Where Digital Finance
Meets Traditional Markets
Digital assets news and commentary
Where Digital Finance
Meets Traditional Markets
The future of transatlantic money
On 14 July 2026, the UK and US released a joint statement on stablecoins’ place within the future of institutional money. Matthew Challis explores the implications of a transatlantic alliance and how it could lay the groundwork for the asset class to transition from a speculative crypto workaround to a conduit of modern payment rails
Unlocking onchain collateral
Jordan Goldman, chief operating officer and president of M1X Global, speaks to Karl Loomes about why collateral remains the missing piece of tokenisation, the role of natively-issued digital sovereign bonds, and how continuous collateral movement could reshape the global repo market
The intelligence problem
AI agentic payments promise a continuous, 24/7 financial ecosystem operating at maximum economic efficiency, but taking the human out of the loop exposes a gaping regulatory and insurance chasm. Matthew Challis explores
The transition period
With the Markets in Crypto Assets regulatory transition period ending on 1 July 2026, Matthew Challis explores the implications of a medley of digital asset regulations evolving into a unified framework, the hidden costs placed on fintech startups and crypto-native firms, and how big banks are benefiting the most
Replicating legacy is squandering the promise of tokenisation
In an abridged version of their digital assets white paper, Steve Whyman and Dr Ian Hunt explore how blockchain technology and tokenisation have the potential to create a new financial ecosystem, delivering compelling advantages to investors and renewed competitiveness to the UK as a jurisdiction
House of block
At the fourth iteration of the House of Block digital assets and Web3 conference, Matthew Challis uncovers how digital asset experts are utilising blockchain, and what regulatory and compliance changes must be made for the technology to reach its full potential
Making Bitcoin work
Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance and Yield Basis, sits down with Karl Loomes to discuss the rise of BTCFi, the challenges of generating sustainable yield, the role of Bitcoin as collateral, and the infrastructure developments needed before institutions can confidently deploy it
Quality over quantity
David Parker of the Bermuda Business Development Agency and David Burt, the region’s Premier, believe the Bermuda Triangle is the relationship between the industry, an independent regulator, and the government. Parker, along with Marnus Kruger of ht.digital, explores how this unified thinking has given Bermuda its reputation as a home to “world-class” digital assets legislation, and why institutions are seeking it out as their Western hub
Where Digital Finance
Meets Traditional Markets
FIS
Julia Demidova
Julia Demidova, head of CBDC and digital currencies product and strategy at FIS, sits down with Karl Loomes to examine how regulatory certainty is enabling production-scale services, discuss the evolving roles of stablecoins and tokenised deposits, and explore why the next phase of adoption will be driven by operational readiness
Linework
Noel Damien Foti
Noel Damien Foti, CEO of Linework, talks to Karl Loomes about why trust, regulation, custody, and governance — not the token itself — will determine whether tokenisation becomes a permanent feature of capital markets
Adaptive
Matt Barrett
Matt Barrett, CEO and co-founder of Adaptive, talks to Karl Loomes about the architectural shift towards modular, resilient platforms, the growing role of cloud-native infrastructure, and why firms are prioritising technology ownership
Neo
Laurent Descout
As digital assets reshape financial infrastructure, Laurent Descout, CEO and co-founder at Neo, explores why stablecoins are becoming part of a multi-rail treasury world and why treasurers should focus on use cases that add value, not complexity
DLA Piper
Sophie Lessar and Paul Landless
Sophie Lessar and Paul Landless, partners at DLA Piper, discuss the FCA and Bank of England's call for input, why the DIGIT gilt pilot matters, and what fixed income and derivatives desks should be doing about it right now
Komainu
Darren Jordan
With a growing interest in digital assets, Darren Jordan, chief commercial officer, Komainu, speaks with Carmella Haswell on how this market fits into the securities finance world and its impact on the collateral landscape
Ownera
Natasha Benson
Natasha Benson, chief operating officer at Ownera, speaks to Matthew Challis about the firm’s recent tokenised real estate fund, the differences between single and multi-chain environments, and the next barrier that tokenisation technologies have to break through for adoption at scale
Apex Group
Agnes Mazurek
Agnes Mazurek, global head of product, Digital Assets at Apex Group, looks at the growing market for tokenised funds, and the rapid pace of expansion the market is seeing
Where Digital Finance
Meets Traditional Markets
