Nasdaq reveals six clients using its blockchain-powered platform

     A number of companies made announcements at the Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas.

     One of them is Nasdaq, which announced a list of private sector clients using blockchain technology and its first platform, “Nasdaq Linq.”

     Bob Greifeld, Nasdaq’s CEO, expressed his delight at the development, saying, “We are encouraged to see the demand for Nasdaq Linq from these innovative and first-mover companies, and it is a testament to the application of our blockchain technology.”

     He later added: “Applying blockchain to private markets is innovation built on innovation and has the opportunity to change the future of financial services infrastructure forever.”

The following is a list of Nasdaq Linq’s first customers and their profiles:

Chain.com: Leading blockchain infrastructure provider for financial institutions and enterprises.

ChangeTip: Uses blockchain technology and platform to allow instant transactions between two users.

PeerNova: A thought leader in enterprise-grade encrypted ledger and data solutions.

Synack: A cybersecurity company that has created a unique crowdsourcing model to provide secure, continuous and scalable security assessments to enterprises.

Tango: A free mobile messaging app with over 3 million registered members.

Vera: It provides a first-of-its-kind solution that enables businesses to easily access and track any digital information across all platforms and devices.

     Adam Ludwin, CEO of Chain.com, said the company is pleased with Nasdaq Linq and is looking forward to its launch, hoping to be able to manage its security issues more effectively and transparently.

     The company announced in May that it had initiated an enterprise-wide blockchain-based initiative, Nasdaq Linq, a digital ledger that leverages blockchain technology to more easily issue, catalog, and record share transfers of privately held companies on the Nasdaq Private Market.

     Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld has already been in the news, revealing that the company will use blockchain technology to manage Estonia’s proxy voting system.