Market Infrastructure
Interoperability ‘key to scale’, say Swift and State Street
Interoperability advances are pushing institutional tokenisation into its next phase, according to leaders at Swift and State Street Investment Management.Speaking at the Financial Times'...
LMAX Group launches Kiosk for digital‑asset collateral
LMAX Group has launched Kiosk, an interface designed to let institutions accept, custody and deploy digital assets as cross‑asset collateral across its trading ecosystem.The...
Bullish to buy Equiniti for push into tokenised securities
Bullish has agreed to acquire Equiniti in a $4.2 billion transaction that will combine a regulated, blue‑chip transfer agent with a blockchain‑native tokenisation platform,...
LSEG signals digital‑first future as real‑time settlement platform nears launch
London Stock Exchange Group has signalled a decisive shift towards a digitally‑driven market infrastructure strategy, using its Q1 trading update today to highlight progress...
PBW: Nethermind on Ethereum for institutions
Ethereum is increasingly being positioned as the default coordination layer for institutional digital asset activity, as the network evolves beyond its origins in crypto-native...
PBW: SG-Forge on measures of regulatory clarity
Regulatory strategy and regulatory progression should be assessed as separate measures of market clarity, according to panellists at Paris Blockchain Week.On a panel discussing...
PBW: Tokenisation drives private market shift
Digital infrastructure is reshaping access to private markets as institutions look beyond traditional public allocations and towards solutions that unlock liquidity. During an exclusive PBW side event hosted...
Ondo, Clearstream and 360X in tokenisation tie‑up
Ondo Finance, Clearstream and 360X have agreed a partnership to connect tokenised securities issued on public blockchains with regulated European trading and post‑trade infrastructure,...
Deutsche Börse takes 1.5% stake in Kraken
Deutsche Börse Group has acquired a $200m stake in Payward, Inc., the company behind global crypto platform Kraken, deepening a partnership aimed at building out...
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...
Renegade and Costanoa back Natter’s $23m Series A
Natter has raised $23 million in Series A funding to expand its enterprise conversation intelligence platform.Conversation intelligence is becoming a critical data layer for...
DTCC creates digital asset solutions unit following SEC approval
DTCC has created a new business line dedicated to the tokenisation of traditional financial assets, marking the next phase of its digital strategy following...
NYSE signs tokenisation deal with Securitize
The New York Stock Exchange has signed a memorandum of understanding with Securitize as it develops a platform for issuer‑sponsored tokenised securities.Under the agreement,...
ECB to accept DLT-issued assets as collateral
The European Central Bank has moved to bring tokenised securities into the heart of its monetary policy operations, confirming that marketable assets issued in...
Bermuda advances national on-chain strategy
At this year’s World Economic Forum Meeting in Davos, the Government of Bermuda announced its plans to become the world’s first “fully on-chain national...
Canton Network completes third repo round
The Canton Network has completed a third set of transactions in collaboration with Digital Asset and a consortium of leading financial institutions. The round demonstrated cross-border intraday...