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Morgan Stanley Investment Management launches Bitcoin ETP

10 April 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust aims to track the performance of bitcoin through the Coindesk Bitcoin Benchmark Rate, making MSIM the first US bank-affiliated asset manager with a crypto exchange-traded product

SEC selects Woodcock

10 April 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

During his prior SEC tenure, Woodcock led Enforcement and Examinations lawyers, accountants, and examiners, oversaw investigations across numerous major areas of the SEC’s enforcement program

ClearToken appoints Cerezetti as CRO

10 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

In his role as chief risk officer, Fernando Cerezetti will be responsible for leading the development and oversight of the CCP's risk management framework

Rapatz joins DAAA board

09 April 2026 Austria
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Following over 15 years in the financial services industry, Alexander Rapatz will join the board of the Digital Assets Association Austria, aiming to strengthen the bridge between institutional investors and the digital assets industry

PCP partners with Digital Asset and the Canton Foundation

09 April 2026 UAE
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Programmable Credit Protocol will enable custody-native lending against assets on the network, allowing banks, hedge funds, market makers, and other market participants to borrow and lend against tokenised securities

Securitize appoints Redfearn as President

09 April 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Brett Redfearn will also join the firm’s board of directors, bringing three decades of experience with him to his new role, including time as Director of the US SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets

Circle launches CPN Managed Payments

09 April 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Circle Payments Network Managed Payments will allow clients to interact entirely in fiat with Circle managing the digital asset aspect, including the minting and burning of USDC, payment orchestration, compliance controls, and infrastructure

Regulated Swiss banks complete second step of payment infrastructure pilot

09 April 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Crypto Finance, AMINA, and Incore Bank demonstrated real-time netting and live client transaction processing on Google Cloud Universal Ledger, illustrating consolidation capabilities of multiple transfers into a single bank-to-bank clearing operation