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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

DTIs integrated into ANNA Service Bureau

04 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Association of National Numbering Agencies has expanded its centralised hub to include Digital Token Identifiers, enabling user access to financial reference codes for cryptoassets and digital assets

BitGo launches Link

04 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The centralised control layer aims to give treasury and trading teams a unified way to manage their capital across BitGo and a network of other exchanges, working in tandem with the firm’s Go Network

BlackRock introduces two onchain money market products

03 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The firm has launched onchain shares of the BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund on the Ethereum blockchain, and the newly launched BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle MMF

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

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