Infrastructure

BNY has launched enhanced stablecoin services allowing institutional clients to store and manage USDC. It comes as traditional financial institutions continue to use new technologies...

UBS and Nethermind have completed two joint proofs of concept (PoC) demonstrating that the public Ethereum network can support the operational and compliance needs of regulated...

BitGo Europe GmbH, the digital asset infrastructure company, will provide its MiCAR-compliant Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) infrastructure for eligible virtual asset service providers (VASPs), fintechs, and digital asset...

Clearstream has unveiled a next-generation digital securities infrastructure designed to support both traditional and tokenised securities markets. The platform, developed by Deutsche Börse Group’s post-trade...

Alchelyst has partnered with Allfunds Blockchain to help private markets asset managers process investor transactions more efficiently. The partnership introduces the AlchelystxAllfunds Blockchain API, a permissioned blockchain integration designed to...

Ondo, Kinexys by JP Morgan, Mastercard and Ripple have completed the first cross-border, cross-bank redemption of tokenised US Treasuries. This pilot has established a framework for 24/7, near real-time...

The Quantum Objection, AssessedQuantum computing is becoming a recurring objection in institutional blockchain evaluations. In most cases, it shouldn't be, according to Nethermind's recent...

B2C2 has collaborated with the Solana Foundation to support institutional stablecoin activity on the Solana network.  Under the partnership, B2C2 will use Solana as a core settlement network for...

Komainu has onboarded FundBank, a global institutional banking provider to the asset management industry, to enable on‑ and off‑ramping between fiat and digital assets.  The collaboration will see...

BMO is to become the first bank to offer CME Group’s tokenised cash solution via Google Cloud’s Universal Ledger.The development marks a notable step...

Mastercard has announced a definitive agreement to acquire BVNK, a leader in stablecoin infrastructure, for up to $1.8 billion, including $300 million in contingent payments.  The deal is...

Bitget, the world's largest universal exchange (UEX), has partnered with B2C2 to improve institutional access to digital asset markets.B2C2 serves hedge funds, asset managers,...

Kraken has become the first digital asset bank in US history to gain direct access to the Federal Reserve’s payment infrastructure. Kraken Financial, the Wyoming-chartered bank, has...

Three of the world’s largest financial market infrastructures (FMIs) have outlined an interoperability framework to improve the adoption of digital asset securities. Clearstream, The Depository Trust &...

CMC Markets has partnered with Kinexys by J.P. Morgan to use Kinexys Digital Payments for near real-time blockchain-based settlements. Kinexys Digital Payments sits within Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the firm’ industry-leading blockchain business unit and a...

The Bank of Japan is testing out the use of central bank money for a wide range of settlements on blockchains. The sandbox project will involve technical experimentation...