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Amundi, CACEIS and Ant International partner
15 June 2026 France
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
Through the collaboration, the firms are exploring the potential launch of the Amundi Money Market Fund - Short Term on Whale, Ant International’s internal blockchain-based treasury management platform
People moves
Ondo chooses Hoffman
12 June 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis
John Hoffman joins the firm as managing director, head of product portfolios, from Grayscale Investments, where he served as managing director, head of distribution and partnerships
People moves
Pirum promotes Stillwell
12 June 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote
James Stillwell will lead product management for CollateralConnect, Pirum’s cross-venue collateral management and optimisation platform
People moves
Ramachandran joins Standard Chartered
12 June 2026 UAE
Reporter: Matthew Challis
Hari Ramachandran joins the firm as product director, digital assets and DLT, bringing seven years of experience spanning stablecoins, custody, and tokenisation with him to his new role
Digital money
Orbital reveals US expansion plans
11 June 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis
From its Miami hub, the firm will support digital asset and crypto companies requiring regulated multi-currency infrastructure linking the US with the UK, Europe, and emerging markets
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Are stablecoins securities?
With regulators scrambling to classify digital assets, stablecoins sit on a fault line between payments and securities. Karl Loomes unpacks the emerging token taxonomy and what it means for investors across Europe and the United States
The custody battle for digital assets
As institutional demand for digital assets accelerates, Zarah Choudhary examines how traditional custodians and crypto-native firms are competing — and converging — to define the future of digital asset custody
Hitting the mainstream
Matteo Carminati, head of product at Komainu, looks at how traditional institutions have been taking up digital assets, and how the next phase will be defined by interoperability
Reshaping servicing models
Zarah Choudhary speaks with Eamonn O’Callaghan, Ireland-based global head of ETF Product at CACEIS, about the forces driving the expansion of ETFs and how digital assets and tokenisation could influence the future of the ETF ecosystem
Beyond electronic trading
Nick Delikaris, chief product officer at EquiLend, explores how connected infrastructure, shared data, and digital market frameworks are reshaping securities finance, as institutions move towards a unified operating model spanning traditional and tokenised assets
The institutionalisation of tokenised funds
David Lloyd, CEO of CV5 Capital, considers how institutional capital will not be unlocked by technological novelty alone, but by the development of robust, regulator-aligned infrastructure that meets the governance, custody, and compliance standards investors require
Diverging Paths
The tokenised bond market remains small, but the motives and methods of corporate and sovereign issuers are markedly different. Karl Loomes examines the two paths and what they mean for institutional investors
Rewiring Settlement
As the London Stock Exchange Group advances plans for a Digital Securities Depository, Zarah Choudhary explores whether digital-native settlement represents incremental enhancement or the beginning of structural redesign across Europe’s post-trade ecosystem
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SCRYPT
Norman Wooding
Norman Wooding, founder and CEO of SCRYPT, sits down with Matthew Challis to discuss the operational realities of stablecoin adoption, non-negotiables for risk committees, and why programmable money is the missing layer between AI intelligence and institutional treasury execution
Davies
Tina Wilkinson
Tina Wilkinson, partner at Davies, explains why tokenisation has shifted from experimental technology to operational reality for asset managers and why, with current developments, the risk calculus has reversed
Lagoon Finance
Nadia Sergejuk
As onchain asset management moves from fringe to financial infrastructure, Nadia Sergejuk, co-founder at Lagoon Finance, explains why the next generation of asset managers will be built onchain and why the race to own that infrastructure is already underway
Tradeweb
Chris Bruner
Chris Bruner, chief product officer at Tradeweb, discusses how digital infrastructure, regulatory clarity, and institutional engagement are converging to modernise fixed income markets, from issuance and settlement to liquidity and post-trade efficiency
Ownera
Ami Ben-David
Hansa Tote sits down with Ami Ben-David, founder and CEO of Ownera, to talk about current trends, what sets the firm apart, and the tokenisation journey
PwC
Dr Michael Huertas
Dr Michael Huertas, partner and Global Financial Services legal leader at PwC, argues the EU’s fragmented property laws are undermining its digital asset ambitions. Speaking to The Digital Assets Edge, he proposes a comprehensive legislative solution to harmonise proprietary rights across traditional and tokenised assets
The Digital Asset Association Austria
Walter Mösenbacher
As global crypto platforms establish European headquarters in Vienna, Walter Mösenbacher, managing director at the Digital Asset Association Austria, outlines the city’s competitive advantages under MiCAR
The Canton Foundation
Melvis Langyintuo
Melvis Langyintuo sits down with Hansa Tote to discuss how he began working at the Canton Foundation, benefits of being a user of the Canton Network, and how entities such as the Canton Network will shape the future of securities finance
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