---
title: "Nasdaq Is Serious About Using the Blockchain as a Ledger to Track Stocks"
description: "The premier exchange for technology stocks, Nasdaq, is investing heavily in blockchain technology derived from Bitcoin. It's not an experiment."
date: "2015-07-25"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Kif Leswing"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/kif_leswing"
url: "https://futurism.com/nasdaq-is-serious-about-using-the-blockchain-as-a-ledger-to-track-stocks"
categories:
  - "Bitcoin"
  - "Blockchain"
  - "Cryptocurrency"
  - "Future Society"
tags:
  - "bitcoin"
  - "blockchain"
---

# Nasdaq Is Serious About Using the Blockchain as a Ledger to Track Stocks

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/-1x-1.jpg>)

- Nasdaq will use the blockchain to track shares of privately traded companies. Chain is providing the technology.
- Nasdaq executive Bob Greifeld told Bloomberg the technology will be "of fundamental importance to Wall Street."
- It's expected that Nasdaq will use "colored coin" technology to track stocks -- so it won't be using Bitcoin as a currency. Still, Nasdaq plans to continue looking into blockchain technology and new programs going forward.