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Spotex and BitGo partner to expand custody and prime brokerage access

05 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The partnership seeks to offer eligible clients a more secure and capital-efficient way of accessing digital asset liquidity through the Spotex institutional electronic communication network

Corral joins Digital Asset

05 August 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Ed Corral will lead initiatives at the intersection of traditional and decentralised finance, with a particular focus on collateral mobility and optimisation through tokenisation

Bybit.eu payments subsidiary receives EMI licence

05 August 2026 Austria
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Bybit Payments has been approved as an Electronic Money Institution by Austria’s Financial Market Authority, supporting the firm in developing relationships with financial institutions and payment providers

Omnia partners with Monavate over execution and settlement

05 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Monavate, through Omnia, can now access LMAX’s institutional liquidity and execution infrastructure through a singular API connectivity layer for more efficient processes

The National Treasury and SARB invite comments

05 August 2026 South Africa
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The authorities have invited comments on their draft crypto manual, which provides guidance on the draft regulations that focus on the adjudication process for an Authorised Crypto Asset Service Provider

Ctrl Alt receives GFSC authorisations

05 August 2026 Guernsey
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Ctrl Alt’s Guernsey arm has obtained Fiduciary and Protection of Investors licences from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, bringing digital transfer agency and fiduciary services in-house

BitGo and Derive Labs to expand institutional access to onchain options

05 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Eligible institutional clients will gain access to Derive’s onchain derivatives markets, with collateral held at US-chartered BitGo Bank & Trust, intended to support more capital-efficient onchain markets

Galaxy partners with BNY on institutional staking

04 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Eligible institutional clients can access staking within BNY’s broader servicing model, with additional integrated capabilities such as fund accounting, tax reporting, payments, and client reporting, where applicable

Axiology makes non-executive board appointments

04 August 2026 Lithuania
Reporter: Matthew Challis

David Newns, former CEO of SIX Digital Exchange, and Boris Battistini, previously a director at Metellus, have joined the Axiology board in a bid to help continue the firm’s positive growth trajectory