to increase its remit over cryptocurrencies.
