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SEC outlines its views on tokenised securities

29 January 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The US Securities and Exchange Commission says it will not treat tokenised securities differently from traditional ones, with the only main differentiator being the format of the master securityholder file

Stablecoin inquiry launched by House of Lords

29 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee intends to gather evidence about stablecoins and their broader economic impact, posing several questions to those operating within the UK financial services secto

fundcraft makes new appointments as it opens its first office in France

29 January 2026 France
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Christian Senitz has been made the chief operating officer and Thomas Ibanez has been selected as country head of France

Tether launches USAT with Anchorage Digital

29 January 2025 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Tether’s US-regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin will be issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, and aims to combine the benefits of traditional banking with the speed and programmability of onchain rails

DefiLlama acquires Bulletin

29 January 2026 London
Reporter: Matthew Challis

With Areta acting as the sell side advisor, the integration of Bulletin’s dataset into DeFiLlama intends to provide users with the capacity to analyse private market activity and public prices

Crypto Finance Group appoints new CCO

29 January 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Mike Schwitalla, who has spent over five years at the company, has been announced in the company’s newly created role of chief commercial officer

Laser Digital applies to form US national trust bank

28 January 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

If approved, the firm will offer custody of digital assets, integrated with spot trading of crypto and fiat currencies, as well as staking of eligible custodied digital assets to institutional clients across the US