Digital Assets & Tokenisation Insight Brief
LSEG Launches Digital Settlement House for Instantaneous Cross-Network Settlements
LSEG has launched Digital Settlement House (LSEG DiSH), an open-access platform facilitating instantaneous settlement between independent payment networks, both on and off-chain. Utilising DiSH Cash – commercial bank deposits held on the DiSH ledger – the service enables the 24/7 movement of money across multiple currencies and jurisdictions. It supports Payment versus Payment (PvP) and Delivery versus Payment (DvP) models, providing a real cash leg for foreign exchange and digital asset transactions across traditional and digital infrastructures.
Operating within LSEG’s Post Trade Solutions business, the platform allows participants to orchestrate payments on any connected network. This capability unlocks trapped assets and optimises liquidity through new intraday borrowing and lending tools. By reducing settlement timelines, the service mitigates settlement risk and increases collateral availability. The launch follows a successful Proof of Concept with Digital Asset and a financial consortium on the Canton Network, which demonstrated the effective tokenisation and transfer of commercial bank deposits.
StoneX Digital Secures CASP Licence Under EU MiCA Regulation
StoneX Digital, a division of StoneX Group Inc. has been granted a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by the Central Bank of Ireland. This authorisation was issued under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and represents a significant expansion of the firm’s regulated capabilities within the digital asset sector.
Building on its previous operations as a Virtual Asset Service Provider, StoneX Digital will now offer digital asset execution and custody services across the entire European Union. The division, established in June 2022, focuses on servicing institutional and corporate clients requiring secure market access. This new licence allows StoneX to meet the growing demand from financial institutions for regulated, compliant entities to handle their digital asset requirements.
DTCC Partners with Digital Asset and Canton Network to Tokenise U.S. Treasury Securities
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced a partnership with Digital Asset and the Canton Network to enable the tokenisation of assets custodied by The Depository Trust Company (DTC). Following the recent receipt of a No-Action Letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the initiative will allow a subset of U.S. Treasury securities to be minted on the Canton Network for the first time. DTCC intends to utilise its ComposerX platform to deliver a minimum viable product in a controlled production environment during the first half of 2026, with plans to expand based on client interest.
This collaboration aims to provide market participants, including major market makers and hedge funds, with access to digitised financial instruments within a secure, regulated framework. The adoption of tokenised securities is expected to drive operational and financial efficiencies by streamlining processes and reducing risk. Additionally, DTCC will assume a leadership role in the network’s governance by joining the Canton Foundation as co-chair alongside Euroclear, helping to define industry standards for decentralised financial
DTCC Subsidiary Receives SEC No-Action Letter to Tokenise Real-World Assets
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced that its subsidiary, The Depository Trust Company (DTC), has received a No-Action Letter (NAL) from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This authorisation permits DTC to offer a service tokenising real-world, DTC-custodied assets within a controlled production environment. The initiative will apply to specific highly liquid assets, including the Russell 1000 companies, ETFs tracking major indices, and U.S. Treasury securities. DTC anticipates rolling out the service in the second half of 2026, with the NAL authorising operations on pre-approved blockchains for a three-year period.
Under this framework, the tokenised assets will retain the same entitlements, ownership rights, and investor protections as traditional assets. Supported by DTCC’s ComposerX suite, the service will operate across approved Layer 1 and Layer 2 providers to facilitate greater asset mobility, decentralisation, and programmability. This move aims to bridge traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralised finance (DeFi) by creating a single pool of liquidity. DTCC intends to release further details regarding onboarding requirements and wallet registration in the coming months.
Archax and TradingStack Partner to Support FIX Connectivity for Digital Assets
Archax, the regulated digital asset platform, are partnering with TradingStack.io to offer FIX access to cryptocurrencies and tokenised real-world assets (RWAs). This initiative allows traditional financial institutions to access Archax’s Primary and Secondary markets using the same connectivity, workflows, and messaging standards they already rely on for equities, FX, and derivatives. By utilising the industry-standard FIX protocol, the collaboration aims to significantly accelerate the onboarding process for institutional clients entering the digital asset space.
The integration is designed to reduce the complexity often associated with accessing digital markets, and to provide streamlined access to various assets, including tokenised funds, bonds, and commodities. The technology also aims to eliminate the need for custom development, thereby reducing integration risks and shortening go-live timelines from months to days, ensuring consistent message schemas and improved straight-through processing for institutions.
Kraken Selects Avelacom to Provide High-Performance Trading Connectivity
Avelacom has been chosen by Kraken to provide high-performance network connectivity, aiming to enhance execution quality for clients. Starting immediately, trading firms can access Kraken’s matching engine through Avelacom’s optimised low-latency routes. This integration enables institutions to receive real-time market data and execute orders rapidly, supporting latency-sensitive strategies such as multi-venue liquidity and cross-exchange arbitrage.
Avelacom operates a global network connecting financial centres across Europe, North America, APAC, and the Middle East. Specific routes, such as the London-Tokyo connection, deliver sub-138ms round-trip latency via fibre, while hybrid networks utilising wireless segments offer further speed advantages. The infrastructure connects leading traditional and crypto exchanges with 99.9% uptime and 24/7 support.
Digital Asset Completes Second Round of Canton Network Transactions with Financial Consortium
Digital Asset, in collaboration with a consortium of leading financial institutions including Bank of America, Societe Generale, and Tradeweb, has successfully completed a second series of transactions on the Canton Network. This initiative builds upon the initial on-chain US Treasury financing pilot conducted in July. The latest activity involved five coordinated transactions, marking a significant step towards creating a scalable, continuous capital markets infrastructure. The working group has expanded to include new members such as Brale and M1X Global, alongside existing partners like Circle, Citadel Securities, and Virtu Financial.
This second round focused on the Canton Network’s Global Collateral Network, demonstrating critical advancements in digital asset utility. Key developments included the use of multiple stablecoins, specifically SBC and USDM1, to broaden liquidity sources. Notably, the transactions demonstrated the first instance of real-time collateral reuse, allowing tokenised Treasuries to be rehypothecated across counterparties immediately to address operational inefficiencies found in traditional markets. Future phases aim to further advance these capabilities, with a specific focus on enabling cross-border transactions.
Digital Asset Secures Strategic Investment from BNY, iCapital, Nasdaq and S&P Global
Digital Asset has received a new strategic investment from major financial institutions, including BNY, iCapital, Nasdaq and S&P Global. This funding supports the continued development of the Canton Network, a privacy-enabled blockchain designed to facilitate the convergence of traditional finance and decentralised finance. The collaboration highlights a wider industry shift towards an “AllFi” future, combining the benefits of decentralisation with the legal certainty and regulatory compliance required by global markets.
The Canton Network serves as a public, permissionless Layer-1 blockchain offering institutional-grade compliance and configurable privacy. It currently underpins over $6 trillion in onchain real-world assets, with participation from more than 600 institutions. The platform supports a diverse set of financial use cases, including bonds, equities, money market funds, commodities and insurance products, positioning itself as a critical component of next-generation financial market infrastructure.
Kraken and Deutsche Börse Group Form Strategic Partnership to Bridge Digital and Traditional Markets
Kraken and Deutsche Börse Group have announced a strategic partnership designed to create unified access across traditional financial markets and the digital asset economy. Effective immediately, the collaboration will span trading, custody, settlement, and collateral management to serve institutional clients. In the first phase, Kraken will integrate with 360T, a Deutsche Börse subsidiary, to access bank-grade foreign exchange liquidity. This integration aims to improve the efficiency of fiat on- and off-ramps while ensuring institutional-grade execution.
The partnership also intends to utilise Kraken Embed to develop white-label solutions, allowing financial institutions in Europe and the US to offer secure crypto trading and custody. Subject to regulatory approval, the firms plan to make Eurex-listed derivatives available on Kraken and enable Deutsche Börse clients to trade cryptocurrencies via Crypto Finance. Additionally, the companies will collaborate on tokenised assets by integrating xStocks within the 360X ecosystem and distributing tokenised securities held at Clearstream to Kraken’s clients, effectively leveraging Deutsche Börse’s European infrastructure and Kraken’s US capabilities.
Deutsche Börse Group and AllUnity Sign MoU to Integrate Euro-Backed Stablecoin
Deutsche Börse Group and AllUnity have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate AllUnity’s regulated euro-backed stablecoin, EURAU, into the Group’s financial infrastructure. AllUnity is a regulated e-money institute and joint venture between DWS, Flow Traders, and Galaxy. As part of this cooperation, the EURAU stablecoin will be made available for institutional-grade custody through Clearstream. This process will leverage the German entity of Crypto Finance, a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group, acting as the sub-custodian to ensure a secure operational framework.
The partnership aligns with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), providing a compliant and fully reserved solution for market participants. The collaboration aims to enhance settlement and liquidity processes while digitising European markets. Future phases of the cooperation intend to integrate the euro stablecoin across Deutsche Börse Group’s entire service portfolio. This initiative complements the Group’s broader digital strategy, which includes existing cryptocurrency services and recent trials involving wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDC) using its D7 DLT tokenisation solution.