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This great piece in
@TheBanker
from
@LizLum
finally pushed me over the line.
I’m out of here.
I’m on Bluesky and LinkedIn - if you want to connect there.
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Don’t bet on any one particular
#blockchain
. Interoperability is what will enable the future of finance. That’s why
@quant_network
is
#TheFutureOfFinanceToday
.
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Some
@quant_network
news:
#Overledger
is the world’s first
#blockchain
-agnostic API gateway. In version 2.2.1, released today, we have added support for
#Polygon
, an
#Ethereum
-compatible network, providing faster transactions and lower costs for users.
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It may be just a few days before Christmas but that hasn’t stopped Peter Marirosans and the
@quant_network
team pushing out one more
#Overledger
release. This one includes the ability to pay licence fees in
#QNT
and
#QRC20
token issuance.
Details here:
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Why try to choose a ‘winner’ when you can choose interoperability instead? That’s
@quant_network
.
#TheFutureOfFinanceToday
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There are 27 million developers in the world. Less than 1% of them understand the complexities of
#blockchain
so can’t build for a market which will soon be worth $40bn.
That’s one of the problems
@quant_network
is solving.
#TheFutureOfFinanceToday
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“Tokenization of financial and real-world assets could be the killer use case driving blockchain breakthrough with tokenization expected to grow by a factor of 80x in private markets and reach up to almost $4 trillion in value by 2030.”
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The latest release of
#Overledger
makes
#SmartContract
creation easy.
Users can create smart contracts for
#payments
using tokenised money within
@quant_network
’s API. No additional coding or
#blockchain
knowledge needed.
#TheFutureOfFinanceToday
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Can you believe it will be December in just a couple of days?
As Christmas fast approaches, the
@quant_network
team has a little surprise for you every day between the 1st and 24th of December.
Keep an eye on
#QuantAdvent
so you don’t miss any.
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“We have partnered with
@quant_network
because of the flexibility and agility inherent in its technology.
#Overledger
is the perfect foundation to bring the benefits of
#blockchain
to [many] businesses.” says
@USTGlobal
’s
@Daniel_Field_
.
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The solutions
@quant_network
provides are for financial institutions and enterprises. But we couldn’t do it without developers. That’s why we want to empower those who don’t have specialist
#blockchain
knowledge to be part of
#TheFutureOfFinanceToday
.
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I’m heading over to
#CordaCon2022
this afternoon to attend
@gverdian
’s panel about the convergence of decentralised and traditional finance.
Expect this to be a key topic at
#Sibos
next month too.
Are you coming?
Our Founder and CEO,
@GVerdian
, will be speaking at
#CordaCon2022
next week.
Established financial institutions are investing in the
#DigitalTransformation
of
#FinancialServices
by
#blockchain
.
Register for free here:
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Great piece here by
@Rosemarietv
for
@Forbes
on how the U.S. is lagging behind Europe on crypto regulation. She spoken to
@gverdian
for the article, who believes we’re in the middle of a once in a generation transformation of money.
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Forward-thinking banks aren’t waiting for
#CBDCs
, they’re issuing their own digital currency today.
@JPMorgan
is one of the best examples.
To do so in a way that’s simple, trusted and future-proof, contact
@quant_network
:
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There will be a lot more to share next year but first, a look back at 2021.
Here’s
@quant_network
’s CEO
@gverdian
on the year’s achievements.
#TheFutureOfFinanceToday
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The
@ECB
has chosen
@nexigroup
, the European Paytech leader, to develop a front-end prototype for making payments with digital euros.
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Behind the scenes at the
@Finextra
booth:
@gverdian
is talking about how
#DigitalAssets
are ready for centre stage.
#Sibos
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Just before
#EBAday
, we disclosed our work on
#ProjectRosalind
.
Today, the
@quant_network
team is proud to announce that the same tech is now available to all with the launch of
#OverledgerPlatform
.
📽️ Watch our launch video:
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The
@quant_network
team put out another
#Overledger
release today.
This one is mostly architectural changes to lay the ground for upcoming
#SmartContract
functionality.
#TheFutureOfFinanceToday
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Looking forward to
@UKFtweets
’s
#UKFinanceDIS
tomorrow.
If you’re coming, look out for the
@quant_network
stand and don’t miss
@gverdian
live on stage at 14:05, talking with
@Citi
and
@bankofengland
about our work on the
#DigitalPound
.
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With just one week to go before
#Sibos
,
@quant_network
presents its guide to this year’s conference.
#Sibos2022
Download your free copy here:
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“I believe the next generation for markets, the next generation for securities, will be tokenisation of securities,” Larry Fink, the CEO of
@BlackRock
said.
Indeed. And
@quant_network
is here to make it simple and future-proof.
#TheFutureOfFinanceToday
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#Overledger
2.2.0 is now live. This release enhances performance of the gateway and improves data consistency across our APIs.
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We’re hiring at
@quant_network
!
I’m looking for an exceptional writer who is passionate about finance and technology - and keen to build a career at a scale-up where they’ll be able to have a huge impact from day one.
Is that you?
No agencies.
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A moment of levity at
#UKFinanceDIS
: After saying he always fancied himself as Gary Barlow, Tony McLaughlin of
@Citi
jokes that
@GVerdian
is the Robbie Williams of fintech.
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Trends for 2023? Ultimately, we’re entering “a hyper-connected world”, says
@gverdian
.
And, you heard it here first, one example of that trend is that
@ElonMusk
’s
@Twitter
will become a payments system.
#FTC22
#FintechForGood
#FintechConnect
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I signed up for
@Schwarzenegger
’s newsletter. It’s great, like having the Big Guy himself visit you to give you a good talking to. (You have to read it in his accent.)
“Just declare victory every single day, and take the time to celebrate yourself.”
Thanks, Arnie.
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Three things needed for the metaverse to actually reach its potential: digital money, a portable digital identity and…wait for it…interoperability. Of course.
@quant_network
agrees.
#Sibos
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Spending the next couple of days at
#IFGS2022
. Will be sharing highlights here and on
@quant_network
.
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I’m heading to
#Sibos
next month.
See you there,
@Chris_Skinner
@ilkandcookies
@FVandenreydt
@LizLum
@Nick_kerigan
@CWoermann
@JH_Tweets
@Andrew_Marshall
@watsodav
@ccalmeja
@AndreCasterman
@TotiRoler
@joymacknight
@annaflacher
@TanyaBankTech
@LedaGlyptis
@ByGeoffW
@ccrosswell
?
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This is good:
@quant_network
’s founder and CEO
@gverdian
spoke with
@HedgeWeekJames
about the origins of Quant, why he helped create an ISO standard for
#blockchain
, and why blockchain
#interoperability
will transform global
#payments
systems.
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According to
@CalastoneLtd
, “tokenisation can be a «transformative tool» to creates a frictionless digital marketplace for asset managers.”
Want to make it simple, trusted and future-proof? Talk to
@quant_network
.
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A
#CBDC
holds the promise of cheaper cross-border payments, more robust security and privacy, and new areas of growth for the UK economy, writes
@techmjh
,
@quant_network
’s Chief Product Officer.
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“London provides fintechs with access to one of the world’s leading financial centres, alongside Europe’s largest tech ecosystem. This combination is a recipe for innovation.”
It certainly has been for
@quant_network
.
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“The solution enables the tokenization of both the digital bond and the currency used for settlement, enabling atomic settlement or delivery versus payment (DvP).”
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Achieving interoperability between blockchains isn’t just about choosing the right technology. As
@gverdian
explains, it requires global collaboration.
That’s why
@quant_network
is working with
@isostandards
to create ISO 307.
Watch the full discussion:
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It’s not the most important metric for a marketer but there’s no denying it’s rewarding to see your social media tactics earn a milestone 100,000 followers. Thank you to all that follow
@quant_network
. We’ll continue to work hard to earn our place in your timeline.
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Bank of America says stablecoin adoption and CBDC is ‘inevitable’
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“92% view tokenization as a tool to improve liquidity and increase the range of tradeable assets.”
And
@quant_network
is here to make it simple.
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“To have the greatest impact, you have to work on the underlying infrastructure,” says
@gverdian
.
But in financial services that’s often very complex.
@quant_network
is here to make it simple.
#FTC22
#FintechForGood
@FINTECHCircle
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Broker Bernstein estimates that the size of the tokenization opportunity could be as much as $5 trillion over the next five years, led by stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDC), private market funds, securities and real estate.
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If you’re interested in
@quant_network
and how I spend much of my days, you’ll want to be one of the first to know when our new website launches.
Submit your email address here:
#TheFutureOfFinanceToday
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How is
@quant_network
’s technology being applied as
@FintechForGood
? Here’s
@gverdian
take on our work with
@LACChain
in South America.
#FTC22
#FintechForGood
#FintechConnect
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We're looking for someone who can grow
@quant_network
’s developer community and encourage them to make broader and deeper use of our products. You’ll become both the owner of all communication with the community externally but also their voice internally.
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#CBDCs
are complex to implement properly. They require collaboration and interoperability between central banks, commercial banks and various payment and tech firms worldwide.
@quant_network
is here to make it simple and secure.
The Central Bank of Turkey has successfully carried out the first payment transactions on its central bank digital currency network as part of an initial test phase 👉
...
#Turkey
#Lira
#CBDC
#DigitalCurrency
#Payments
#Finance
#Banking
#TurkishLira
#TRY
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Best sound bite was from
@maitlis
: “Saying QAnon are anti-pedophilia is like saying Mussolini was pro-trains.”
You can now listen to and watch
#Americast
!
This week
@maitlis
,
@BBCJonSopel
and
@awzurcher
discuss the town hall debates and explain what makes swing states so errr... swingy.
🎧 Listen on BBC Sounds
📺 Watch now on
@bbciplayer
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Exciting to see
@quant_network
join
@InnFin
and take part in
#IFGS2022
.
@gverdian
will be talking about the future of
#Payments
with Jane Loginova of
@RadarPayments
,
@KatCloud3
of
@Plaid
,…
(1/2)
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“The Merge is a significant step forward bringing
@Ethereum
into the mainstream, and it marks an evolution of
#blockchain
technology,”
@gverdian
tells
@Independent
.
#TheMerge
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Last month,
@gverdian
participated in a webinar with the
@digitalpoundfdn
. It explored how
#CBDCs
could be successfully established and optimised, how transactions and FX could work and the considerations for
#cybersecurity
, privacy and regulations.
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Looks like
@Finextra
are amongst the first to break the news...
@quant_network
is partnering with
@USTglobal
.
More:
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I’m attending
@ftlive
’s
#FTCrypto
event today. Looking forward to hearing
@gverdian
speak alongside a huge lineup of other impressive panellists. Follow
@quant_network
for live highlights throughout the day.
#DigitalAssets
#Blockchain
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Having just returned from
#Sibos
2022,
@quant_network
’s
@gverdian
and
@techmjh
sat down with me to reflect on the industry’s readiness to adopt digital assets and the key developments we’d likely to see over the next 12 months:
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Prototyping
#blockchain
apps using
#Overledger
just became “child’s play,” according for
@quant_network
’s CTO, now that you can get our tech from
@OutSystems
Forge.
It’s initiatives like this that help us deliver
#TheFoundationOfTheBlockchainEconony
for all.
Today we have made our enterprise-grade technology,
#Overledger
, available on application builder marketplace
@OutSystems
Forge. The move underpins our commitment to making
#blockchain
technology simple.
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One of the biggest concerns it seems is privacy.
That’s why
@quant_network
creates ‘secure’ smart contracts that are ready for institutional use.
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I'm hiring!
@quant_network
is building the future of finance by making
#blockchain
easy.
Are you a smart, ambitious
#ProductMarketing
specialist with a background in finance or
#fintech
? Click on the link.
Sorry, no agencies.
#TheFutureOfFinanceToday
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Watch this space indeed.
#FTCrypto
#DigitalPound
“
@gverdian
and Quant were important participants in Project Rosalind,” says Tom Mutton. “Watch this space for the
#ProjectRosalind
report coming out shortly.”
#FTCrypto
#CBDC
#DigitalPound
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Are you going to
#Sibos
this year? I’ll be there with
@gverdian
,
@techmjh
and
@R_Hackworth
. Let’s meet…
Curious about blockchain, central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, or tokenising funds, debt or other assets?
If you or your colleagues are going to be at
#Sibos
too, let's get a meeting in the diary:
#Sibos
#Sibos2022
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So…
@joymacknight
has pulled off a coup: the first ‘full’ session of
#Sibos
. A lot of interest in joining up digital currencies and payments systems, it seems.
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Back at
#Sibos
. It’s been a looong time!
If you’re interested in ‘the world’s premier financial services event’, follow
@quant_network
from where we’ll be bringing you live highlights all week.
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When I sat down with
@gverdian
to discuss the future of
#DigitalAssets
, we touched on the security concerns around cross-chain bridges. He explained the approach
@quant_network
has taken to ensure the technology is ready for institutional use.
Full video:
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At
@quant_network
, we're making
#blockchain
simple for financial institutions.
But we're often asked about use cases. Here are some for
#tokenisation
in
#AssetManagement
.
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“Multi-CBDC made it into the top two avenues to explore alongside interlinking domestic payment systems.”
Sounds like interoperability will be key. Have a look at
@quant_network
,
@ecb
. We’re here to help.
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If that worries you, wait ‘til you find out what your bank is running.
Wow, had no idea my local
@waitrose
point of sale (POS) terminal runs on an OS launched 10 years ago and no longer supported by
@Microsoft
. Hope the security patches are up to date!
#cybersecurity
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Amazing: 1,000 sign ups in just a matter of a few days. Huge demand from the developer community for
#blockchain
knowledge.
@quant_network
is here to help.
In less than a week, 1,000 developers have signed up to our
#blockchain
course with
@KingsCollegeLon
. Get started today to build an empowered, interconnected world.
More:
#Overledger
#Interoperability
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“Distributed ledger technology can help improve cross-border wholesale payments involving multiple currencies, according to findings announced by the
@NewYorkFed
and
@MAS_Sg
.”
It can. And
@quant_network
makes it simple, trusted and future-proof.
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“I can’t think of anyone who doesn’t believe that in the future a digital version of the dollar for institutional and corporate use isn’t going to happen and be far more efficient,” Diamond said.
Agreed.
@quant_network
makes it simple and secure.
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Prabu says “it’s very early days” and “no one is really doing it [connecting different blockchains to make exchange of value easy and seamless] yet.”
That’s - quite literally - what
@quant_network
has been doing for years.
#FTCrypto
"Each of these Stablecoins will run on multiple blockchains," says Prabu. "Connecting multiple blockchains will allow people to exchange value in a seamless way."
Indeed, Vasant. That's why
#interoperability
is so critical.
#FTCrypto
#Overledger
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Before Day 1 of
#Sibos
drew to a close, I caught up with
@techmjh
to ask him for his impressions so far.
#Sibos2022
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Just published:
@gverdian
spoke to
@Alpha_Week
’s
@greg_winterton
about
#tokenisation
.
“We see tokenisation as a complement to the existing system, governed by the same market forces of supply and demand,” he said.
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In part II of
@quant_network
’s series on
#tokenisation
, we look at the world of alternative asset classes. Marita McGinley at
@Schroders
believes tokenisation could improve asset management, in areas like issuance, exchange and servicing.
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@BIS_org
@bankofengland
Congratulations to all involved. A hugely important and successful project that
@quant_network
is proud to be part of.
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Last weekend
@gverdian
and
@quant_network
were featured in
@Raconteur
’s
#FutureOfFintech
report, distributed with
@TheSundayTimes
in partnership with
@InnFin
and
@money2020
.
#DigitalAssets
#blockchain
#interoperability
Download the full report for free:
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I have, as they say on social media, some personal news…
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It was a pleasure to chat with
@Ani_Nacheva
of
@The_FMH
about
@quant_network
’s approach to
#marketing
around
@Sibos
.
#InMarketing
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Great couple of days at
#IFGS
.
One message that came across loud and clear:
#CBDCs
are coming. It’s a question of how to implement them, not whether or when.
Thank you,
@InnFin
!
The
#DreamTeam
#QuantSquad
team wraps up the second day of a memorable
#IFGS2023
Thank you
@InnFin
@JanineJoyHirt
for all the hard work putting together a great event.
Follow us on
@quant_network
for more takeaways.
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With a new year comes predictions, right?
@gverdian
, CEO of
@quant_network
has four. The first is about unregulated crypto markets.
Find out more here:
#Quants2023Predictions
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“
#FintechForGood
is the first film to showcase how fintech can benefit society,” says
@FINTECHCircl
’s
@SusanneChishti
.
#FTC22
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I caught up with
@techmjh
yesterday evening to ask him for his perspectives so far on Day 1 of
#Sibos
.
#Sibos2022
Here’s part I.
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“The case for
#CBDC
is a pragmatic one. They extend what central bank money can do, enhancing its utility to ensure it remains future proof.”
@quant_network
is focused on making implementing them simple and secure.
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In the third of
@quant_network
series on fund tokenisation, we look at private equity.
#Blockchain
technology is a potential game changer for general partners, who are now able to provide evergreen fund solutions for illiquid private market assets.
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“The report, authored by the Fed's seven-member board of governors, states a widely available
#CBDC
would serve as a ‘near-perfect’ substitute for commercial bank money.”
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We should never apply new technology just for the sake of it. It’s about the people who ultimately benefit. That’s who we should showcase in the next
#FintechForGood
film, suggests
@gverdian
.
#FTC22
@FINTECHCircle
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@SophiaFurber
At
@quant_network
, we help banks, asset managers and other financial institutions harness simple, secure and future-proof digital assets, including CBDCs, programmable money, tokenised funds, carbon credits and more. Happy to arrange a meeting for you with our senior team.
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Here’s
@gverdian
at
#FTCrypto
on why central bank digital currencies will “finally allow us to tackle fraud once and for all”.
#CBDC
#CBDCs
#DigitalCurrencies
#DigitalAssets
Will CBDCs finally be able to put an end to financial fraud?
@gverdian
, founder and CEO,
@quant_network
speaking at
#FTCrypto
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“The number of people spending at least 10 days a month working on Web3 is under 5,000. One explanation for this is that too few developers have mastered the new languages needed to build decentralised applications.”
@quant_network
can help. 🧵
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Some great insight from
@gverdian
in this Bloomberg story about
#ProjectRosalind
.
The UK’s current money system “is not fit for purpose for a digital society.”
NEW: The Bank of England is a step closer to launching its own digital currency 🪙
Story with
@LucyGJWhite
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