COVID-19 Impacts Australian Stock Exchange Transition to DLT Based Replacement for CHESS

March 25, 2020 @ 5:40 pm By JD Alois |

Earlier today, the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) announced that its planned replacement for CHESS – the backbone system of the stock exchange has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The exchange said the implementation timetable has been altered due to the uncertainty created by the unfolding… Read More

Report: Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Rival Chi-X Concerned ASX’s New Blockchain Settlement System Could Be Anti-Competitive

November 2, 2019 @ 11:02 am By Cali Haan |

Chi-X, an Australian stock exchange that handles about 20% of the country’s trades, is concerned that a new cost-cutting blockchain registry, settlement and clearing system being developed by rival ASX will enhance the ASX’s market dominance over settlement, Reuters reports. Chi-X, a subsidiary of New-York-based… Read More

ASX Will Migrate to Blockchain to Replace 20+ Year Old Trading System

December 6, 2017 @ 8:20 pm By JD Alois |

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) will migrate away from its Clearing House Electronic Subregister System or “CHESS” to a system using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) commonly referenced as Blockchain. The CHESS platform has been in place since the 1990s. ASX said it is now taking… Read More