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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…
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,…
Taurus Completes Hedera DLT Integration; Offers Custody, Issuance of Tokenised Assets
Swiss-headquartered digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus, which works with banks and regulated financial institutions, is now offering Hedera’s complete DLT stack, providing functionality for the custody and issuance of tokenised assets. Taurus is used by more than 40 banks and regulated financial institutions worldwide, including Deutsche Bank, CACEIS and State Street. It has built out…
Token Tech: ERC Tokens and Why They Important to the Financial Markets
When a tokenisation platform creates a token to represent a real-world asset (RWA) it is more than likely that the token will be created to conform with an ERC standard. ERC stands for Ethereum Request for Comment. It is a formal design and umbrella technical standard used by developers to create smart contracts, tokens, wallets…
Circle Names Founding Validators for Arc Blockchain, Due 16th September
Stablecoin Issuer Circle has set 16th September as the launch date for its public Arc blockchain, and has named a set of blue chip digital assets players to be the first to run validators to secure the network. In addition to Circle itself, BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy Digital, Global Payments, ICE, Mastercard, MoneyGram, SBI Group, Standard…
Spotex and BitGo Partner to offer Regulated Custody and Prime Brokerage for Institutional Digital Asset Trading
Institutional trading venue Spotex has integrated with infrastructure provider BitGo to provide regulated custody to its digital asset customers via the latter’s GO Network. As a result, Spotex customers allocate assets held in regulated BitGo custody wallets for trading on Spotex while the underlying assets remain with BitGo throughout the trading lifecycle. Spotex operates solely…
Broadridge and Payward Add Shareholder Communications and Proxy Voting to xStocks
Broadridge Financial Solutions is adding shareholder communications and proxy voting to its unified governance platform to support eligible holders of xStocks, a leading tokenised equities framework developed by Payward Services. “As tokenised securities continue to reshape global capital markets, investors should not have to choose between blockchain innovation and shareholder rights,” says Doug DeSchutter, President of Broadridge’s…
Ripple Investments in ZILO and Licuido Expand Transfer Agency, Tokenisation Capabilities
With a focus on providing additional services in the capital markets, payments and liquidity infrastructure provider Ripple has made strategic investments into two companies: ZILO, which provides transfer agency asset technology, and Licuido, a tokenisation platform. Both investments – which collectively bring regulated transfer agency, issuance, and collateral mobility to Ripple’s XRP Ledger (XRPL) –…
Kraken-parent Payward Acquires Magic Labs’ Embedded Wallet Business
Payward, the parent company of digital asset exchange Kraken, has acquired Magic Labs’ embedded wallet business and its 60 million non-custodial wallets. As financial services shift toward digital assets, wallets have become a primary gateway for retail and institutional products. They serve as the principal touchpoint where human users – and autonomous AI agents –…
BitGo and OTC Markets Forming Strategic Alliance to Link Digital Asset Trading and Custody
Digital asset infrastructure provider BitGo and financial markets operator OTC Markets Group are forming a strategic alliance focused on bringing digital asset trading and custody infrastructure to broker-dealers utilising OTC Link ATS, OTC Markets’ SEC-regulated ATS. The alliance is intended to support a range of digital asset securities, and as regulatory frameworks mature, allow broker-dealers…