Market Infrastructure

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...

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...

FCA: Innovation at heart of capital markets reform

The Financial Conduct Authority has said innovation is now a structural pillar of the UK’s capital‑markets reform agenda, with tokenisation, digital infrastructure and new...

Tokenised cash barely trades, Dune finds

Tokenised cash is the largest asset class on-chain but barely trades, according to a new report from Dune. The report finds tokenised real-world assets have...

LSEG expands DiSH role with Canton Super Validator post

London Stock Exchange Group has expanded its presence in institutional blockchain infrastructure after being appointed a Super Validator on the Canton Network, strengthening its...

DTCC invests in iCapital to support alternatives expansion

DTCC and iCapital have announced a wide‑ranging collaboration designed to modernise the infrastructure underpinning private‑market investments, aiming to reduce operational friction and expand access...

UK roadmap sets tokenised markets pace

The UK has set out a coordinated national plan to accelerate the development of tokenised wholesale financial markets, publishing a detailed roadmap that positions...

Standard Chartered widens LMAX custody deal

Standard Chartered has expanded its relationship with LMAX Group, appointing the bank as the digital‑asset custodian for the institutional exchange operator through its DFSA‑regulated...

Tokenised gold tops regulatory agenda

UK regulators have unexpectedly placed tokenised gold on the policy agenda and signalled a decisive shift from pilots to permanent tokenised market infrastructure, marking...

Broadridge unveils DLX for tokenised‑market operations

Broadridge has launched DLX, a digital‑asset infrastructure platform designed to act as an operating system for tokenised finance, offering multi‑chain connectivity, smart‑contract composition and...

Beyond proof-of-concept: Cordial Systems’ Sebastian Higgs

For Sebastian Higgs, COO and co-founder of Cordial Systems, the digital asset journey began well before the current wave of institutional adoption began to...

Broadridge expands tokenised repo platform globally

Broadridge has added G7 securities to its tokenised repo and collateral network. It comes as financial institutions accelerate adoption of tokenised market infrastructure to...

Taurus connects to Swift blockchain payments network

Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger is set to go live through Taurus, a Swiss digital asset infrastructure provider.In a statement today (26 August), Lamine Brahimi,...

Nomura unit wins crypto services approval

Nomura's Laser Digital Japan has secured approval to provide institutional crypto asset services.It comes as traditional capital markets players continue to respond to the...

Galaxy and BNY expand digital asset infrastructure

Galaxy and BNY are collaborating to advance digital asset infrastructure for institutional markets, combining digital asset custody and staking within a single servicing model. The partnership will...

BNY launches digital fund servicing platform

BNY has launched new digital transfer agency capabilities, extending its fund servicing platform to support digitally native funds and tokenised assets across multiple jurisdictions and blockchains. The...