In a rapidly evolving digital world, security and privacy stand paramount. Shauli Zacks, from SafetyDetectives, had the privilege of interviewing Edward Newman, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Digital Asset. With a rich history rooted in technology, Edward has navigated the dynamic corridors of financial services, working with giants like Merrill Lynch and Goldman...

A new paper from ValueExchange and Digital Asset shares insights into the operational challenges and digital transformation needed to meet regional demand for North American equities. To meet the T+1 settlement cycle, 96% of settlement instructions from Asia to the US and Canada must be accelerated within the next nine months. Digital Asset, in partnership with The ValueExchange,...

Yuval Rooz, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Asset, spoke before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion's hearing today about the Digital Dollar Dilemma: The Implications of a Central Bank Digital Currency and Private Sector Alternatives. During his testimony on September 14th, Rooz stressed how the global financial...

The new 36-member subcommittee will identify and assess key issues and policy proposals concerning digital asset markets. Digital Asset announced today that Yuval Rooz, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Asset, was appointed as a member of the new Digital Asset Markets subcommittee of the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Global Market Advisory Committee (GMAC). “I am...

The privacy-enabled Canton Network allows previously siloed systems in finance to be interoperable and synchronized in previously impossible ways, unlocking new efficiencies and innovation. Firms including BNP Paribas, Deutsche Börse Group, EquiLend, and Goldman Sachs, among others, already use Canton; industry partners include Capgemini, Deloitte, IntellectEU, Microsoft, and Umbrage....

Deloitte and Digital Asset today announced a strategic alliance to help organizations develop, build, and launch smart-contract and blockchain-based solutions. Blockchain and digital asset technologies present an incredible opportunity for businesses, whether in banking, capital markets, insurance, healthcare or bringing transparency to the supply chain. According to Deloitte’s Tech...

Digital Asset to provide the underlying technology for the new industry-driven 1Source initiative led by EquiLend EquiLend today announces that it has selected Digital Asset to provide the distributed ledger technology underpinning the EquiLend 1Source initiative. Unveiled in July 2022 as part of EquiLend’s Digital Transformation Working Group, which consists of many of the world’s...

The European Investment Bank is the first to use Goldman Sachs’ new digital asset platform, issuing the first fully digital bond on a private blockchain January 10, 2023 Goldman Sachs recently announced that the bank’s new digital asset platform, GS DAP™, is live, one year into their engagement of Digital Asset. GS DAP is developed on top of Digital Asset’s Daml smart contract language...

Digital Asset is in alignment with findings from the report and supports ASX's decision to commission the Accenture Delivery Review. November 17, 2022 On November 16, 2022, ASX issued a CHESS Replacement project update to stakeholders stating that the project has been paused while ASX revisits the solution design following an independent review conducted by Accenture. We refer you to...

Manual processes and legacy systems in the financial sector will be unable to cope with human, regulatory and technical challenges in coming decades. November 1, 2022 A new study conducted by the ValueExchange in partnership with Digital Asset found that the manual processes and legacy systems that underpin transactions and communications in today’s financial sector will not be able to...