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tZERO Plans Public Listing via SPAC
Tokenisation infrastructure-as-a-service pioneer tZERO Group is listing as a public company via a merger with FG Imperii Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company. The transaction values tZERO at a pre-money equity valuation of $350 million. The combined entity plans to list on the NYSE American exchange under the ticker “TZRO”. Existing shareholders will roll…
Ahead of Tokenised Securities Trading, NYSE Expands Roster of Authorised Transfer Agents
In preparation for the launch of its tokenised security trading platform and affiliate venue, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has expanded the roster of companies authorised to provide transfer agent services for digital assets. Joining Securitize and tZERO, which have already entered into agreements with the NYSE, are Broadridge Financial Solutions, Computershare, Equiniti and…
Securitize and Stellar Plan Integration to Support Regulated Financial Transactions
Tokenisation platform Securitize plans to integrate with the Stellar network, making it the 17th blockchain ecosystem that it supports. Stellar joins prominent financial markets networks including Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche – and adds regulated, SEC-registered transfer agent infrastructure to Stellar’s increasingly popular financial rails. As a result, the partnership will offer global asset managers a…
Eurex Clearing Unveils Hybrid CCP Model to Integrate Traditional and Digital Securities
Eurex Clearing has announced plans to become what it describes as the world’s first hybrid central counterparty (CCP), integrating traditional and digitally native securities within a single clearing framework, rulebook and risk model. The initiative will allow market participants to trade, clear and finance digital instruments using their existing clearing relationships and infrastructure. Under the…
Janus Henderson and Centrifuge Launch Nasdaq-100 Tokenised Fund on Stellar Network
London-based asset manager Janus Henderson and tokenisation platform Centrifuge have announced the launch of JQQQ, a blockchain-native fund that provides exposure to the Nasdaq-100 Index through an issuer-sponsored strategy. The fund is designed for issuance and operation on public blockchain infrastructure, combining traditional investment management standards with digital financial applications. The fund is launching on…
Chainlink’s CustodySync Boosts TradFi Custody with DeFi Lending
Chainlink Labs has launched Chainlink CustodySync to synchronise regulated digital asset custodians with decentralised finance (DeFi) lending markets. The platform aims to bridge the gap between approximately $700 billion in digital assets held under custody and the more than $80 billion available in DeFi deposits, allowing institutions to access on-chain liquidity without moving assets out…
Layer-1 Blockchain Projects Respond to SEC’s Proposed “Crypto Assets” Regulation
A group of major Layer-1 blockchain projects has formally urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to explicitly codify a “digital commodity” classification within its proposed regulatory framework. In a joint comment letter addressed to SEC Secretary Vanessa A. Countryman, six prominent industry participants requested key modifications to the agency’s proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets”…
Texture, Obsidian Announce Tradecraft ATS on Canton Network
Broker-dealer Texture Capital and financial systems developer Obsidian Systems have announced the development of Tradecraft ATS, which is set to become the first US-regulated trading platform for tokenised securities built on the Canton Network. While Canton already supports asset issuance and settlement, this new venture introduces a fully regulated venue specifically designed for trading. Tradecraft…
Archax Taps Chainlink Data to Unlock $GOVY for Collateral, Margins, Trading
Regulated digital asset platform Archax has chosen popular oracle provider Chainlink to unlock increased utility for $GOVY, its tokenised US Treasury product. Using Chainlink Data Streams, Archax will have the data needed to fully enable features like on-chain lending, collateral and treasury-management applications for banks, asset managers, and DeFi users. $GOVY alleviates the operational friction associated…
J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys Expands JPM Coin to Ethereum
J.P. Morgan has officially launched its JPM Coin on Ethereum , expanding the availability of its digital cash solution to the world’s largest Layer 1 public blockchain network. The expansion is spearheaded by Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the banking giant’s dedicated blockchain business unit, and T=the move aims to provide institutional clients with broader, native on-chain cash liquidity that…