Overstock’s TØ Blockchain Platform Acquires Market Data Firm
Blockchain-powered securities trading platform tØ has acquired the assets of a Singapore technology firm as part of plans to enhance its information services. The firm, Blue Ocean Financial Technology, is a finance data service provider, with a special focus on delivering information related to US securities. Using the Blue Ocean assets, tØ – which is backed by online retail giant Overstock – is setting up a new company outside of the US, with an eye to use its infrastructure to deliver real-time market information. TØ president Joe Cammarata said in a statement: “Blue Ocean Technologies....
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