Fix Trading Community Creates Digital Currency Working Group
Fix Trading Community, a global industry trading body, has announced the creation of a digital currency and blockchain technology working group. The non-profit organisation, which boasts some of the world's biggest banks as its members, is responsible for addressing business and regulatory issues impacting global multi-asset trading. Fix's new group will be chaired by Sean Ristau, head of wealth management and derivatives at Raptor Trading Sytems. Ron Quaranta, CEO of Digital Currency Labs LLC; and Ryan Pierce, director and technology architect of engineering and execution at CME Group.....
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