Wavelength Podcast Episode 124: Exchange Outages and Blockchain Developments
The LSE suffered a major outage this week while blockchain was very prevalent in this week's headlines.
This week on the podcast, Anthony and James first look at the London Stock Exchange’s outage that resulted from “technical issues” with its auction system, and why the industry should expect more glitches—across the world—in the future. Then they turn their attention to both failed blockchain projects and projects that were announced last year that have actually gone fully live. They wrap the show up talking about the state of mainstream magazines (because we all know that Waters magazine is the finest magazine covering fintech in the world).
To hear the full interview, listen in the player above, or you can download it.
Outages
1:45 What happened at the LSE?
5:00 The regulators are starting to care more about outages.
6:00 Why we should expect more outages across the industry.
Blockchain
8:15 First, a look at some of the failed blockchain projects that have dotted the capital markets.
11:30 Some cold water on the idea of blockchain for clearing.
14:00 But there have been some bright spots in the blockchain space, right?
Misc
18:30 What’s happened to Esquire? Why is California Sunday Magazine so good? Why is James promoting one of our competitors? We have answers (and possibly a job opening for a news editor).
Recent Blockchain Articles
Markets Learn Painful Lessons as Blockchain Grows Up
Northern Trust Pushes Forward With Private Equity Blockchain
Paxos Goes Live with Precious Metals Blockchain
Clearing Executives Remain Skeptical on Blockchain
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Contact Info
As is the case with everything we do, we'd love to get some feedback from our listeners. Feel free to reach out to Anthony or James via Twitter or email.
Anthony: @a_malakian; anthony.malakian@infopro-digital.com
James: @JimRundle; james.rundle@infopro-digital.com
Past 10 episodes:
Episode 114: A Recap of FIA Boca - Blockchain, Crypto, AI, Brexit
Episode 115: The CME Buys NEX Group
Episode 116: The Perils of Bitcoin; SS&C and Ion Move in on Fidessa
Episode 117: Machine Learning, Chatbots & Fintechs
Episode 118: CAT ‘State of the Union’, RTS 27 & 28 Concerns
Episode 119: SS&C's Acquisition Plans; Data Privacy Concerns; May 2018 Features
Episode 120: CCP Non-Default Losses
Episode 121: An Examination of CQRS; Coinbase’s Institutional Play
Episode 122: An Interview with Cboe's Chris Isaacson; GDPR Has Arrived
Episode 123: An Examination of the SGX-NSE Row; Esma Targets Reporting Platforms
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