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Hyperledger Foundation Adds Seven New Members; Moves Two Projects to Graduated Status

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Hyperledger Foundation, the open, global ecosystem for enterprise-grade blockchain technologies, announced seven new members, including Blocklabs, Deloitte, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation and Norges Bank. The global line-up of new members reflects the worldwide engagement in the Hyperledger ecosystem. To support its widespread member community, Hyperledger Foundation is also hosting two versions of its annual Member Summit. The member-only event, which gives attendees the opportunity to shape the community's plans for the next year, will be held in San Francisco in October and Tokyo in December. 

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  • To support its widespread member community, Hyperledger Foundation is also hosting two versions of its annual Member Summit.
  • In addition, Hyperledger Cacti and Hyperledger FireFly each reached a major milestone when the Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) voted to move them to graduated status.
  • Both of these newly graduated projects are highlighted for their roles in CBDC deployments in a newly updated " Hyperledger in Action in CBDC ."
  • As such, pre-approved non-profits, open source projects and government entities can join Hyperledger Foundation at no cost as associate members.

Tradeweb Announces JSCC Clearing for MTF and SEF Yen Swap Transactions

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

The enhancement follows JSCC’s decision to support MTF and SEF trading, replacing a previously time-consuming and redundant confirmation (or take-up) process between the clearing house and Clearing Brokers subsequent to the execution of their clients’ Yen swap transactions.

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  • The enhancement follows JSCC’s decision to support MTF and SEF trading, replacing a previously time-consuming and redundant confirmation (or take-up) process between the clearing house and Clearing Brokers subsequent to the execution of their clients’ Yen swap transactions.
  • JSCC provides clearing services for listed cash and derivatives, over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and OTC Japanese Government Bond cash and repo transactions for both domestic and foreign financial institutions.
  • Clearing volume of Yen swaps on JSCC reached JPY 1,181 trillion as of August 2023, exceeding the previous record of 2022 yearly total of JPY 1,111 trillion.
  • A year later, Tradeweb executed its first regulated Yen swap transaction on its Electronic Trading Platform (ETP) under Japan’s mandatory trading rules.

Teradek Launches ART: The Lowest Latency Streaming Protocol Over The Internet

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teradek recently launched ART: a new streaming protocol that delivers secure, ultra-low latency (ULL) audio and video over the public internet.

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  • IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teradek recently launched ART: a new streaming protocol that delivers secure, ultra-low latency (ULL) audio and video over the public internet.
  • ART addresses the most persistent problems with point-to-point video over the public internet: latency and packet loss.
  • ART was created to address two of the most persistent problems with point-to-point video over the public internet: latency and packet loss.
  • The protocol was jointly-developed by Teradek and Amimon using the same zero-delay technology behind Teradek's Emmy and Academy Award-winning Bolt wireless video system.

Tradeweb Partners with CFETS to Launch Southbound Bond Connect Extending China Footprint

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

More than $900 billion in CNY cash bonds trades has been done via Tradeweb since the launch of Bond Connect in July 2017.

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  • More than $900 billion in CNY cash bonds trades has been done via Tradeweb since the launch of Bond Connect in July 2017.
  • Lee Olesky, CEO of Tradeweb Markets, said: After being selected as the first platform to link to Bond Connect and Chinas $15 trillion onshore bond market, we are honored to be chosen again as a launch partner for Southbound trading.
  • Through the new Southbound Bond Connect solution between CFETS and Tradeweb, onshore institutional investors can conduct price discovery, trade negotiation and trade execution with Tradewebs network of regional and international liquidity providers in the offshore bond markets, via fully-electronic RFQ.
  • James Sun, Tradewebs Head of Asia, added: The launch of Southbound trading is a significant development for Bond Connect and the result of many years of meticulous planning and hard work from CFETS and Tradeweb in China.