Toronto Stock Exchange Moves Toward Blockchain With Ethereum Founder Hire
TMX Group, the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), has taken its first step toward investigating blockchain technology by appointing Ethereum founder Anthony Di Iorio as its first chief digital officer. The founder of blockchain industry consultancy Decentral, Di Iorio’s appointment in January follows what he called month” of collaboration with TSX that culminated in the creation of the new role. Di Iorio said that he will now help TSX navigate a number of areas of FinTech innovation more broadly, with the goal of ensuring the exchange is “on top” of emerging tech. The....
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The Toronto Stock Exchange is looking into the capabilities of blockchain technology. The parent company of Toronto Stock Exchange has appointed Anthony Di Iorio as the Chief Digital Officer. The use of bitcoin’s underlying technology is growing among fintech players. The capability of creating self-executing smart contracts using blockchain technology has proven to be a deal-maker in the case of stock exchanges and trading houses. While the banking sector explores its potential to facilitate fast and inexpensive fund transfers between branches across geographical boundaries, stock....
Jaxx users will rejoice at the news, as it goes to show Di Iorio and his team will bring new features to the application. There are a few correlations between traditional finance and the blockchain industry. Toronto Stock Exchange’s chief digital officer has left the organization to explore a blockchain venture. It is not the first time such a shift takes place, as financial experts see the benefit of distributed ledgers. A big step forward for Anthony Di Iorio, who is also a co-founder of Ethereum and co-creator of the Jaxx wallet. The name Anthony Di Iorio will ring a bell among....
Decentral and Ethereum Canada have just announced the world’s largest blockchain trade show will be hosted in Toronto, September 19-21. The three-day event will be sponsored by TMX Group, whose divisions include the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange within its vast portfolio. The Blockchain World Expo will be a multi-faceted conference....
Canadian blockchain technology startup Blockchain Tech Ltd (BTL) has been successfully listed on the VentureBoard of the Toronto Stock Exchange, with the tracker BTL (TSXV:BTL). The Toronto stock Exchange Venture listing is a part of an initiative from its newly raised US$1.5 million funding round to invest in proprietary blockchain technology and its core software. Through the improvement of its technologies, Blockchain Tech Ltd aims to establish itself as the key game-changer of the “international FinTech movement,” and support financial institutions as well as banks to utilize the....
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