CME Explores Logging Trade Transactions on Blockchain System
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has filed for two patents outlining a blockchain system that stores and automatically executes financial transactions.
Commodities
Oil giants Shell and BP are among a group of firms planning to launch a blockchain platform to automate post-trade processes in the energy industry.
Indonesia's futures watchdog has reportedly ruled that cryptos are commodities that can be traded on the country's futures exchange.
A blockchain platform built by a group of major firms to bring new efficiencies to energy commodities trading has gone live.
A U.S. district judge has backed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in defining cryptocurrencies as commodities.
The CFTC has published a proposed interpretation of how it will deem that a cryptocurrency has been "delivered" from a buyer to a seller.
Bitreserve Users Can Now Peg Bitcoin to New Metals and Swiss Franc
Bitreserve has added three new precious metals, a sixth currency option and five new languages to its bitcoin storage platform. Having introduced gold last year, the site will now also allow its users to hold bitcoin pegged to silver, platinum or palladium. Bitreserve has also integrated the Swiss franc, saying that it is “a strong currency in its own right with a […]
