Infrastructure
B2C2 announces Solana partnership
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 partners FundBank for on- and off-ramping
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 introduces tokenised platform with CME Group
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 to acquire BVNK
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 partners with B2C2 on institutional market access
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 first digital asset bank to access Fed infrastructure
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...
DTCC, Clearstream, Euroclear and BCG offer interoperability framework
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 collaborates with Kinexys
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...
Bank of Japan to experiment with blockchain
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...
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...
Notabene and AMINA Bank partner on infrastructure
Notabene and AMINA Bank AG have partnered to advance infrastructure for transactions across crypto and traditional financial rails. The partnership will aim to address the real-world application of Travel...
Multiliquid and Metalayer Ventures launch instant redemption facility
Multiliquid by Uniform Labs and Metalayer Ventures have launched an instant redemption facility for tokenised real-world assets (RWAs) on Solana. The facility provides dedicated on-chain liquidity, enabling 24/7 conversion of...
Ripple secures UK licences from FCA
Ripple has secured an EMI authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority, enabling it to scale its operations in the UK.The new regulatory permissions come...
Fireblocks strengthens on-chain tools
Fireblocks has acquired crypto accounting platform TRES Finance for $130mn, as demand grows for audit and compliance tools among firms moving on chain. The integration will see Fireblocks’...
Oracle’s ambitions not dampened by dip
Shares in Oracle dipped in after-hours trading on Wednesday when it reported quarterly revenues lower than expected.For the digital assets community, the results highlight...
ADFW: SemiLiquid launches Programmable Credit Protocol
SemiLiquid, a custody-native infrastructure layer for institutional credit, today announced the launch of its Programmable Credit Protocol (PCP) at Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW)....