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J.P. Morgan brings tokenised funds to Solana – Institutional demand for tokenised cash products is accelerating the migration of traditional finance onto blockchain networks.
BIS compares stablecoins and traditional payments – A new BIS study finds fintech money transfer operators can significantly reduce cross-border payment costs, while stablecoins continue to face challenges around liquidity, conversion fees and fiat access.
Euroclear Nordics joins initiative focused on digital markets – Euroclear Nordics has joined Nordic Compass, supporting efforts to strengthen capital market connectivity as digital and tokenised financial markets evolve.
Boerse Stuttgart secures DLT licence for Seturion – Boerse Stuttgart Group secures Europe's first DLT TSS licence for an exchange group, paving the way for its pan-European digital settlement platform, Seturion.
CME expands crypto futures with BCH, UNI launch – FalconX and GSR executed the first block trade in CME Group's Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures.
UK, Singapore deepen ties on digital assets and capital markets – The United Kingdom and Singapore have reaffirmed their commitment to closer financial cooperation, using the 11th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue to advance joint work on digital finance, artificial intelligence, capital markets and sustainable finance.
Franklin Templeton-backed product launches on BingX – A Franklin Templeton-backed money market fund is underpinning a new yield product launched on trading platform BingX.
JPMorgan puts JPMD live on Ethereum – JPMorgan Chase has launched its USD deposit token, JPM Coin (JPMD), on the Ethereum mainnet, according to Bloombergand posts from Ethereum Institutional.
DriveWealth and Ripple partner on digital asset infrastructure – DriveWealth and Ripple are integrating stablecoin settlement, cross-border payments, custody and equity financing capabilities to support global investing.
Federated Hermes to launch tokenised funds – Prometheum and Federated Hermes plan to launch tokenised securities funds in Q1 2027, combining active investment management with regulated digital asset infrastructure.
Settlement, standards and rules: tokenisation’s next test – A newly published survey of 22 EU and UK financial institutions suggests tokenisation is entering a more serious phase of development — but the industry’s progress is uneven.
Payward buys Saldo Bank – EU banking licence move broadens financial services ambitions
CoinShares launches stablecoin yield service on Safe – CoinShares has launched institutional-grade stablecoin yield strategies for Safe wallet users.
BIS outlines full potential for stablecoins – Stablecoins are emerging as an alternative to bank deposits, according to new BIS research.
BNY completes first tokenised Treasury repo trade – BNY has completed the first tokenised asset transaction on a major triparty repo platform.
Standard Chartered backs RLUSD institutional custody – Standard Chartered has launched institutional custody support for RLUSD on the XRP Ledger.
FSB flags cross border stablecoin risks – The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a detailed assessment of cross‑border vulnerabilities in global stablecoin arrangements, warning that their structure, international reach and uneven regulatory treatment could amplify financial‑stability risks across jurisdictions.
Standard Chartered targets Singapore custody – Standard Chartered plans to expand digital asset custody into Singapore, supporting institutional demand for regulated cryptoasset and tokenised asset services.
IMF calls for quicker rules on tokenised markets – The International Monetary Fund has warned that tokenisation’s rapid growth risks hitting a ceiling unless regulators and market‑infrastructure providers accelerate work on the legal and operational foundations needed for scale.
HMT names six banks to run DIGIT pilot – The UK government has appointed Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Morgan Stanley, NatWest and RBC Capital Markets as Joint Lead Managers for its first digitally native government bond, marking the most concrete step yet in the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) programme.

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