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Virtu Financial, M1X Global, and Tradeweb complete fully onchain repo transaction

27 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Executed on the Canton Network, the firms say that this is the first instance of a fully onchain repo transaction in which the securities leg was a sovereign digital bond, with each element settled atomically onchain

Ripple introduces Delta One

27 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

As an expansion of Ripple Prime, Delta One extends its equities capabilities, working alongside its existing prime brokerage, clearing, and financing offerings across FX, derivatives, fixed income, and digital assets

Ang joins TRM Labs as APAC head of policy

27 August 2026 APAC
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Ziqing Ang will work with regulators, policymakers, law enforcement, and private institutions across the region to advance efforts against illicit networks and strengthen threat response

RQD* Clearing secures US$74m investment led by Bain Capital

27 August 2026 US
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

The strategic growth investment will support RQD* Clearing’s expansion across North America, Asia, and the Middle East as well as further investment into its technology and product capabilities

Northern Trust and Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation sign MoU

27 August 2026 Australia
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The agreement intends to establish a framework for collaboration across tokenisation, digital assets, digital cash capabilities, and other technologies, including tokenised deposits and regulated settlement assets

Blockchain.com joins TP ICAP’s cryptoasset exchange

27 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Blockchain.com will integrate its institutional liquidity with Fusion Digital Assets under its matched principal framework, allowing participants to gain access to further depth across bitcoin, ether, and XRP

Mirae, Citi, and OSL launch tokenised covered call ETF

27 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Global X HSCEI Covered Call Active ETF, which references the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, is the first instance of a Hong Kong call ETF introducing a tokenised unit class

Forgd and DefiLlama launch Universal Token Ratings

26 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

UTR is designed to continuously verify whether a token’s real-world market performance aligns with its firm’s public disclosures, assigned a score of 0–100 and letter grades AAA–CCC

Taurus enables institutional connections to Swift’s ledger

26 August 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Swift smart contracts have been integrated into Taurus-CAPITAL, its tokenisation offering, and its custody solution Taurus-PROTECT, extended to bank-issued tokenised money and 24/7 cross-border payment use cases