Franklin Templeton backs $6.8m seed round for stablecoin clearing platform ZeroDelta
Glacis Labs raised $6.8m for its non-custodial ZeroDelta clearinghouse, drawing institutional backers eyeing tokenised securities settlement.
By Oliver Bennett —The latest
DTCC enlists BlackRock, JPMorgan and Goldman for $114tn tokenisation trial
America's central securities depository is testing tokenised stocks and Treasuries with nearly 40 Wall Street firms, reports say.
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SBI tokenises Japanese equity fund on Solana under Singapore securities law
SBI Global Asset Management and DigiFT launch the JX token, billed as the first tokenised Japanese equity strategy, for institutional…
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Circle wins arbitration over Heka Funds’ suspended USDC account amid Tether links
Japan reclassifies crypto as securities, sets 20% flat tax and clears path to ETFs
BNB Chain destroys $932m in tokens, reviving scrutiny of algorithmic supply cuts
New York permit freeze on data centres knocks TeraWulf shares 7%
Ark Invest deepens Circle stake as it trims Robinhood holding
News in brief
Avalanche tokenised asset value jumps to $2.1bn on $11bn Bridgetower deal
Altcoins ·JPMorgan cuts Circle and Coinbase forecasts as Hyperliquid pact reshapes USDC economics
Business ·ECB names 36 payment providers for digital euro pilot as US shuns central bank coin
Regulation ·New venture EthSystems targets bank-grade privacy for Ethereum transactions
Ethereum ·South Korea to legislate stablecoins and spot crypto ETFs in 2026 digital asset overhaul
Regulation ·US bank lobby presses Senate to shut stablecoin yield loophole in Clarity Act
Regulation ·Second LA sheriff’s deputy jailed for shielding crypto ‘Godfather’ extortion racket
Regulation ·Upbit’s DRV listing gives Korean traders regulated access to on-chain derivatives
Altcoins ·
Strategy raises $466.7m via share sale but leaves bitcoin holdings untouched for second week
By Freya Macdonald —
Dormant $188m bitcoin wallet reawakens, testing on-chain surveillance tools
By Oliver Bennett —
Circle wins arbitration over Heka Funds’ suspended USDC account amid Tether links
By Freya Macdonald —
Japan reclassifies crypto as securities, sets 20% flat tax and clears path to ETFs
By Oliver Bennett —
New York permit freeze on data centres knocks TeraWulf shares 7%
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Oliver Bennett
15 articles
Markets editor at PoundToken. Oliver spent seven years on a London FX desk before going all-in on digital…
Freya Macdonald
11 articles
Technology reporter covering Ethereum, DeFi and everything on-chain. Freya has written about smart contracts since the 2020 DeFi…
Rajesh Patel
8 articles
Regulation and business correspondent. Rajesh follows the FCA, MiCA, ETF filings and the corporate side of crypto —…
