
Blockchain creators call for new reference data paradigm
Derivatives trade identifiers to leverage off cryptographic hashes and permit at-state consumption of data by regulators

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Today, the financial industry is grappling with the problem of how to catalogue a bewildering array of over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives. The stakes
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