Nasdaq Reveals Six Clients For Its Blockchain-Enabled Platform

Nasdaq Reveals Six Clients For Its Blockchain-Enabled Platform

Money20/20 event, held in Las Vegas, has seen many announcements made by several companies. Among these is Nasdaq, which unveiled the names of the private company clients for its blockchain-enabled, and a first platform of its kind, "Nasdaq Linq." Bob Greifeld, CEO of Nasdaq, expressed his happiness over the development, and said, that "We are extremely encouraged by the initial demand for Nasdaq Linq from these innovative, first-mover companies, and the validation it represents of our application of blockchain technology." He later added that "blockchain applied to the private market is....


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