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Why capital mobility will define the future of onchain markets

Alex Tsepaev, chief strategy officer at B2PRIME Group, discusses the importance of free capital movement to growing digital asset markets, issues the industry is facing, and what needs to be done to find a common language and shared standards

Tokenised IPOs: The future of going public?

As institutional players move to bring primary equity offerings onchain, tokenised IPOs promise to compress listing timelines and slash underwriting costs. But while the technology promises a future defined by atomic settlement, smart contracts, and monetary savings, the reality is one of muddled regulatory complexity and a market that might not be ready. Matthew Challis explores

Tokenised securitisations: Evolution not revolution

Ranajoy Basu, partner, and Nathan Menon, director at Squire Patton Boggs, examine how tokenisation could modernise securitisation through digital issuance, faster settlement, and automation, while leaving its underlying legal architecture largely unchanged

The future of transatlantic money

On 14 July 2026, the UK and US released a joint statement on stablecoins’ place within the future of institutional money. Matthew Challis explores the implications of a transatlantic alliance and how it could lay the groundwork for the asset class to transition from a speculative crypto workaround to a conduit of modern payment rails

Unlocking onchain collateral

Jordan Goldman, chief operating officer and president of M1X Global, speaks to Karl Loomes about why collateral remains the missing piece of tokenisation, the role of natively-issued digital sovereign bonds, and how continuous collateral movement could reshape the global repo market

The intelligence problem

AI agentic payments promise a continuous, 24/7 financial ecosystem operating at maximum economic efficiency, but taking the human out of the loop exposes a gaping regulatory and insurance chasm. Matthew Challis explores

The transition period

With the Markets in Crypto Assets regulatory transition period ending on 1 July 2026, Matthew Challis explores the implications of a medley of digital asset regulations evolving into a unified framework, the hidden costs placed on fintech startups and crypto-native firms, and how big banks are benefiting the most

Replicating legacy is squandering the promise of tokenisation

In an abridged version of their digital assets white paper, Steve Whyman and Dr Ian Hunt explore how blockchain technology and tokenisation have the potential to create a new financial ecosystem, delivering compelling advantages to investors and renewed competitiveness to the UK as a jurisdiction

House of block

At the fourth iteration of the House of Block digital assets and Web3 conference, Matthew Challis uncovers how digital asset experts are utilising blockchain, and what regulatory and compliance changes must be made for the technology to reach its full potential

Making Bitcoin work

Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance and Yield Basis, sits down with Karl Loomes to discuss the rise of BTCFi, the challenges of generating sustainable yield, the role of Bitcoin as collateral, and the infrastructure developments needed before institutions can confidently deploy it

Quality over quantity

David Parker of the Bermuda Business Development Agency and David Burt, the region’s Premier, believe the Bermuda Triangle is the relationship between the industry, an independent regulator, and the government. Parker, along with Marnus Kruger of ht.digital, explores how this uniﬁed thinking has given Bermuda its reputation as a home to “world-class” digital assets legislation, and why institutions are seeking it out as their Western hub

Tokenised collateral moves towards scale

Speakers at ISLA’s 33rd Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference explored how tokenisation, digital market infrastructure, and intraday liquidity could reshape securities ﬁnance