It was earlier this year when the ASX pressed ahead with its plans to implement blockchain settlement alongside its existing CHESS clearing system in a real-world trial. Following a year of its CEO hinting that the ASX might seek to tap into distributed ledger solutions, the bourse operator followed up with an AUD $14.9 million investment for a 5% equity in New York-based blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings.
While former CEO Elmer Funke Kupper was a big enthusiast and proponent for a blockchain-based settlement solution for the ASX, analysts noted that a new CEO might look toward a new direction for the ASX.
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Topic: [2016-03-28] ASX Remains Committed to Blockchain Following CEO Exit (Read 271 times)
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