Industry experts at this year’s TradeTech Paris conference agree: increased transactions speeds are needed so real use cases for blockchain can be developed, similar to the evolution of the Internet.

Alexis Atkinson, head of order driven markets at NEX Markets, talks to The TRADE Crypto about the relationship between cryptocurrency and foreign exchange (FX) markets, and explores the lessons that both markets can learn from each other.

There are some valid crypto tokens in the market and many more coming to market over the years ahead that can and should find a home in your portfolio. But how can you tell them apart from the many others that are hyped to the rafters, but are more likely to be froth than solid investments?

Distributed ledger technology provider Equichain is working with regulators in Abu Dhabi on a platform to allow companies to issue – and investors to buy and sell – stock and bonds on a blockchain.