Market Infrastructure
ECB okays plan to settle DLT trades in CB money
The European Central Bank (ECB) has approved a framework to enable the settlement of distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions in central bank money.The initiative,...
Tradeweb and DRW lead fundraise for Digital Asset
Digital Asset has raised $135 million in a strategic funding round to accelerate the adoption of its Canton Network.The New York-based technology company, founded...
JP Morgan accelerates institutional blockchain adoption
JP Morgan has announced its issuance of the JPMD token, positioning the bank as the first in the US to put digital money onto...
JP Morgan sponsors fintech accelerator
JP Morgan has launched a fintech accelerator as part of its commitments to broaden innovation efforts in the UK.The 12 week Fintech Forward Programme...
BIS head eyes capital market revolution
The digital transformation of global capital markets may be on the cusp of a breakthrough, according to a senior figure at the Bank for...
ICMA to lead Project Guardian fixed income workstream
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has been named as the lead for the fixed income workstream within Project Guardian.Project Guardian was launched as...
Galaxy lists on Nasdaq
Galaxy became the second high profile listing from the digital assets space on the Nasdaq last week. Following eToro’s $575m IPO, Galaxy, a digital...
Citi and SDX partner on private market tokenisation
Citi and SDX have announced a collaboration to extend the reach of tokenisation into private market investments.Through the tie up, US bank Citi will...
PBW ’25 Gemini highlights growing traditional finance interest amid regulatory shift
Traditional players are showing increased interest in the digital side of finance, thanks to a period of regulatory clarity, according to Mark Jennings, head...
Cantor unveils Bitcoin service
Cantor Fitzgerald has announced a partnership with two digital asset custodians to support its Bitcoin financing business.Anchorage Digital and Copper will serve as collateral...
US banks given green light for crypto
The US Treasury's independent bureau responsible for protecting America’s national banking system has confirmed that certain cryptocurrency activities are now permissible within traditional federal...
Six rolls out Digital Collateral Service
SIX Swiss Exchange is rolling out a platform that enables traditional and digital assets to be posted as collateral.The Digital Collateral Service (DCS) offers...
Northern Trust is going beyond efficiency
A changing manUnpicking centuries of work and repositioning almost everything you’ve built takes time, effort and resources. The first step is finding – and...
Is digitalisation key to private market liquidity?
It has escaped the notice of few in the City that companies are shunning the option to list on the London market, choosing instead...
BNP Paribas: testing the waters
Since the dawn of civilisation, people have been meeting to buy, sell and trade goods creating a globally interconnected market that feeds into everything...
Is Trump a regulatory catalyst?
In President Trump’s 2025 inauguration, he applauded US pioneers of the past and stated that “the spirit of the frontier is written into our...