Alex Janiaud

Pioneering Conversations: Interview with LMAX Group’s Jenna Wright

As demand for gold exposure surges, brokers and professional traders are increasingly looking for efficient, always-on access to traditional assets, whether through spot, CFDs...

ClearBank rolls out stablecoin rails

ClearBank Europe has launched its digital asset rails, a new capability enabling programmable liquidity for cross-border settlement. Now live, the service is being used by clients for cross-border payment flows,...

Mastercard granted New York BitLicense

Mastercard Transaction Services has been granted a BitLicense by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The license introduces requirements regarding consumer protection, cybersecurity, financial...

BIS: Project Agorá has delivered on its objectives

Project Agorá has successfully demonstrated that a shared ledger can address many of the pain points it was set up to overcome, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which led the project.  A report published by BIS today confirmed that...

HMT tightens cryptoasset rules to cover tokenised securities and DLT

The UK government has tightened its cryptoasset rules, updating legislation to bring DLT‑based versions of established financial instruments within the scope of the Financial...

Bitwise launches ETP with exposure to Canton Network’s native token

Bitwise has listed an exchange‑traded product on Deutsche Börse Xetra, giving professional investors access to CC, the native token of the Canton Network.The Bitwise...

Hamilton Lane launches tokenised private assets share class

Hamilton Lane has launched a tokenised share class to access its Global Private Assets Fund. The tokenised share class will be available through the Allfunds platform. Allfunds Blockchain will serve as the technology provider and...

Pioneering Conversations: AI and DLT in digital assets

This week’s Pioneering Conversation provides insights into one of the panels at the Financial Times Digital Assets Summit, where the panellists shared their thoughts on integrating artificial intelligence (AI)...