Nasdaq Plans to Increase Bitcoin Blockchain Trials

Nasdaq Plans to Increase Bitcoin Blockchain Trials

American Stock Exchange Nasdaq is planning to increase the number of Bitcoin blockchain trials this year, the finance news network FT reported. According to the available reports, the New York group is hoping to initiate three-to-four trials within the next 12 months, a step that will improve the sluggish confirmation process on US securities markets to a wonderful extent. The decision meanwhile is speculated to be born out of a reason to stay ahead with NYSE which, just a few days back, launched the first exchange-calculated and distributed bitcoin index. But Nasdaq's Chief Executive Bob....


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