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Gemini Space Station Files for IPO on Nasdaq Under Ticker “GEMI”
Gemini Space Station, Inc., the global crypto platform, has announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) of 16,666,667 shares of Class A common stock. The company has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The offering price is expected to be between $17.00 and $19.00 per share, with…
SBI Group and Chainlink Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Digital Asset Adoption in Japan and APAC
SBI Group, one of Japan’s largest financial conglomerates, has announced a strategic partnership with Chainlink to accelerate blockchain and digital asset adoption across global markets, starting with Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration aims to combine SBI’s market expertise with Chainlink’s secure oracle and interoperability infrastructure, already widely used by financial institutions and…
Archax Secures Strategic Investment from Stellar Development Foundation to Advance RWA Tokenisation
Archax, the UK-regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, has formed a strategic partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), which includes a direct investment from SDF. The collaboration aims to strengthen Archax’s mission of bridging traditional finance with blockchain, leveraging Stellar’s layer-one network to expand tokenisation opportunities. Archax has already integrated Stellar into its…
Monaco Protocol Launches With Hybrid Architecture to Bring “Wall Street-Grade” Execution to DeFi
Monaco, a new decentralised trading protocol, has officially launched on the Sei blockchain, aiming to provide institutional-grade infrastructure for the burgeoning tokenised asset market, which is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2034. The protocol, incubated by Sei Labs and Monaco Research, introduces a hybrid trading model it claims can achieve “microsecond execution” on par…
Digital Asset and Consortium Claim Industry First with 24/7 On-Chain Treasury Financing
Digital Asset, alongside a powerful consortium of financial institutions including Bank of America, Citadel Securities, and DTCC, has announced the successful completion of what it calls a ground-breaking, fully on-chain financing transaction. The trade, executed on Tradeweb, involved the real-time financing of tokenised U.S. Treasuries (UST) against the USDC stablecoin on the Canton Network. Conducted…
ICE to Provide FX and Precious Metals Data to Chainlink Network
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has agreed to provide foreign exchange and precious metals data from its ICE Consolidated Feed to Chainlink, the infrastructure for tokenised assets. Under the new collaboration, ICE’s market data will be used as a contributing source for the derived data sets offered through Chainlink Data Streams. These streams are used by a…
Eurex Clearing Launches First DLT-Based Collateral Mobilisation Service with J.P. Morgan and PGGM
Eurex Clearing, part of Deutsche Börse Group, has become the first central counterparty (CCP) to introduce a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)-enabled collateral mobilisation service. In its first live transaction, J.P. Morgan successfully transferred securities collateral on behalf of Dutch pension fund PGGM from a separate custody location to Clearstream Banking S.A. for use as margin…
Rapid Addition and TradingStack Partner to Bridge FIX Connectivity with Digital Asset Markets
FIX connectivity provider Rapid Addition has partnered with TradingStack.io to deliver institutional-grade access to digital asset markets. The collaboration aims to support capital markets firms looking to integrate digital assets into their trading operations without compromising performance or regulatory standards. The move comes as capital markets institutions increasingly explore opportunities in digital assets and tokenisation,…
Archax Expands European Footprint with Acquisition of Deutsche Digital Assets
UK-based digital asset exchange, broker and custodian Archax is set to acquire Germany’s Deutsche Digital Assets (DDA) in a move that further extends its regulated presence across the EU. The deal builds on Archax’s 2023 acquisition of Spanish broker KSCM, supporting its goal to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets across the UK…
DCEM Aims to Unlock Carbon Liquidity with Capital Markets-Grade Settlement Tech
Financial services solutions provider Delta Capita has launched a new joint venture, DCEM, to deploy a capital markets-grade trading and post-trade platform aimed at solving the trust deficit and liquidity crisis hindering the growth of sovereign environmental markets. The new infrastructure is designed to replace the fragmented, spreadsheet-driven processes that have undermined confidence in the…