USDM1 recently served as the sovereign securities collateral leg in the first fully onchain repo transaction executed with Virtu Financial via the Tradeweb platform
03 September 2026Singapore Reporter: Matthew Challis
BitGo Singapore received its Major Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore in August 2024, with the expansion reflecting an increase in both its employees and clients in APAC
Standard Chartered DIFC’s regional offering builds on its broader digital asset strategy, spanning custody, trading, and tokenisation capabilities through its corporate and investment bank
S&P Kaiko Digital Asset Indices will cover over 4,000 digital asset rates and indices, and existing financial products appraised to Kaiko’s evaluation metrics can leverage the rebranded offering
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
26 August 2026Singapore Reporter: Madison Hendrickson
Caladan’s API liquidity counterparties can now settle trades through BitGo’s Go Network, extending institutional settlement infrastructure to desks executing through the firm
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
Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust and Morgan Stanley Solana Trust intend to each stake a portion of their holdings through three institutional validators, including Galaxy
Clear Street is pairing its prime brokerage, clearing, and execution infrastructure with STS Digital's knowledge of principal liquidity and derivatives
In collaboration with Digital Asset, Progmat, and four MUFG companies, the proof-of-concept aims to apply blockchain technology to secondary‑market repo activity by enabling automated lifecycle processes and real‑time settlement
