NASDAQ Launches Linq, a Private Blockchain-Powered Trading Platform

NASDAQ Launches Linq, a Private Blockchain-Powered Trading Platform

Nasdaq has continued with its blockchain affair by unveiling its latest blockchain tech initiative - Linq, a platform that enables private companies to trade their shares using the bitcoin-powering technology, even before the companies go public. With Linq, Nasdaq revealed its newest trading platform with a live demonstration at the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas. In a press release, Nasdaq also announced the first six private companies participating in the blockchain-enabled platform. They are Chain.com. ChangeTip, PeerNova, Synack, Tango and Vera. "We are extremely encouraged by the....


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