Crypto
FCA publishes UK crypto rulebook ahead of 2027 regime
Today (15 April), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation setting out proposed guidance on how it intends to regulate the UK's crypto market and define where...
Zodia Custody partners Re7 Capital for off-exchange settlement
Zodia Custody has partnered with crypto-native investment firm Re7 Capital to provide custody and off-exchange settlement through its interchange network. The partnership will also support on-chain representations...
Morgan Stanley Investment Management enters bitcoin ETP race
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), marking its latest move into digital asset investment strategies. The exchange-traded product...
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...
