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Company announcement

GFT tests confirm Digital Asset's DLT platform can handle peak equity trading volumes

GFT, the global provider of business, IT and software services to the financial services community, today announced the results of its independent performance analysis of Digital Asset’s distributed ledger platform.

17 October 2018

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DTCC study shows DLT can support trading volumes in US equity markets

The use of distributed ledger technology in the US equity markets could be a viable option, a DTCC benchmark study suggests, with the tech proving that it can process more than 100 million trades a day.

16 October 2018

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Digital Asset to provide 'blockchain-as-a-service' via Google Cloud

Digital Asset is porting a suite of blockchain-based technology to Google Cloud, providing an on-demand environment for developers to build, test and deploy distributed ledger applications.

24 July 2018

Company announcement

Digital Asset adds big names to board

Digital Asset, the leading provider of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), today announced the appointments of Tony James, Executive Vice Chairman of Blackstone, AG Gangadhar, former engineering executive at Amazon, Google and Uber, and Stephan Leithner, Executive Board Member of Deutsche Börse Group, to its board of directors.

18 July 2018

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ASX sets timetable for switch to distributed ledger

The Australian Securities Exchange says it will begin the switch from its Chess post-trade settlement system to a new blockchain-based platform provided by Digital Asset between the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021.

27 April 2018

Company announcement

Digital Asset opens developer programme for smart contracts

Digital Asset, the leading provider of Distributed Ledger Technology for the financial services industry, today unveiled a developer program for its enterprise smart contract language, DAML.

20 April 2018

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ASX to replace settlement network with Digital Asset's DLT platform

The Australian Securities Exchange has confirmed plans to replace its Chess post-trade settlement system with a new blockchain-based platform provided by Digital Asset.

07 December 2017

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Digital Asset Holdings raises $40 million

Digital Asset Holdings, the blockchain startup founded by former JPMorgan exec Blythe Masters, has raised over $40 million of Series B financing from existing and new investors, led by Jefferson River Capital.

16 October 2017

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SIX hires Digital Asset for post-trade DLT; Swift bids for standards role

SIX Securities Services has contracted with Digital Asset Holdings to develop a proof of concept that will demonstrate the commercial viability of distributed ledger technology across the Swiss financial market, with an initial focus on securities lifecycle processing.

22 September 2016

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Blythe Masters takes on blockchain advisor role at Santander

Blythe Masters, the former JP Morgan bigwig who now runs distributed ledger technology startup Digital Asset Holdings, has been named group senior advisor on technology and blockchain by Spanish banking giant Santander.

12 July 2016

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ASX lifts stake in Digital Asset Holdings

The Australian Securities Exchange is to lift its stake in blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings, reinforcing its determination to press ahead with plans to develop a new post-trade platform based on distributed ledger technology.

22 June 2016

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Digital Asset Holdings acquires Swiss startup Elevence

Distributed ledger outfit Digital Asset Holdings has acquired Zurich-based Elevence Digital Finance, a startup that has developed a modelling language for determining rights and obligations in blockchain collaboration agreements.

20 April 2016