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Loo joins Bybit as chief legal and compliance officer

03 August 2026 UAE
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Peter Loo joins the cryptocurrency exchange following his stint at Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, with over 25 years’ experience spanning investment banking, regulation, and digital assets

Sygnum Singapore chooses Marx as CEO

03 August 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Reto Marx joins the regional entity following seven years with VP Bank, with Sygnum co-founder and APAC CEO, Gerald Goh, transitioning into the role of executive chairman of Sygnum APAC

Al-Saadi departs from the Qatar Financial Centre Authority

03 August 2026 Qatar
Reporter: Matthew Challis

After almost three years with the business and financial hub, where she supported the development of the nation’s first digital assets framework, Maha Al-Saadi has left the QFC

Bitget upgrades yield-bearing Bitcoin asset

03 August 2026 Global
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The firm has adopted Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol for BGBTC and introduced daily BTC-denominated rewards, large-volume, fast redemption, and institutional-grade risk oversight

Alchemy Pay obtains Michigan money transmitter licence

31 July 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The MTL also contributes to the firm’s digital currency strategy and development of Alchemy Chain, its blockchain infrastructure centred on stablecoin-based payments and as a settlement layer for financial institutions

Tempo integrates with Securitize

31 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The collaboration will make the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund available on Tempo’s blockchain, with eligible clients able to access the fund, hold stablecoin balances, and access yield through tokenised shares

OpenAssets and Partior complete proof of concept

30 July 2026 US, Singapore
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The POC is said to have demonstrated simultaneous exchange capabilities between digital assets, regulated stablecoins, and commercial tokenised deposits, intended to eliminate principal and counterparty risk

Lloyds completes three live tokenised deposit transactions

30 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The trials were conducted as part of Real-Value Testing of Project Agorá, which aims to explore how tokenisation could benefit wholesale cross-border payments, evaluated for use in practical payment and settlement scenarios

3iQ partners with Gelephu Mindfulness City

30 July 2026 Bhutan
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The aim is to establish a long-term presence in the special administrative hub to help build it into Bhutan’s new digital offshore financial centre by investing in local talent and knowledge transfer

Bloomsbury Money integrates with ClearBank

30 July 2026 Jersey
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Through the partnership, Bloomsbury’s institutional clients will gain access to SEPA, SEPA Instant, SWIFT, pound sterling clearing — including Faster Payments, CHAPS, and BACS — and wire services across G10 currencies

Digital Asset hires Bigaud

30 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Following 13 years at Euroclear, Sylvain Bigaud joins the firm’s Dubai office as senior director, global business development and strategy

Digital Prime Technologies expands Tokenet

30 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

DPT will work with EquiLend to apply securities lending practices to digital and tokenised assets, aiming to provide TradFi institutions with familiar workflows and establish market infrastructure and best practices

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