The UK Wholesale Digital Markets Champion Industry Taskforce, including Hedera, BlackRock, and NatWest, is working to launch a fully on-chain repo use case by April 2027. This initiative aims to tokenize wholesale financial markets, focusing initially on repo transactions with a live trial planned for spring 2027. The taskforce's broader efforts cover fixed income, derivatives, market infrastructure, and legal issues, reflecting a coordinated push to modernize financial markets through blockchain technology. Hedera's decentralized finance ecosystem currently holds $33.2 million in total value locked, highlighting its active role in the DeFi space.
Hedera's decentralized finance ecosystem holds $33.2 million in total value locked, providing context for this news on its participation in the UK Wholesale Digital Markets Champion Industry Taskforce. For readers following cryptocurrency markets, here is Pluang's snapshot as of Oct 17, 2026 20:21 WIB: out of 50 major cryptocurrencies, 7 rose and 42 fell today. Notable movers include SNX at Rp3.849 with a -6.08% change and 100% buy order activity, ALGO at Rp1.999 with a -6.06% change and 87% buy order activity, and COTI at Rp199 with a -5.88% change and 77% buy order activity.
Ascendis Pharma announced that the European Medicines Agency's CHMP has given a positive opinion for TransCon CNP (Navepegritid), a once-weekly treatment for achondroplasia in children aged 2 and above with open growth plates. This recommendation sup...
Ascendis Pharma announced that the European Medicines Agency's CHMP has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of TransCon CNP (navepegritide), a once-weekly treatment for achondroplasia in children aged two and older with open growth plates...
Morgan Stanley reports a 32-gigawatt electricity deficit for US data centers through 2028, a 34% shortfall even after alternative power sources. This power gap threatens AI growth as data centers need constant energy to operate. Tech analyst James Al...
On October 17, Solana (SOL) experienced the largest decline in open interest among major cryptocurrencies, falling 4.25% to $929.5 million. Bitcoin's open interest also decreased by 0.69% to $7.68 billion. Both Solana and Bitcoin had the highest fund...
Consumer services are currently deeply undervalued compared to their 11-year averages and show strong quality metrics, making this subsector particularly attractive for investors. The Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, which has a value ...
