This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The Frankfurt-based financial services firm see DLT less as a ...

Distributed ledger tech lets databases work across many nodes without central control. Nodes must agree on updates, making ledgers secure and tamper-proof. Public ledgers are open to all, while ...

Overview Bitcoin blockchain securely records every transaction using decentralized and tamper-proof technology.Mining and proof-of-work keep the Bitcoin network ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking at "the potential" of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in improving the efficiency of interbank settlements, said Fabio Panetta, a member of the executive ...

China has been at the forefront of digital currency innovation, with the Digital Yuan, also known as the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) project, leading the charge. Unlike traditional ...

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has been watching the development of fintech carefully, with a focus on its own future. After a variety of projects using new ...

LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LedgerEdge, the next-generation ecosystem for trading, announced that it is live with the first regulated corporate bond trading platform built using distributed ...

EU ambassadors today endorsed the provisional political agreement, reached on 24 November, between the Council Presidency and the European Parliament's negotiators on a pilot regime for market ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With more than 90% of countries exploring, developing and implementing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as a way to increase financial inclusion and lower the ...

The BIS introduced the unified ledger concept last year and has been singing its praises as a framework for better financial transactions. The Bank for International Settlements has presented its ...

As use of blockchain grows, so too does the adoption of distributed ledger technology in its many forms. Blockchain is the underlying storage mechanism for DLT, and with smart contracts a blockchain ...