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Axiology to participate in ECB’s Pontes and Appia Contact Group initial launch

20 August 2026 Lithuania
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Pontes and Appia are intended to shape a European capital markets environment where tokenised securities can move more efficiently across regulated infrastructure by reducing fragmentation

BitGo Korea approved as Virtual Asset Service Provider

20 August 2026 South Korea
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Hana Financial and SK Telecom are shareholders in the South Korean entity, which is authorised to provide virtual asset custody and transfer services to institutional enterprise clients

Galaxy selected by Morgan Stanley Investment Management as staking validator

19 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust and Morgan Stanley Solana Trust intend to each stake a portion of their holdings through three institutional validators, including Galaxy

Ledger commences support for Canton Coin

19 August 2026 France
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Canton institutional users will gain the opportunity to hold, manage, and transfer secure digital assets using Ledger products as demand for a privacy-led open network grows

RQD Clearing welcomes Brown

19 August 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Collins Brown brings nearly 20 years of experience across futures, equities, options, and digital assets, with a career spanning both trading and leadership roles

Tokenovate chooses Burns as head of product technology

19 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Alec Burns will be responsible for strengthening product strategy, scaling institutional deployment, and advancing the company’s technology roadmap

Wyoming Stable Token Commission migrates to Chainlink’s CCIP

19 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Despite FRNT’s initial deployment through LayerZero’s omnichain fungible token standard, the commission has phased out the implementation following its security review

EDX Markets partners with StoneX Digital

19 August 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Through the partnership, StoneX Digital will leverage EDX’s trading venue and central clearing house model to deliver market structure, operational efficiencies, and access to liquidity for its clients

US SEC proposes new regulation for crypto assets

19 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Securities and Exchange Commission has outlined two exemptions from the registration requirements of the 1933 Securities Act, aiming to establish a clear framework for certain crypto asset investment contracts

HSBC and Standard Chartered execute first live tokenised deposit transaction on Swift’s ledger

19 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

The firms say this transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger marks a milestone for the use of tokenised deposits by regulated financial institutions to issue, transfer, record, and settle tokenised deposits

Clear Street and STS Digital to offer institutional trading and treasury capabilities

19 August 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Clear Street is pairing its prime brokerage, clearing, and execution infrastructure with STS Digital's knowledge of principal liquidity and derivatives

ClearToken chooses Bevan as senior commercial director

19 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Following over two decades in the financial services sector, Tim Bevan joins the firm and will be responsible for scaling institutional relationships, managing capital markets partnerships, and aligning commercial goals

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