Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Franklin Templeton launches first tokenised fund in Luxembourg

US asset manager Franklin Templeton has launched what it claims is the first fully tokenised investment fund domiciled in Luxembourg.

27 February 2025

News/crypto

Euroclear and Digital Asset team on tokenised collateral mobility

Post trade body Euroclear and blockchain firm Digital Asset have launched the first phase of the tokenised collateral mobility initiative for the Canton Global Collateral Network (GCN).

27 February 2025

News/crypto

Taurus launches private token standard for banks

Swiss blockchain startup Taurus has released what it describes as an open-source token standard for debt and equity transactions in a move designed to boost the digital assets market.

25 February 2025

Research/BlockchainWhite Paper

Central bank digital currencies: What’s really in them for banks?

24 February 2025 55 downloads

Company update/people

MoonPay appoints Derek Yu treasurer

MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, announced that it has appointed Derek Yu as Treasurer. Yu brings a decade of audit and treasury expertise to the company, most recently serving as Treasurer of leading regulated blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platform, Paxos.

21 February 2025

News/crypto

Securities and Futures Commission unveils roadmap to make Hong Kong a global virtual asset hub

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) outlined a 12-point strategy today to boost Hong Kong’s virtual asset (VA) market.

21 February 2025

News/wholesale

ECB investigates settlement of DLT-based transactions in central bank money

The European Central Bank is looking into how to settle distributed ledger technology-based transactions in fiat money.

20 February 2025

Company update/markets

Delta Capita adopts Fragmos Chain for processing of uncleared OTC derivatives

Fragmos Chain, the industry digitisation platform for post-trade processing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives announced today that it has been selected by Delta Capita, a capital markets managed service and technology provider headquartered in London, to enhance its managed services for post-trade processing.

20 February 2025

News/crypto

Standard Chartered backs StraitsX stablecoins

Standard Chartered Bank is stepping deeper into the stablecoin space through a strategic partnership with StraitsX, a Singapore-licensed stablecoin issuer, to strengthen the reserve management of its US Dollar and Singapore Dollar stablecoins, XUSD and XSGD.

18 February 2025

Company update/crypto

Taurus takes digital asset custody and tokenization platform to Solana

Taurus, a global leader in digital asset infrastructure, today announced the integration of its custody platform, Taurus-PROTECT, and its digital issuance and tokenization platform, Taurus-CAPITAL, with the Solana network.

13 February 2025

Finextra TV/crypto

The Impact of Political Change on Blockchain Integration

Miles Paschini, CEO, FV bank joins FinextraTV in the virtual studio to discuss the integration of blockchain into traditional banking, its misconceptions and how recent political changes might impact its future.

11 February 2025

Company update/markets

Afme publishes DLT in capital markets report

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has today published its inaugural Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Capital Market report, analysing the size and growth of the global market in DLT issuance and related secondary market activities.

10 February 2025

News/crypto

Gemini in talks to pursue IPO

Cryptocurrency platform Gemini is in talks with potential advisors on a listing to pursue an initial public offering.

07 February 2025

Company update/wholesale

Netbank to deliver blockchain-based business financing to Jia Finance

Netbank (A Rural Bank), Inc. is excited to announce its new loan channeling partnership with Jia Financing Inc., a fintech innovator revolutionizing small business financing in emerging markets.

05 February 2025

Company update/payments

Scotland opens Centre of Excellence in Digital Trust and Distributed Ledger Technology

Leading experts in technology and finance have joined together to launch a new Scottish Centre of Excellence for digital trust – which will aim to make the digital world safer and more resilient.

04 February 2025

Company update/sustainable

Northern Trust aims to streamline Voluntary Carbon Market verification

Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has announced a significant enhancement for the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) through the ability to generate digital voluntary carbon credits in near real-time on The Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem™.

31 January 2025

News/payments

Stablecoin payments platform Cedar Money raises $9.9m

Cross-border stablecoin payments platform Cedar Money has raised $9.9 million in a seed funding round led by QED Investors.

30 January 2025

Company update/crypto

Texture Capital joins Canton Network

Texture Capital Holdings and its subsidiaries, a prominent player in the tokenization and trading of real-world assets, announces that it has integrated with the Canton Network, a privacy-enabled, public blockchain network designed specifically for institutional assets.

29 January 2025

Company update/crypto

Parsiq champions Web3 innovation with $3M accelerator programme launch

PARSIQ, widely known for their blockchain data technology services, announced today the launch of the Reactive Network $3M Developer Fund.

29 January 2025

News/crypto

Trump orders evaluation of national crypto stockpile; prohibits CBDC work

President Donald Trump has established a working group on digital assets that will investigate the development of a federal regulatory framework for crypto and evaluate the creation of a national digital asset stockpile.

24 January 2025