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Morpho Launches ‘Midnight’ Protocol to Introduce Fixed-Term On-chain Credit for Institutional Finance
Digital asset credit network Morpho has launched Morpho Midnight, a new protocol designed to bring fixed-rate, fixed-term credit markets to DLT infrastructure. The protocol is deployed initially on Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase. Morpho Midnight introduces predictable underwriting terms to the decentralised finance (DeFi) space that historically has been defined by…
OKX Launches Tokenised Trading in 40+ Securities; Eyes Institutional Initiatives with ICE and NYSE
OKX has launched trading in more than 40 tokenised stocks and ETFs, including the so-called Magnificent Seven securities comprising NVIDIA, Tesla, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Meta, as well as the S&P 500 and Invesco QQQ indices. Observers suggest the move is an early step to establishing itself as leading hybrid trading platform for traditional…
DTCC Declares That Tokenisation Has Become a Reality as it Conducts First Production Demos of its ComposerX Platform
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today – 15th July, 2026 – declared that tokenisation has “become a reality” as it joined with partners to conduct a set of production demonstrations of its DTC Tokenization Service, which it plans to officially launch this October. A number of production tokenisation events were showcased, including: Conversion…
Circle Set to Diversify Services via Trust Bank
Circle, the issuer of the world’s largest regulated stablecoin – USDC – has received approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., a national trust bank. The bank will operate under the name Circle National Trust. Via its trust bank, Circle will be…
Robinhood Chain Launches with Dedicated Public Trading Pool
The Public Mainnet of Robinhood Chain has officially launched, creating a new institutional-grade Layer 2 blockchain built on the Arbitrum platform. The new chain connects directly to Robinhood’s base of onchain users and features tools for lending and borrowing. Focused on real-world assets, it offers application developers fast transaction speeds and was built with technology…
Taurus Integrates Morpho to Bring Onchain Lending into Institutional Custody Environments
Switzerland-based digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus SA has integrated the onchain lending network Morpho into its Taurus-PROTECT platform, in a move that brings decentralised credit strategies directly into regulated custody environments. The integration enables banks and asset managers using Taurus-PROTECT to access Morpho Vaults natively within their existing custody stack. Rather than interacting directly with…
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…
Institutional Digital Assets Handbook 2023
After initial hesitancy, interest in digital assets from institutional market participants has grown over the past three to four years. Early focus inevitably centred on the market opportunities presented by bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But this has evolved into a broad acceptance of a potentially meaningful role for digital assets in institutional markets. It’s now…