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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…
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…
ClearToken Launches FCA-Regulated Settlement Service to Modernise Institutional Digital Asset Trading
ClearToken, the digital financial market infrastructure firm, has officially launched CT Settle, a new multi-currency settlement service designed to address the fragmentation, risk, and capital inefficiency currently challenging the institutional digital asset market. The UK-based company announced that the platform is now live, having successfully completed its first settlement cycle involving netted cryptoasset and fiat…
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….
Valereum Plc Secures $200m Financing to Advance US Listing and Platform Development
Valereum Plc has secured $200m in investment-grade asset-backed financing to support its global growth strategy. This transaction represents a significant milestone, being approximately ten times larger than any previous capital raise on the Aquis Exchange. The deal is expected to close within four weeks, subject to the completion of due diligence and regulatory verification. Upon…
ClearToken Adopts Nasdaq Eqlipse Clearing for Launch of Digital Asset Settlement Service
ClearToken, the digital financial market infrastructure firm, has selected Nasdaq’s Eqlipse Clearing platform to underpin its new digital asset clearing and settlement service. The move supports ClearToken’s goal of modernising digital asset infrastructure through the introduction of CT Settle, a service designed to offer delivery-vs-payment (DvP) and netting capabilities for cryptoassets, stablecoins and fiat currencies….
Deutsche Börse Group and Societe Generale Partner to Accelerate Tokenised Cash Integration
Deutsche Börse Group, Societe Generale Group, and Societe Generale – FORGE (SG-FORGE) have signed a partnership agreement to speed up the integration of token-based cash solutions with existing financial market infrastructure. The collaboration aims to drive the adoption of stablecoins within European digital markets, with SG-FORGE’s CoinVertible stablecoin being key to this effort. The integration…
The Institutional Imperative: Unpacking the Challenges and Opportunities for Stablecoin Adoption
The shift of stablecoins from niche crypto assets to credible institutional financial instruments is gaining irreversible momentum. This trajectory was the central theme of a recent A-Team Group webinar, “Unpacking Stablecoin Challenges for Financial Institutions,” sponsored by Apex Group. Drawing on expertise from Sergey Nazarov, Co-founder of Chainlink, Daniel Gabreil, Digital Assets and Currency Lead…
Recorded Webinar: Unpacking Stablecoin Challenges for Financial Institutions
The stablecoin market is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by emerging regulatory clarity, technological maturity, and rising global demand for a faster, more secure financial infrastructure. But with opportunity comes complexity, and a host of challenges that financial institutions need to address before they can unlock the promise of a more streamlined financial transaction ecosystem. These…
ClearToken Gains FCA Approval to Tackle Digital Asset Settlement Risk and Unlock Institutional Capital
Digital financial market infrastructure firm ClearToken has secured authorisation from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch its Delivery versus Payment (DvP) net settlement system, a landmark move aimed at building a regulated, institutional-grade backbone for the digital asset market. The new service, named CT Settle, is designed to eliminate the costly pre-funding requirements…