Carlos Domingo is the founder of Securitize, the aptly-named blockchain company that securitizes assets in the form of digital tokens. The company recently signed a deal with an SEC and FINRA-registered broker-dealer and ATS called Distributed Technology Markets, LLC, and seems on track to become an end-to-end digital securities platform that offers both securities issuance and trading through secondary markets.
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First ReadNot the Ronin Death WatchBy Thom Thompson for John Lothian NewsThe CME announced on March 20 that it had auctioned the portfolios of Ronin Capital, a direct clearing member, because its capital was insufficient "going forward." Friday's Issues...
Lead Stories US bond market volatility hits highest level since 2009 Tommy Stubbington - Financial Times Volatility in US government bonds has reached its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis as coronavirus ricochets through markets....
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Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightCorrection on my earlier comment in today's JLN Newsletter: the OCC's proposed new regulatory committee was not purely a "good faith" gesture towards the SEC. It was...
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Observations & Insight FIA Asia-V: Asian Commodity Futures Bloom Despite COVID's Chaos Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News While the pandemic was a major economic disruptor in 2020, impacting global demand and the supply chain, the use of futures and options grew...
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