14 October 2026South Korea Reporter: Matthew Challis
The Memorandum of Understanding outlines plans to assess regional cross-border digital asset applications leveraging the Canton Network and jointly evaluate domestic financial tokenisation initiatives
As an electronic money institution, the firm has the opportunity to develop its UK payment infrastructure and support increasingly complex commercial payment programmes
14 October 2026Singapore Reporter: Madison Hendrickson
Ying Ying Tan joins the firm as global head of securities services and global head of digital assets, responsible for development and growth of both sectors
Citadel Securities purchased a 2-year US Treasury note through BNY Tradeweb, and following execution, a tokenised representation of the security was recorded on BNY’s private digital ledger
14 October 2026France, US Reporter: Matthew Challis
Following more than seven years at Coinbase, Brian Foster joins Morpho as the company scales adoption across fintechs, financial institutions, and other businesses working on onchain credit products
Approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market will allow 3iQ’s Middle East arm to arrange deals in investments and provide advisory services on a non-custodial and non-discretionary basis
13 October 2026El Salvador Reporter: Matthew Challis
Crest and LBAF — quantitative hedge funds managed by CMCC Global — are set to become the first tokenised fund-of-funds offerings issued under El Salvador’s framework for digital assets
13 October 2026Gibraltar Reporter: Matthew Challis
The project is designed to support institutional settlement, cross-border payments, and international trade, with the longer-term aim of connecting Europe and Africa
The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority’s approval will allow Kraken’s parent company to operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider, offering institutional clients OTC spot trading access and Kraken Prime
Institutional investors seeking systematic access to digital assets, commodities, equities, and their related risk premia will be able to access Marex’s Quantitative Investment Strategies
12 October 2026Singapore Reporter: Matthew Challis
As an operator of a validator node, Taurus will participate directly in the XDC Network’s consensus infrastructure, where it will help validate transactions and support its security
