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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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Everyone with something they don’t know how to sell hitches their cart to the much-abused horse known as blockchain. Now, the UK chancellor is talking the technology up as a potential solution for the Irish border. -
A reliable way to settle fiat currency transactions on blockchain is the biggest obstacle holding back the financial services industry from realising the benefits of blockchain. More and more organisations are coming up with solutions, so where are the banks?
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When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. For hardcore blockchain enthusiasts there is no end to the list of things that can be tokenised, although capital markets bankers might feel the process is less revolutionary than the techies seem to think.
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The World Bank’s first attempt at a blockchain bond raised A$110m ($80m) of two year paper in a public deal — created, allocated and settled using blockchain technology.
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German exchange group Deutsche Börse has bought a minority stake in fintech company HQLAx and says that it is “likely to acquire further shareholdings” at the end of the year.
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Venezuela's petro seems destined to hang around like a bad smell rather than drifting into obscurity, as it deserves to. The country's president Nicolás Maduro has made it the basis of his country’s economy. It is an utter farce.
