Investments
21Shares lists Bitcoin Gold ETP
21Shares has launched its 21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP (BOLD) on the London Stock Exchange. The launch marks the firm’s fifth cryptocurrency product to receive prospectus...
Barclays makes first bet on stablecoins
Barclays has entered the stablecoin settlement space with a strategic investment in Ubyx. Ubyx, a US-based clearing system for digital money, including tokenised deposits and regulated...
Morgan Stanley files for spot Bitcoin ETF
Morgan Stanley has become the latest major US institution to seek approval for a spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded fund, filing a Form S‑1 with the...
Kraken lists $KULA token
Kula, a decentralised investment firm focused on real‑world assets in emerging markets, has listed its governance token, $KULA, on Kraken. The move brings the...
ADFW: Wall Street told to prepare as tokenised assets go mainstream
The world’s financial institutions are now "panicking" to adopt decentralised technology as the era of traditional capital markets draws to a close, according to...
ADFW: Wall Street won’t just digitise…
Tokenisation of capital markets is no longer a pilot program, it is the foundational infrastructure for a new era of global finance, according to...
Tokenisation breakthrough to supercharge UK pension investment
Four industry heavyweights have launched a coalition aimed at unlocking billions in renewable energy assets for UK pension savers.Smart Pension, tokenisation specialist Ctrl Alt,...
Bitwise’s largest crypto index fund to trade on NYSE Arca
Bitwise Asset Management has uplisted the world’s largest and longest-running crypto index fund, the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF, to NYSE Arca.Uplisting is when...
JP Morgan backs major Hong Kong crypto IPO
JP Morgan is sponsoring one of Asia’s largest regulated crypto listings as HashKey Holdings launches its Hong Kong initial public offering. The deal is...
Ripple’s $500M deal signals institutional caution
Ripple’s $500 million share sale in November attracted several of Wall Street’s giants, but also highlighted the aspects of caution with the institutional approach, reported...
Irish funds industry calls for mainstream tokenisation adoption
Ireland’s funds industry has urged policymakers and asset managers to accelerate the mainstream adoption of tokenisation, arguing that the technology is now proven and...
Industry responds to FCA’s tokenisation plans
Mobius, a modern pension investment platform, has submitted a response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation on progressing fund tokenisation in the UK....
Ripple secures $500M in institutional investment
Ripple has attracted $500 million in institutional backing from major financial players, including Brevan Howard, including affiliates of Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities,...
UBS completes first tokenised fund transaction
UBS has executed its first live tokenised fund transaction leveraging the Chainlink Digital Transfer Agent (DTA) technical standard. The completion marks the first on-chain subscription...
Tokenised MMFs cleared for UK–EU collateral use, says GDF
Global Digital Finance (GDF) has published a landmark report and sandbox results demonstrating the legal and operational viability of tokenised money market funds (TMMFs)...
Bitwise launches Solana staking ETF
Bitwise Asset Management has launched the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (ticker: BSOL), offering investors exposure to Solana’s average annual staking rewards of over 7%.According...