Regulation
Treasury eyes BoE fee regime expansion to systemic stablecoin firms
HM Treasury has launched a consultation on plans to widen the Bank of England’s supervisory fee regime to cover systemic digital settlement asset service...
ECB selects 36 PSPs for digital euro pilot
The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment service providers, including Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas, to participate in its digital euro pilot —...
UK–US deal strengthens capital market tokenisation plans
The UK government is drawing a direct line between its domestic tokenisation pilots and a new regulatory alignment with the United States, signalling a...
COMMENT: Imagine a UK-Swiss digital assets corridor
Trade agreements are rarely judged on what they might enable 10 years from now.The enhanced UK/Switzerland Free Trade Agreement has understandably generated plenty of...
UK sets out plan to scale tokenisation
The UK has moved to accelerate the adoption of tokenisation across wholesale financial markets, with Wholesale Digital Markets Champion Chris Woolard CBE publishing his...
EBRD puts digitalisation at the core of capital markets reform
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has made digitalisation a central pillar of its strategy for 2026‑30, saying modern digital infrastructure —...
FCA sets long term direction for AI in retail finance
The FCA has published the Mills Review: AI and the future of retail financial services, setting out how artificial intelligence is expected to reshape...
Crédit Agricole launches Euro stablecoin EURXT
Crédit Agricole, France's second-largest banking group, has launched EURXT, a MiCA-compliant euro-pegged stablecoin, through its asset servicing arm CACEIS. The token was used to complete the...
Preview: ALFI London Conference 2026
As the lines between traditional asset management and digital asset ecosystems continue to blur, this year's ALFI London Conference provides a vital checkpoint for...
FCA finalises UK crypto rulebook
The Financial Conduct Authority has set out its long‑awaited crypto regulatory framework, confirming the standards firms must meet to operate in the UK once...
Ripple granted preliminary MiCA CASP license
Ripple has received preliminary approval for its Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Luxembourg’s regulator under the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA)...
UBS and Nethermind complete compliance PoCs on Ethereum
UBS and Nethermind have completed two joint proofs of concept (PoC) demonstrating that the public Ethereum network can support the operational and compliance needs of regulated...
Bank of England updates stablecoin guidance
The Bank of England has published its policy statement and draft Code of Practice (rules) for systemic stablecoin issuers, softening the rules following industry backlash. The policy statement...
Pioneering Conversations: Interview with Hedera’s Isadora Arredondo
For this week's Pioneering Conversation, we bring you an interview with Hedera's VP of global policy, originally published in issue six of Capital Pioneer...
BitGo launches new infrastructure for MiCAR transition
BitGo Europe GmbH, the digital asset infrastructure company, will provide its MiCAR-compliant Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) infrastructure for eligible virtual asset service providers (VASPs), fintechs, and digital asset...
Woolard to establish taskforce on digital assets adoption
The UK’s Wholesale Digital Markets Champion Chris Woolard CBE will establish a cross-industry taskforce by next month as part of his role to lead the financial industry in driving the adoption of...