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View More NewsIn brief The New York Stock Exchange said that it’s working with Securitize on developing systems that will allow tokenized securities to trade round-the-clock. The companies are collaborating on standards that will shape tokenized securities on a platform affiliated with the largest stock exchange by market capitalization. Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo has advocated for “native” securities, which embody the rights of traditional counterparts while existing solely on-chain. The New York Stock Exchange said Tuesday that it’s collaborating with Securitize, the BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist, on a program aimed at accelerating Wall Street’s shift toward trading infrastructure underpinned by digital assets.As part…
5 years agoApril 2021 “[Sen. Josh] Hawley’s vision of government is a vision of vast power, used to forcibly advance a particular kind of life. Yet he also represents a link to the party’s past, following in the long tradition of socially conservative scolds and media panic mongers who have found a home on the American right….He may well be the GOP’s dark future, bringing the culture war into the social media era and repurposing the Progressive Era’s statist playbook for faux-populist ends.”Peter Suderman”Josh Hawley’s Toxic Populism” “The awful events of January 6 accelerated trends in left-of-center circles, particularly within…
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