TMForum launches new business ecosystem utilizing IOTA and R3 Corda
TMForum, the global industry association for telecom providers has announced the launch of Mega Catalyst which leverages the IOTA tangle to provide an immutable data record of physical tracking devices.
A Blockchain Innovator’s Guide To IP Strategy, Protecting Innovation and Avoiding Infringement
Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) promise to be a disruptive force in many areas. As a result, we are seeing a great deal of investment in this technology by industry and investors. In 2016, venture capital firms invested $392 million in the maturing technology and closed 75 deals. Furthermore, alternative forms of startup capital, such as Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), have recently eclipsed venture funding. These innovators are safeguarding their innovation with legal mechanisms for protecting IP, patents being the most significant among them. It is critical that participants in the blockchain ecosystem have a basic understanding of IP protection, strategy, and risk. This Primer is intended to provide such a foundation.
Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study
The first Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study gathered data from over 200 enterprise DLT start-ups, established corporations, central banks and other public sector institutions, including non-public data obtained through confidential online surveys. It provides an empirical overview of the current state of both enterprise and public sector use of blockchain and DLT.
Smart Contracts and Distributed Ledger â A Legal Perspective
This paper takes a detailed look at smart contracts, the scope for their potential application to derivatives and ISDA documentation, and the relationship with DLT2. It also highlights other potential uses of technology that could facilitate a more efficient legal documentation infrastructure.
Hong Kong â Building Trust Using Distributed Ledger Technology
This paper aims to explain briefly what DLT is, and indicate the technologyâs transformative potential, describe what selected overseas jurisdictions have been doing to explore DLT, describe the present state of DLT exploration in Hong Kong, suggest an initial framework for Hong Kong to build up a DLT ecosystem and suggests potential DLT use-cases in Hong Kong for medium-term consideration. The paper takes its lead from the financial services implications of DLT â from which perspective DLT is a dimension of FinTech and also a digital currency. In that sense, blockchain strategy is one element of FinTech strategy. However, DLT has implications far beyond financial services, which the present paper also seeks to address.
Distributed Ledgers: Scenarios for the Australian economy over the coming decades
This study contains analysis, interpretation and foresight, created by Data66 in consultation with subject-matter experts, in order to inform government, industry, and the broader Australian community of the plausible implications of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). The intended outcome is to provide advance warning of potential challenges, risks and opportunities so that leaders and innovators can make better-informed decisions, including high impact policies, for today, which will impact our future.
Linking Cash and Securities For Delivery vs Payment Settlement in Distributed Ledger Arrangements
In this paper, the authors aim to explain some of the benefits of DLT migration and the challenges that need to be overcome during the transition. Futhermore, showing how existing securities and cash can be moved into DLT arrangements for delivery versus payment (DVP) transaction settlement. DVP is a fundamental requirement as it eliminates the principal risk that either counterparty to a trade or financing transaction could lose the full value of cash or securities while either leg of the trade or transaction remains unsettled.
Roadmap For Blockchain Standards
This report explains the methodology and process used by Standards Australia to develop a Roadmap for Blockchain Standards. It highlights the critical role Australia will have in leading international efforts to develop blockchain standards under ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and electronic distributed ledger technologies.
The Distributed Ledger Technology Applied to Securities Markets
This report sets out ESMAâs view on DLT, its possible applications, benefits, risks and how it maps to existing EU regulation. ESMAâs position is that regulatory action is premature at this stage, considering that the technology is still at an early stage.
Distributed Ledger Technology: Implications of Blockchain for the Securities Industry
This paper is intended to be an initial contribution to an ongoing dialogue with market participants about the use of DLT in the securities industry. Accordingly, FINRA is requesting comments from all interested parties regarding all of the areas covered by this paper. FINRA also requests comments on any related matters for which it would be appropriate to consider additional guidance, consistent with the principles of investor protection and market integrity, based on DLT applications and their implications for FINRA rules.
Whitepaper On Distributed Ledger Technology
This white paper may be regarded as the first stage in this larger research project. It aims to provide the fintech industry in Hong Kong with a reasonably comprehensive study of the key features, benefits, risks and potential of DLT. It also includes the initial findings of the proof-of-concept work carried out on DLT applications in three areas: mortgage loan application, trade finance, and digital identity management.
The future of financial infrastructure: An ambitious look at how blockchain can reshape financial services
The World Economic Forum (WEF) published a comprehensive, 130-page report which aims to complement existing distributed ledger technology research by providing a clear view into how financial service functions can be reimagined.
Distributed Ledgers in Payments: Beyond the Bitcoin Hype
The report spends time describing âestablished technologies, â that distributed ledgers combine. The block chain, Digital signatures, A consensus mechanism, and A digital currency.
Discussion Paper: The Distributed Ledger Technology Applied to Securities Markets
ESMA is seeking feedback from stakeholders on the possible use of DLT in securities markets, its potential benefits and the risks that such broader use may pose. In the Discussion Paper, ESMA analyses the potential benefits of DLT such as higher security, greater efficiency in clearing and settlement and reduced costs.
The Impact and Potential of Blockchain on the Securities Transaction Lifecycle*
This paper reports the outcome of a series of interviews and focus group meetings with professionals working in post-trade processing and the provision of mutual distributed ledger services. The objective was to elicit and document views on three research hypotheses about the potential impact of mutual distributed ledger technology (âblockchainâ) on post-trade processing global securities markets.
Motion For A European Parliament Resolution On Virtual Currencies
Beyond financial services, the Commission is actively reflecting on possible pilot projects to foster decentralised innovation ecosystems and help reshape interactions between consumers, producers, creators and among citizens, businesses and administrations to the end benefit of society.The following report on Virtual Currencies from the European Commission explores DLT benefits and challenges as well as fields for applications in financial services.
