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SWIAT launches European blockchain initiative

28 July 2026 Europe
Reporter: Matthew Challis

RL1, based in Luxembourg, will be organised as a European cooperative society and initially comprise 10 participating financial institutions, with Henning Vollbehr leading as managing director

XAUT certified as Shariah-compliant

28 July 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Tether’s digital gold-backed asset has received approval from Islamic consultancy firm Amanah Advisors, allowing Muslims to access XAUT within a compliant religious structure

Circle acquires assets from IBM blockchain portfolio

27 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The portfolio comprises approximately 1,000 issued patents, spanning blockchain technology, banking, financial services, insurance, enterprise infrastructure, supply chain verification, and cloud operations

Securitize subsidiary registered as investment adviser

27 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Securitize Capital has been registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and plans to work with market participants exploring onchain investment strategies

BancaStato joins Sygnum’s B2B platform

27 July 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Matthew Challis

As part of the initiative, BancaStato has connected Sygnum’s API with wealth management and technology provider Avaloq’s core banking system and digital channels to enable regulated crypto trading

Cosmos Labs, Peersyst, and LNET sign MoU

24 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The memorandum of understanding outlines the firms’ plans to collaborate on CBWeb3, a project dedicated to exploring interoperability for Central Bank Digital Currencies and tokenised financial assets throughout LatAm

Western Alliance Bank launches institutional financial platform

24 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

WA VenueX supports 24/7 US dollar instant settlement and market activity within a regulated banking environment, and is available for eligible institutional digital asset businesses

Tassat announces Project NENYA

24 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

According to the firm, NENYA will offer stablecoin issuers a unified reserve optimisation and intelligence platform, and for banks, “safer, broader participation” in the stablecoin economy

BitGo introduces global liquidity layer

23 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Through its Prime subsidiary, the liquidity layer aims to address an increase in fragmented liquidity in the digital assets market, requiring institutions to manage several operational workflows simultaneously