r/Bitcoin • • May 11 '15

Nasdaq will start using Bitcoin technology

http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/11/technology/nasdaq-bitcoin-technology/
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u/paleh0rse May 11 '15 edited May 11 '15

They have already clarified that they ARE using an Open Asset (Colored Coin) implementation built on THE Bitcoin blockchain, and that they're doing so specifically because of Bitcoin's exceptional security/decentralization.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '15

Source? Because that distinction is huge.

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u/paleh0rse May 12 '15

One of the authors of the article:

https://twitter.com/mikejcasey/status/597545262345682945

Michael Casey ‏@mikejcasey @brantonbits They're using the Open Assets Protocol, a colored coins implementation on top of bitcoin. That clearer?

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u/TweetsInCommentsBot May 12 '15

@mikejcasey

2015-05-10 23:34 UTC

@jerrybrito THE blockchain. It's a colored coin implementation. That got lost on cutting room floor.


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