John Whelan has been appointed as the firm’s head of strategy for digital assets, following a decade at Santander and 20 years in the financial services sector
Through the integration with Deribit, Marex will provide institutional clients with access to deep liquidity across crypto options, futures, and perpetuals products
The move enables the firm to establish Laser Digital National Trust Bank, a de novo national trust bank providing multi-asset fiduciary trust services to institutional clients in the US
The coalition is comprised of firms that publicly endorse the Token Transparency Framework market disclosures, which provide standardised datasets for every digital asset
Sam Cauvain-Welsh has more than a decade of experience across product management, market infrastructure, technology, and data within the securities services industry
According to the firm, Paxos Securities Settlement Company is the only blockchain-native firm approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission as a clearing agency
28 May 2026Hong Kong, Singapore Reporter: Matthew Challis
The collaboration, within the Hong Kong and Singapore markets, will span financial product access, asset tokenisation, and market insights, among others
The integration will take place through MatrixNET, the firm’s multi-asset liquidity management and distribution platform, affording its clients access to Derive’s liquidity
28 May 2026Hong Kong, Singapore Reporter: Matthew Challis
Solidus Labs’ surveillance offering will be integrated with EXIO Group’s trading infrastructure, anticipated to provide 24/7 surveillance, AI-powered manipulation detection, and cross-chain coverage
28 May 2026UK, Estonia, Gibraltar Reporter: Matthew Challis
Through the partnership, Orbital intends to expand cross-border currency access, streamline settlement, and improve treasury operations for institutions