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Commodities Firms Complete Blockchain Pilot for Black Sea Wheat

Two international agricultural commodities firms have completed a blockchain pilot for Black Sea wheat from the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Swiss-based Transoil International and Solaris Commodities have conducted a blockchain pilot transaction of Black Sea wheat, S&P Global reports Nov. 12. Both companies are involved in the trading of international agricultural commodities like milling wheat,… Continue reading Commodities Firms Complete Blockchain Pilot for Black Sea Wheat

World Payments Report 2018: DLT Falls Short of Meeting Financial Market Demands

The World Payments Report 2018 has found that blockchain is currently not able to meet the requirements of the financial market. The World Payments Report 2018 published Oct. 16 has found that distributed ledger technology (DLT) is not currently capable of meeting financial market demands. The annual report was jointly compiled by consulting and technology… Continue reading World Payments Report 2018: DLT Falls Short of Meeting Financial Market Demands

Scalability Study: DLT Can Support Daily Trading Volume of US Equity Market

A recent study by DTCC, Accenture, and R3 has found that blockchain technology is able to meet the demands of the U.S. equity market of more than 100 million trades per day. A recent study by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a post-trade financial services firm, has found that distributed ledger technology (DLT)… Continue reading Scalability Study: DLT Can Support Daily Trading Volume of US Equity Market