‘Ultimately There’ll Be Many Different Blockchains’ – Equibit CEO, Chris Horlacher
Bitcoinist caught up with Chris Horlacher, CEO of Equibit, a decentralized, peer-to-peer securities platform. It integrates multiple blockchains into a single application allowing issuers and investors to manage every aspect of their relationship in a decentralized, secure manner. Interview with Equitbit CEO, Chris Horlacher. Bitcoinist: What’s the major problem with OTC markets, depositories and transfer agents that you’re trying to solve with blockchain technology? Chris Horlacher (CH): The entire securities industry is built on top of a foundation of central securities depositories and....
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Today, we have a special episode for ya'll. Chris Horlacher, the founder and CEO of Equibit, comes on the show to talk shop, and lay down truth on the recent controversy. Initially, we had Chris on to discuss the upcoming events of Equibit, and all the excitement around their supernodes, as well as their new platform. Because real life happens while you're making plans, we had to bring him back on to roundtable with us! After our interview, the Equibit team released a press release concerning ties with John McAfee. Some bad press got out and (of course) the internet exploded over it. So....
EDC ("Equibit Development Corporation") announced the update to their Equibit platform on December 3rd. They announced several apps that will provide some interesting opportunities for investors as well as issuers. CoinTelegraph reached the CEO and Founder of Equibit Chris Horlacher to learn more about their new products and figure out what benefits they will bring to investors and issuers. The Equibit platform was first announced in July. Chris Horlacher gathered a team to create the first blockchain-based OTC market. The platform will allow to trade securities without intermediaries. It....
NewsBTC recently got an opportunity to interact with Chris Horlacher, who is part of the Canadian Bitcoin ecosystem and the founder of Equibit - a decentralized securities platform. We asked a few questions and got him talking about his upcoming product. NewsBTC: You have been in various positions, donning multiple hats. Can you tell us a bit about the things you have been involved in so far? Chris: I have been doing a lot of things over the past few years. I have been writing and blogging for years, lot of them are getting republished on other platforms these days. Some of my articles....
Equibit, which bills itself as a global P2P OTC platform, is a block-chain-based securities register that manages OTC equity, warrants, partnership units and more. The system includes a shareholder communication system, plus the ability to issue BTC-denominated dividends and distributions. Equibit manages functions typically performed through transfer agents and central depositories. Hence, the system saves costs to issuers and brokers. Chris Horlacher. If successful, this P2P electronic equity system will revolutionize securities trading. CCN reported on Equibit's formation in June. CCN....
A blockchain-based over-the-counter (OTC) equity system has been planned for a launch by a former securities industry CFO in January 2016. The former CFO, Chris Horlacher will work with a team of blockchain software developers to roll out their first product, Equibit which promises to deliver the same benefits of decentralized transaction processing first introduced by the disruptive digital currency Bitcoin. In a recent media release, Chris, Managing Partner at the company said, "Equibit lays the foundation of a whole new securities market. It allows investors and issuers to come together....