Germany’s central bank, Deutsche Bundesbank and its national exchange Deutsche Börse, have joined forces to develop a functional prototype for a blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based settlement of securities. Stefan Teis, senior vice president for group product and business development at Deutsche Börse, stresses that the “prototype is based on a conceptual study and not intended… Read More >>
CFTC Authorizes Eurex Clearing for U.S. Swaps Markets
CFTC Blesses Eurex Clearing U.S. regulator CFTC has authorized Eurex Clearing’s registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO), which will allow Eurex Clearing to provide clearing services for swaps for U.S. clearing members, officials say. The authorization makes Eurex Clearing the 16th DCO registered with the CFTC and the sixth registered DCO based outside the… Read More >>