BNY Moves $8.6 Trillion Fund Business Onchain | CoinDesk Daily

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BNY puts $8.6 trillion to fund business onto the blockchain, and Russia charges Telegram's founder with terrorism. This is CoinDesk Daily.
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BNY is moving one of its core record-keeping businesses onto the blockchain. The 242-year-old custody giant is bringing its transfer agency on chain, a business that services about $8.6 trillion across 7.6 million accounts. Baillie Gifford is the first client on board using it for what's billed as the first fully native UK-regulated tokenized fund. BlackRock and BNY's Dreyfus arm are expected to follow.
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