CFTC Commissioner: Credit Default Swap Test ‘Proves Merit’ of Blockchain
Recently completed blockchain and distributed ledger tests at major financial institutions are "proving the merit" of the technology, J Christopher Giancarlo, commissioner of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said today. In a keynote address at an event held today by the Cato Institute, Giancarlo cited a recent "successful test" of the use of blockchain in the credit default swaps markets. Announced earlier this month, the trial was organized by the DTCC and involved participation from Bank of America, Citigroup and Credit Suisse, as well as industry....
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CFTC Commissioner Stump on Crypto Regulation
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A commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has spoken about the inadequacies and inefficiency of the current "closed ledger" banking system. He adds that distributed open ledgers could revolutionize financial ecosystems while noting certain "disruptive" implications for the current financial industry and those who are a part of it. Commissioner J Christopher Giancarlo spoke about bitcoin and the blockchain in a wide-ranging lecture on Fintech and international finance at the Harvard School of Law on December 1st. In a guest lecture that began with a disclaimer that....
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Seven Wall Street firms including four global banks have announced the successful testing of blockchain technology used for credit default swaps’ trading process in post-trade lifecycle events, a market wherein outstanding contracts amount to in the trillions of dollars. In a new initiative that further underlines the financial industry’s determined foray into embracing blockchain technology, seven Wall Street firms have announced the successful test of blockchain technology used for credit default swaps (CDS). Credit-default swaps are fundamentally insurance contracts which are paid off....