FMIs Propose Framework for Digital Asset Securities Interoperability

Clearstream, DTCC, and Euroclear, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, have released a joint white paper titled ‘Building the Path Towards Digital Asset Securities Interoperability’. The report identifies significant fragmentation across emerging Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) networks as a primary obstacle to the growth of the decentralised finance ecosystem. To address this, the authors propose a structured path forward focused on data standardisation, process harmonisation, and consistent industry roles.

The paper outlines five essential foundations required to achieve interoperability at scale: assets and liabilities, ownership recognition, asset lifecycle and movement protocols, ledgers, and legal compliance. By establishing these pillars, the industry aims to preserve the mobility, liquidity, and fungibility of digital assets. This framework builds upon the 2024 Digital Asset Securities Control Principles, which set baseline standards for security, resilience, and customer asset safeguarding.

Ultimately, the white paper serves as a call for collective action across the financial sector. The authors encourage industry participants to integrate these interoperability standards into their strategic roadmaps to simplify digital use cases and unlock new market models. By fostering a unified approach, the FMIs seek to ensure that the transition to digital asset securities maintains the same level of trust and regulatory oversight found in traditional global financial services.

Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo Platform Records $7.3 Trillion in Monthly Volume

Broadridge Financial Solutions has reported a significant surge in activity on its Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform, processing a daily average of $365 billion in transactions throughout January 2026. Total monthly volumes reached $7.3 trillion, representing a 508% year-over-year increase compared to January 2025. This growth highlights the accelerating institutional adoption of tokenised real-asset settlement and the platform’s ability to sustain large-scale momentum.

The platform is expanding beyond foundational workflows into more complex institutional applications, such as sponsored and intraday repo. These advancements facilitate the efficient movement of high-quality collateral and allow for greater precision in liquidity management. By providing these tools, the platform helps firms reduce financing costs and improve overall liquidity within the securities lending market.

In 2026, Broadridge intends to further scale the DLR platform by focusing on intraday funding and enhanced collateral mobility across a broader range of tokenised asset classes. The firm aims to bridge the gap between traditional and digital financial ecosystems while ensuring the interoperability and resilience necessary for global capital markets.

LSEG to Launch Digital Securities Depository for On-Chain Settlement

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced plans to develop the LSEG Digital Securities Depository (DSD), an on-chain settlement capability designed for institutional market participants. Scheduled for a 2026 launch subject to regulatory approval, the DSD will function as a fully interoperable infrastructure. It aims to bridge traditional and digital markets by supporting multiple blockchains and ensuring seamless interaction between existing settlement platforms and new digital frameworks.

The DSD will build upon LSEG’s existing Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI), a Microsoft Azure-powered platform currently used for fund tokenisation. The new capability is intended to enhance collateral management and improve liquidity access across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, and private markets. This move aligns with LSEG’s long-term vision of a financial ecosystem where the majority of securities are tokenised to increase transparency and operational efficiency.

To support the transition, LSEG is establishing a strategic partner group to integrate market feedback into the development process. This collaboration seeks to scale the infrastructure and facilitate the trading and settlement of both digitally native assets and digital representations of traditional securities. Members of this partnership group will be confirmed at a later date.

Hex Trust and Haruko Integrate to Provide Real-Time Risk Governance for Institutional Digital Assets

Hex Trust, the digital assets financial services provider, has announced a strategic integration with the technology platform Haruko. This collaboration allows institutional clients to consolidate their regulated custody data, market activity, and staking performance into a single interface. By connecting Hex Trust’s multi-jurisdictional custody infrastructure with Haruko’s aggregation engine, the partnership aims to eliminate the data fragmentation often caused by managing assets across various exchanges and DeFi protocols.

The integration focuses on enhancing operational control and capital efficiency through holistic risk management. Clients can now access a unified view of their total exposure, allowing for more accurate credit and counterparty risk assessments. The system provides real-time performance reporting, including portfolio profit and loss and staking rewards, while ensuring data rigour for tax compliance and institutional reporting.

By automating the reconciliation of holdings and external trading data, the partnership addresses the growing governance needs of asset managers. This collaboration establishes a transparent framework for digital finance, providing the sophisticated risk analytics and pricing tools required for a professionalised investment ecosystem.

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.