Market Infrastructure
From speculation to financial infrastructure
At the Capital Pioneer Digital Assets Summit, Bitwise’s Ray Dillet led a discussion demystifying digital assets and shifting the narrative beyond speculation toward real-world...
NYSE builds tokenised trading platform
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is developing a platform for trading and on-chain settlement of tokenised securities, subject to regulatory approval.The digital platform...
LSEG debuts instant digital settlement house
The London Stock Exchange Group has launched a new digital settlement platform designed to transform how cash, securities and digital assets move across global...
Clearstream’s vision for the digital era
The future of finance is digital, and it is unstoppable. Tokenised assets, real-time settlement, and blockchain-native systems are no longer experiments; they are rapidly...
SG-FORGE and Swift prove interoperability
Société Générale-FORGE (SG-FORGE) and Swift have completed a seamless exchange and settlement of tokenised bonds using both fiat and digital currencies. EUR CoinVertible, issued by SG-FORGE,...
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...
R3’s Corda protocol to anchor $399bn RWA market to Solana
Enterprise blockchain pioneer R3 has solidified its commitment to converging traditional finance (TradFi) with decentralised finance (DeFi), announcing the upcoming 2026 launch of the...
SWIFT, HSBC and Ant trial tokenised deposits over legacy network
Global finance is accelerating its shift towards a blockchain-enabled future after HSBC and Ant International successfully trialled cross-border payments using tokenised deposits over the...
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: 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...
ADFW: Abu Dhabi launches FIDA cluster to drive financial innovation
In a move aimed at solidifying its position as a global hub for the digital economy, Abu Dhabi has officially launched the FinTech, Insurance,...
ADFW: Finance titans open – Pivoting to digital
Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) has kicked off with a resounding mandate: the global financial world is decisively moving towards digital infrastructure. The opening...
ADFW: Binance wins landmark ADGM licence
Binance has achieved a major regulatory milestone, securing full authorisation from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)...
Zodia and Deribit expand partnership
Zodia Custody, the institution-first digital assets platform backed by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, National Australia Bank, and Emirates NBD, has announced a...
Swift completes ISO 20022 migration
SWIFT has completed its migration to the ISO 20022 messaging standard, retiring the Message Type (MT) format for cross-border payments. The coexistence period for payment...
Standard Chartered on digital assets as the new emerging market
For a bank with a 160-year history built on connecting the world’s emerging markets to the global economy, Standard Chartered’s aggressive foray into digital...