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Taurus selects Kohlhofer

22 April 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Milena Kohlhofer will join the firm as its strategic partnerships executive, with duties comprising expanding the firm’s strategic relationships and supporting the adoption of its digital asset infrastructure

OpenAssets selects Chainlink as oracle platform partner

22 April 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Chainlink Runtime Environment, Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, Digital Transfer Agent technical standard, NavLink and price feeds will be integrated into OpenAssets’ modular, whitelabel platform

Qivalis selects Fireblocks as infrastructure provider

22 April 2026 Europe
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Qivalis will leverage Fireblocks’ end-to-end platform, which includes tokenisation and treasury management capabilities, to enable secure issuance, distribution, and lifecycle management of its euro-pegged stablecoin

HQLA^X secures minority investments from Broadridge and Digital Asset

21 April 2026 US, Luxembourg
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The firm says that the investments will support HQLA^X’s next phase of growth, including the continued evolution of its technology platform, collaboration with Broadridge’s DLR platform, and a planned migration to the Canton Network

JSCC confirms PoC to enhance collateral management through Canton Network

21 April 2026 Japan
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The proof-of-concept is a joint launch between Mizuho Financial Group, Nomura Holdings, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, and Digital Asset Holdings

Ripple partners with Kyobo Life Insurance

17 April 2026 South Korea
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The firms also plan to assess the technical and regulatory feasibility of tokenised treasury settlement, with Ripple Custody leveraged as the foundation for the holding, transfer, and settlement of tokenised assets

Broadridge launches digital asset platform for Canadian wealth managers

17 April 2026 Canada
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The offering comprises capabilities such as integrated disclosure, governance for regulatory compliance, wallets, and institutional-grade custody, supporting crypto and tokenised RWAs

Payward to acquire Bitnomial

17 April 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The combination brings together Bitnomial's fully CFTC-licensed infrastructure with Payward's global client base, deep liquidity, and distribution across Kraken and NinjaTrader

Keyrock issues onchain corporate bond

17 April 2026 Belgium
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The debt issuance — launched on Obligate, with Sygnum acting as distribution partner — is said to serve as a live counterpart to the slower, more costly, and more rigid alternative of traditional debt financing

DTIF critiques NCUA’s Proposed Regulations to enact GENIUS Act

17 April 2026 UK, US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The registration body proposes that the NCUA requires Applying Issuers to obtain and disclose a DTI code for each payment stablecoin for the application process

DTCC advances ‘Cloud First’ strategy

16 April 2026 US, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation intends to enhance operational resilience through the addition of redundancy, improving fault isolation, and enabling more robust contingency and recovery capabilities

FCA seeks feedback on UK’s proposed crypto regime

16 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Authority is asking for feedback on its interpretation of issuing qualifying stablecoins, operating trading platforms, dealing and arranging deals in qualifying cryptoassets, safeguarding cryptoassets, and staking