Nasdaq Selects Bitcoin Startup Chain to Run Pilot in Private Market Arm

Nasdaq Selects Bitcoin Startup Chain to Run Pilot in Private Market Arm

Nasdaq has partnered with San Francisco-based bitcoin API startup Chain to implement the Bitcoin blockchain technology in its newly launched marketplace, Nasdaq Private Market. Previously reported by Bitcoin Magazine, Nasdaq announced its plans to implement Bitcoin's blokchain technology into its pilot test, where shares of private companies are handled....


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