Crypto
Franklin Templeton to acquire crypto firm and launch Franklin Crypto
Franklin Templeton is set to acquire 250 Digital, an active cryptocurrency investment management firm, and launch Franklin Crypto. The acquisition would include the 250 Digital investment team and...
XRP institutional access moves toward public markets
Ripple-backed Evernorth Holdings, a startup enabling the adoption of XRP on an institutional scale is moving closer to a potential public listing. The company has filed a Form S-4...
Capital Pioneer to join ALFI GlobAM as media partner
Capital Pioneer has joined the ALFI Global Asset Management Conference 2026 as an official media partner and will be on the ground in Luxembourg...
Mastercard launches new crypto partner programme
Mastercard has created a crypto partner programme, a global initiative to bring together more than 85 crypto‑native companies, payments providers and financial institutions.Through the...
IA: UK investment management industry to plan for crypto regime
The Investment Association (IA) has launched a cryptoassets regime encouraging fund and investment managers to learn to navigate the changing financial landscape. The ‘UK Crypto Assets Regime: How the investment management industry can...
European digital asset inflows partially offset US outflows
Digital asset investment products saw a fourth consecutive week of outflows last week, totalling $173 million. For the week ending Friday 13 February, the cumulative four-week run of outflows rose to $3.74 billion,...
KBC partners Crypto Finance for trading
KBC Bank has positioned itself as the first bank in Belgium to provide retail investors access to crypto assets within a regulated European framework. The bank is launching its...
BitGo and 21shares expand partnership
BitGo Holdings Inc. and 21shares have broadened their collaboration to provide staking and custody services. BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company, and 21shares, one of the...
InterLink to develop quantum-resistant blockchain
InterLink, a blockchain infrastructure entity, has announced the development of a quantum-resistant blockchain to safeguard digital assets. The project is positioned to alleviate what the company deems to be the biggest threat...
Deutsche Börse’s 360T partners with Bitpanda
360T, the FX and digital assets arm of Deutsche Börse Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with Bitpanda to expand institutional access to...
Ripple granted EU electronic money institution license
Ripple has received authorisation for its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence, granting the company full EMI status in the European Union.The licence was granted...
Bitwise debuts non-custodial vault offering
Bitwise Asset Management, a global crypto asset manager, has launched a new on-chain investor offering through non-custodial vault strategies. The offering is built on Morpho,...
Laser Digital rolls out BDYF
Laser Digital, a subsidiary of Nomura, has launched the Bitcoin Diversified Yield Fund SP (BDYF) for institutional and eligible accredited investors. Launched as an upgrade...
Bermuda advances national on-chain strategy
At this year’s World Economic Forum Meeting in Davos, the Government of Bermuda announced its plans to become the world’s first “fully on-chain national...
Dutch households drive €1.2bn indirect crypto surge
Indirect crypto investments held by Dutch households surged to €1.2bn by October 2025 - compared to just €81mn in 2020.Rather than holding crypto-assets...
From speculation to financial infrastructure
At the Capital Pioneer Digital Assets Summit, Bitwise’s Ray Dillet led a discussion demystifying digital assets and shifting the narrative beyond speculation toward real-world...
