By Manuel Klein, Jonas Gross, Philipp Sandner Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming. A recent study by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) shows that 10% of worldwide central banks intend to issue a retail CBDC in the short term and 20% in the medium term. However, introducing a CBDC imposes potential threats to […]
Securrency, Inc. has announced Series A funding of $17.65 million from a leading financial services company, and venture firms focused on financial market infrastructure technology. WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (Nasdaq: WETF) led the round as a strategic investor. Other participants in the round include the Abu Dhabi Investment Office through its Ventures Fund, Japanese financial services giant, Monex Group, Inc., and venture […]
Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, a think-tank and research center which investigates implications of blockchain technology, crypto assets and distributed ledger technology for companies, and BlockState, the Swiss security token issuance provider, conducted a study about the global digital securities ecosystem in an effort to bring more transparency to the fairly young, yet rapidly developing industry. […]