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Standard Chartered and GFO-X partner together

09 December 2025 UAE, UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Under the partnership, the firms will work together to enable institutional clients to utilise cryptocurrencies, tokenised money market funds, and other forms of digital assets as collateral for trading

Binance.com gains authorisation from FSRA

08 December 2025 UAE
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

A license granted by Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market offers Binance credibility and seamless access across multiple markets

Temple Capital joins digital asset collateral solution by OKX

08 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Under the new arrangement, the majority of Temple Capital’s assets are held off-exchange in segregated accounts with Standard Chartered, while corresponding balances are mirrored on OKX

Archax executes out-of-hours tokenisation and onchain transaction

05 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The transaction of the Canary HBR ETF on the Hedera Network, facilitated while US markets were closed, marks a “significant step forward in bridging traditional and digital markets”

First Digital and CSLM propose business combination

05 December 2025 US and Hong Kong
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The companies have jointly announced their entry into a non-binding letter of intent for a proposed business combination, with further details intended to be made available once an agreement is executed

Digital Asset receives strategic investment

04 December 2025 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Canton Network’s creator says the investment from BNY, iCapital, Nasdaq, and S&P Global is indicative of the accelerating convergence of TradFi and DeFi, reinforcing its role in the next phase of financial market infrastructure