Nasdaq Partnership with Chain Marks a New Trend
Recently, Wall Street companies have become increasingly interested in Bitcoin’s technology. One of these companies is Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.; this week Nasdaw announced a partnership with Cain — a new San Francisco-based startup — for a “Pilot Test Program” to test trading private company shares with the blockchain. Bob Greifeld, CEO of Nasdaq, stated: ”We are excited about the potential impact of this new endeavor with Chain on the transaction process. As Blockchain technology continues to redefine not only how the exchange sector operates, but the global financial economy as a whole,....
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"This isn't about PR for Nasdaq." So explains Adam Ludwin, founder and CEO of Chain, the blockchain technology startup that has been in dialogue with American stock exchange and trading technology specialist Nasdaq for the past year. Yesterday's announcement that Nasdaq would be testing the blockchain for its pre-IPO exchange Nasdaq Private Market with Chain, Ludwin said, was simply the first joint announcement between two companies that have developed a close working relationship. But, while other tech companies like Microsoft and Dell have made big entrances into the industry only to....
Nasdaq, the world’s second-largest stock exchange in the world has utilized its Nasdaq Linq blockchain ledger technology to settle a private securities transaction of established blockchain software developer and infrastructure provider Chain.com. We believe this successful transaction marks a major advance in the global financial sector and represents a seminal moment in the application of blockchain technology,” announced Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld. “Through this initial application of blockchain technology, we begin a process that could revolutionize the core of capital markets....
Nasdaq hasn't been around Bitcoin's Block Chain very long, but they like what they see and are moving to integrate fully with its innovations. The new technology the block chain provides intrigues Nasdaq enough to begin a larger integration with their product portfolio, and the ability to make new offerings for their clientele. In the second half of 2015, this will allow Nasdaq to create a block chain-enabled digital ledger program for the expansion and enhancement of the Nasdaq Private Market platform. NASDAQ Expands Use of Bitcoin's Block Chain Technology. Their implementation of the....
Nasdaq was the first fully electronic stock exchange, launching in 1971. Other exchanges still required traders to turn in slips of paper, which wouldn't only be a hassle, but also inefficient with a lot of room for error. Fast-forward 44 years, and Nasdaq is looking at becoming the first stock exchange to use the block chain, the decentralized ledger at the heart of Bitcoin and most, if not all, cryptocurrencies. Last month, Nasdaq announced it had partnered with Chain, a block chain services provider, to facilitate the efficient issuance and transfer of shares in privately-held....
Since the revelation that Bitcoin was more than just something that was used on the darknet markets, interest has steadily been growing in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. A narrative has emerged where the block chain itself is the only value of the Bitcoin project. Many feel this is a dismissive and misunderstanding way to view the technology while others figure it doesn't matter how their interest in Bitcoin manifests, so long as it does. A distributed, transparent ledger would certainly help an organization like the Nasdaq. It would aid in the settlement of trades, and it could help....