London Stock Exchange utforskar Blockchain Tech: FT
- London Stock Exchange Group undersöker integrationen av blockchain-teknik.
- Företaget har gett sig själv ett år på sig att undersöka och debutera en handelsplats som drivs av blockchain.
- The LSEG is “definitely not building anything around crypto assets, said Murray Roos, a top-level exec.
- Nasdaq hade tillkännagett planer på att lansera en kryptoförvaringstjänst men har lagt sina planer på is.
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced that it is currently exploring the viability and usefulness of blockchain technology and aims to debut “an end-to-end digital market ecosystem to raise and transfer capital across asset classes.” The LSE Group is the latest entity to display crypto and blockchain-friendly ambitions, and it seems that the fundamentals cannot be more clear.
Enligt a Rapportera from the Financial Times, Murray Roos, the head of capital markets at the London Stock Exchange Group, confirmed that the firm has given itself a year to look into the possibility of launching a blockchain-powered trading venue. While it was confirmed that the 300-year-old stock exchange is “definitely not building anything around cryptoassets,” the LSE Group is considering the integration of blockchain technology.
“The idea is to use digital technology to make a process that is slicker, smoother, cheaper, and more transparent, and to have it regulated,” Roos said.
Det är också viktigt att nämna här att London Stock Exchange inte vill ha något med krypto att göra utan vill att tekniken som driver Bitcoin och andra kryptovalutor ska förbättra effektiviteten i traditionella tillgångstransaktioner, inklusive köp, försäljning och förvaring.
The new venture will be led by Julia Hoggett, the head of one of the units within the broader London Stock Exchange group, as per the Financial Times. Roos confirmed that his firm has reached an “inflection point” and has opted to advance plans for integrating blockchain technology.
Roos further added that if everything goes as planned, the LSE Group would become the first large global stock exchange to offer an “end-to-end” blockchain-powered ecosystem to investors.
“The ultimate goal is a global platform that allows participants in all jurisdictions to be able to interact with people in other jurisdictions completely abiding by rules, laws, and regulations, potentially multiple jurisdictions simultaneously, which is something that hasn’t been possible in an analogue world.”
Intressant nog avslöjade Nasdaq också planer på att debutera en kryptoförvaringslösning men bestämde sig för att ställa utvecklingen på is på grund av osäkerhet i USA. Branschmedlemmar har efterlyst val av republikanska kandidater för krypteringslagar.