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AMC, Robinhood Dispute Highlights Equity Token Market Debate
The CEOs of AMC Entertainment and Robinhood are publicly clashing over “tokenised stocks” trading on Robinhood’s blockchain. The conflict got its start when AMC CEO Adam Aron discovered that Robinhood was offering a digital token bearing the movie theatre chain’s name and tracking its stock price – all l without AMC’s permission or involvement. Robinhood…
SEC Proposes New Transfer Agent Rules to Allow DLTs to Host Official Ownership Records
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has continued its push to accommodate digital assets and DLT platforms within the legal framework for securities trading with a proposal that formally allows for DLT platforms to be used by transfer agents as a primary record keeper. The proposal represents a plan for the first major overhaul…
Archax Launches US Digital Broker-Dealer; Taps tZERO for Custody, Clearing and Secondary Trading
Archax Group, which already operates a regulated digital asset platform in the UK and EU, has received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), completing its registration as a US digital broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It has also arranged for tZERO Group units to give Archax clients access to a…
SEC Crypto Proposal Opens a New Funding Route and a New Compliance Cycle
The SEC is proposing new fundraising rules for crypto projects that sell tokens while building a blockchain network or application. Regulation Crypto Assets would allow qualifying developers to raise capital from a broad investor base and support secondary trading through tailored exemptions from Securities Act registration. However, these new freedoms come with additional regulatory burdens….
Remi Secures Stellar Funding for Privacy-Oriented Payments
Remi, an Egyptian-founded FinTech based in the UAE, has secured a grant of approximately USD 135,000 from the Stellar Community Fund. Founded in the cross-border payments infrastructure startup connects financial institutions to local payout rails. The newly acquired funding will be dedicated to developing a confidential settlement layer on the Stellar blockchain specifically designed for…
Bank Group Plans USD Stablecoin Launch in 1H27
Reuters reports that a yet-to-named coalition of 21 major financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citi, and Deutsche Bank, has announced plans to form a new company dedicated to launching a US dollar-pegged cryptocurrency in the first half of 2027. This stablecoin aims to integrate DLT technology into the mainstream financial system, with…
ICE to Collaborate with tZERO on tokenisation of Public Securities; Increase Stake and License Blockchain Patents
Global exchange group Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and tokenisation infrastructure provider tZERO Group have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to set of agreements to support tokenised public securities markets. Under the MOU, tZERO will be a “premier design partner” for ICE’s NYSE unit with respect to its planned tokenised securities platform (aka Digital Trading…
BankChain Alliance Kicks Off to Build Next Generation of Banking Infrastructure
Banking associations from 39 US states have formed the BankChain Alliance to build an industry-owned and governed blockchain platform that will allow participating financial institutions to “offer emerging banking capabilities while maintaining the regulatory standards, security, and trust that customers expect from their banks.” Examples of services that will likely be provided by BankChain members…
LayerZero Announces ATLAS, a Universal Blockchain-based Headless Exchange
Financial markets infrastructure developer LayerZero has announced ATLAS (for Aggregated Trading Liquidity and Settlement), a universal “headless exchange” built to power “the future of global markets.” Based on the company’s Zero blockchain, it combines matching, clearing, settlement and risk into a single integrated technology stack and provides the performance and fairness of a traditional exchange…
Standard Chartered and HSBC Complete First Tokenised Deposit via SWIFT’s Blockchain
Standard Chartered and HSBC have completed bank-to-bank tokenised deposit interoperability through the execution of the first live cross-border transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger. This transaction is a milestone in the use of tokenised deposits by regulated financial institutions to issue, transfer, record and settle tokenised deposits through Swift’s blockchain-based ledger, not only demonstrating interbank interoperability,…