Last year the Italian Banking Association (ABI) said it would trial a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC), Project Leonidas...
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CEO of ODX, Japan’s secondary security token market, says public blockchain necessary
Last Christmas Japan’s Osaka Digital Exchange (ODX) launched its START secondary market for security tokens. During a recent...
NYSE owner weighs sale of digital assets subsidiary Bakkt – report
Bloomberg reported that Bakkt is in discussions with bankers about a potential sale or breakup, although it may remain independent...
Three stablecoin projects raise funding this week. Plus other major stablecoin news
It’s been a busy week for stablecoin news, with three startups announcing funding rounds: Mountain Protocol, M^0 and Tether-backed...
ICE’s Bakkt to launch ECN crypto trading venue for institutions. Partners Crossover
Yesterday Bakkt announced that its planned Electronic Communication Network (ECN) for cryptocurrencies, BakktX, will use technology from...
Franklin Templeton enables fund purchases with stablecoins. Warns of offshore tokenization...
Yesterday Franklin Templeton announced it was enabling the USDC stablecoin as an on- and off-ramp for its tokenized money market fund...
DLT collateral platform HQLAᵡ passes €1 billion mark for agency securities lending
Distributed ledger platform HQLAᵡ recently launched its agency securities lending offering and has passed the €1 billion mark in...
Robinhood to acquire international crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200m
Stock trading app Robinhood announced its acquisition of Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp in a deal designed to expand...
Congressional hearing on RWA tokenization shows confusion about public blockchain securities
Yesterday a House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing on tokenization laid bare confusion and political differences relating to...