編者語:
2015年12月30日,納斯達克發布聲明稱,區塊鏈創業公司Chain已經使用納斯達克的
私募市場區塊鏈解決方案Linq發行了該公司的股份。Linq是納斯達克在2015年10月公布的項目,該項目使用區塊鏈技術來管理、發行上市前公司的股份。Chain是第一家使用Linq技術來完成並記錄私募證券交易的公司,這一舉措被看做是區塊鏈行業的重大進展。敬請閱讀。
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世界最大證交所之一的納斯達克在2015年12月30日稱,該公司首次使用了區塊鏈技術來完成和記錄私人證券交易,該交易是區塊鏈技術應用領域的一大進步。當
大眾對區塊鏈技術還只是假設多過實際應用的時候,這家交易所已經成為了
金融行業在區塊鏈技術應用領域的領先者。
納斯達克本周三宣布,其合作夥伴Chain.com在對一位私人投資者發行股票時首次使用了納斯達克的區塊鏈技術交易平臺Linq。Chain.com是一家區塊鏈技術的供應商,此前有消息稱納斯達克與這家初創公司合作來實現股票在區塊鏈上的發行和管理。
納斯達克的執行長Bob Greifeld在聲明中稱:「這筆交易標誌著全球金融行業的巨大進步,代表了一個對區塊鏈技術的應用意義重大的時刻。其對結算流程和過時的行政系統的影響深遠。」
Bob Greifeld在今年7月曾經表示,其目標是使納斯達克成為第一個使用區塊鏈技術的大交易所。
區塊鏈技術起源於比特幣,是比特幣網絡參與者們集體維護的一個總帳本。每一個區塊網絡的參與者都是一個節點(node),所有的節點都保存了一套完整的帳簿(ledger),帳簿中記錄了所有的歷史帳戶信息,任何一個節點需要發起一個交易行為都需要將交易行為信息傳遞到區塊網絡中的每一個節點中,保證保存於所有節點上的帳簿都能準確地更新並驗證這一筆交易行為。
區塊鏈技術可以讓兩個交易者不需要通過「授權中間人」即能完成交易,銀行可以從直接交易中大幅降低成本,從而讓交易更快、更省、更簡單。此外,區塊鏈技術使用公開的分類帳技術,任何人都可以瀏覽這些交易,在理論上大大提高了交易系統的透明度。
該技術的倡導者稱區塊鏈技術可以節省交易時間,降低交易風險,從而大大提高金融行業的效率。過去清算和結算所需要的時間為3天,使用區塊鏈技術的操作只需要10分鐘。該技術能夠顛覆主流金融行業傳統上使用的後臺系統。但是目前,大多數這個領域的公司還沒有可以展示的成品。
區塊鏈初創公司R3CEV自今年9月份成立以來就吸引了全球各地42家銀行加入,包括高盛、摩根史坦利、
巴克萊銀行、BMO銀行金融集團和野村證券等全球金融巨頭。倫敦證券交易所和法國
興業銀行(
601166,
股吧)等金融機構聯合成立區塊鏈聯盟,研究如何利用區塊鏈技術提高清算和結算水平。瑞銀和德意志銀行則在聯合開發和測試區塊鏈股權交易平臺。
高盛曾在其研究報告中表示:這種去中心化基於密碼學的解決方案去除了中間人,它具有重新定義交易和多行業後勤辦公的潛力。區塊鏈技術的使用範圍從支付系統到銀行的後勤辦公(back-office,例如會計、人事、結算等)和監管文書工作,到為替代性資產做公證(例如藝術品),還有投票系統或車輛登記,還可以用於提供學歷證書的記錄。
高盛分析師Robert D. Boroujerdi表示,一旦認識到比特幣的底層技術,它能夠迎來一些削減成本的新工具,挑戰那些中間人的利潤池,有望讓這些中心化機構變得過時。
現在納斯達克面臨的挑戰是要在更廣泛的範圍裡運用區塊鏈技術,因為Chain所進行的只是一筆單獨的交易,而且納斯達克並沒有透露這筆交易的規模有多大。
附納斯達克聲明全文:
Nasdaq Linq Enables First-Ever Private Securities Issuance Documented With Blockchain Technology
Transaction by Chain.com Marks Significant 『Proof of Concept' and Major Step Forward in Use of Blockchain
Blockchain Holds Potential for 99% Reduced Settlement Time and Risk Exposure in Capital Markets
NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that an issuer was able to use its Nasdaq Linq blockchain ledger technology to successfully complete and record a private securities transaction - the first of its kind using blockchain technology. Chain.com, an inaugural Nasdaq Linq client and blockchain developer, documented its issuance of shares to a private investor using Nasdaq's blockchain-enabled technology. This transaction represents a major advance in the application of blockchain technology for private companies.
For this transaction, Nasdaq enabled the issuer to digitally represent a record of ownership using Nasdaq Linq, while significantly reducing settlement time and eliminating the need for paper stock certificates. In addition to its equity management /span>
Nasdaq's use of blockchain technology also holds promise for expediting trade settlement for transactions in public markets. Blockchain technology has the potential to assist in expediting trade clearing and settlement from the current equity market standards of three days to as little as ten minutes. As a result, settlement risk exposure can be reduced by over 99 percent, dramatically lowering capital costs and systemic risk. In addition, this technology could allow issuers to significantly lower the risk and the administrative burden of what is largely a manual and multi-step process today.
"We believe this successful transaction marks a major advance in the global financial sector and represents a seminal moment in the application of blockchain technology," said Bob Greifeld, CEO, Nasdaq. "Through this initial application of blockchain technology, we begin a process that could revolutionize the core of capital markets infrastructure systems. The implications for settlement and outdated administrative /span>
"No doubt this is a powerful milestone for Chain and our partnership with Nasdaq," said Adam Ludwin, CEO, Chain.com. "We couldn't be happier with the results of the transaction. It was seamless and met our objective of drastically reduced manual ownership transfer."
In November, Nasdaq announced that it is exploring the application of its blockchain technology to proxy voting in Estonia. Further progress with Nasdaq's enterprise-wide blockchain initiatives is expected to be announced in 2016.
Note to EditorsChain is not a public company and its securities are not available in the public markets. No offering of securities is being made, and no solicitation of an offer to buy securities is being made; any description of a transaction is solely for informational purposes pertaining to Chain's use of Nasdaq's technology.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about Nasdaq Linq and Nasdaq and its other products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond Nasdaq's control. These factors include, but are not limited to developments in blockchain technology including by competitors, potential new regulations, and factors detailed in Nasdaq's annual report on Form 10-K, and in periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements.
About NasdaqNasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,600 listed companies with a market value of approximately $8.8 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com.
About ChainChain.com is the leading blockchain infrastructure provider to financial institutions and enterprises. Chain's platform enables the secure issuance and management of digital assets on a blockchain network. Chain's customers span the payments, banking, capital markets, telecom and energy markets. Chain is based in San Francisco, CA and is funded by leading venture firms Khosla Ventures, RRE Ventures and Thrive Capital as well as strategic investors Visa, Citi, Nasdaq, Capital One, Fiserv and Orange.(完)
文章來源:納斯達克官網2015年12月30日,華爾街見聞2015年12月31日(本文僅代表作者觀點)
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