Market Infrastructure

BoE signals tokenised future for UK capital markets

The Bank of England is preparing to embed tokenisation into the core of UK financial infrastructure, with Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden declaring that distributed...

Bullish raises over $1bn in NYSE debut after upsized IPO

Digital asset exchange Bullish has completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, raising approximately $1.05bn in gross proceeds after upsizing...

Marex adopts Kinexys, partners with Brevan Howard Digital

Marex has become the first clearing firm to adopt Kinexys Digital Payments, JP Morgan’s blockchain-powered settlement platform, with Brevan Howard Digital as a launch...

UK digital assets parliamentary group relaunches

A cross-party group of UK MPs and Lords has relaunched to shape future regulation for crypto and digital assets. The move comes as the...

BNP Paribas joins ÂŁFnPS platform

 BNP Paribas has become the latest participant in the Sterling Fnality Payment System (ÂŁFnPS), marking a significant step in the adoption of blockchain-based financial...

Abu Dhabi celebrates digital asset framework progress

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has published its 2024 annual report, highlighting key advancements in its digital...

Stablecoins: Banking’s greatest remix?

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SS&C acquires blockchain pioneer Calastone

London-based Calastone, a global leader in blockchain-powered fund infrastructure, has announced its acquisition by SS&C Technologies Holdings in a transaction valued at approximately ÂŁ766m.Founded...

SEI takes its tokenisation partners

In April, financial solutions giant SEI announced it had joined forces with relative minnow Ctrl Alt to take part in the Bank of England’s...

In the field: Money 20/20 Europe review

With banks keen to evaluate emerging digital asset solutions, this year’s Money 20/20 Europe was an exciting blend of product and purpose.In the heart...

JP Morgan on rewiring capital markets from within

Despite the media flurry around digitalisation over the past decade, many of the big players within mainstream finance have shied away from the spotlight...

Tracking Standard Chartered’s digital journey

As Standard Chartered launches digital assets trading for institutional clients and is set to become one of the first UK banks to apply for an...

Scaling the unseen

As institutional capital flows into tokenised treasuries and private credit, the real bottleneck isn’t demand, it’s infrastructure. Defactor says it has the solution.In an RWA...

Calls for regulatory catch up at Stablecoins Unblocked

Urgent regulatory reform was one of the dominant themes at at Stablecoins Unblocked 2025 last month.The closed-door summit brought together policymakers, technologists and institutional...

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...