Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Exchange, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation: Participants In Proof Of Concept Testing For Utilization Of Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology In Capital Market Infrastructure

At the end of November 2016, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.; Osaka Exchange, Inc.; and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation made an announcement(*) regarding the consortium of Japanese financial institutions. The consortium was set up to conduct proof of concept (PoC) testing for blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT), and recruitment of participants commenced at the end of January 2017. To date, a total of 26 financial institutions and related organizations have registered. We will be launching a community website for registered participants in March.