17 Dec 2024
Digital assets: SG-FORGE sets liquidity provision for its MiCA-compliant stablecoin
Plus: Cega to phase out platform following acquisition; Valour launches ETPs in Sweden, Margarita gets backing for on-chain structured products; CoinShares BITC becomes Europe's largest BTC physical ETP.
21 Nov 2024
Digital assets: Kaiko buys index provider for ETP issuers
In this week’s roundup, we also look at BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF options on Nasdaq and Bitwise’s latest ETP listing.
07 Nov 2024
Digital assets: HK broker secures licence to market structured products linked to virtual assets
In this week’s roundup, we also look at the launch of the tokenised investment fund by UBS Asset Management and SBI Digital Markets’ plan on the structured note.
24 Oct 2024
Digital assets: DBS rolls out blockchain-based banking for institutions
In this week’s roundup, we also look at the Prague Stock Exchange pioneering DLT technology to implement securities settlement, MarketVector’s index deployment into 21Shares crypto ETP, and the launch of the SDX-Rulematch partnership aimed at transforming the institutional crypto trading and custody market.
19 Sep 2024
Esma sounds alarm on zero-day options ETPs
The warning coincides with the launch of Europe’s first zero-day-to-expire options (0DTE) listed products by Leverage Shares.
18 Sep 2024
Digital assets: Matrixport rolls out seagull strategy, Bitwise buys London-based ETP provider
In this week’s roundup, we look at Bitwise’s acquisition of the issuer of Europe largest physical Bitcoin ETP, Valour’s footstep in launching ETP in Kenya, and SynFutures partnership with Orbit Markets to target liquidity providers.
13 May 2024
European regulators review Ucits-eligible assets, crypto standards
European regulators are seeking industry feedback to assess rules around crypto and commodity exposures.
04 Apr 2024
Digital assets: Valour launches ETP on first STOXX crypto blue-chip index
In this week’s roundup, we look at the latest offerings at Valour, HSBC, Cega, Fineqia and Bybit.
08 Feb 2024
Digital assets: former JPM exec joins crypto trading platform
In this week’s roundup we look at several developments in the digital assets space including CoinShares’ new staking feature on its Ethereum ETP, CCData’s latest developments, and BingX new shark fin.
26 Jan 2024
Digital assets: US ETF issuer rolls out Bitcoin covered call strategy tracker
In this week’s roundup, we also look at the first tokenised fund in Hong Kong SAR, Membrane Labs's new derivatives management platform, and Archax’s capital protect note program.
06 Nov 2023
Digital assets: regulators join efforts on tokenisation pilots
In this week’s roundup, we look at new dual currency crypto plays, HSBC’s tokenised deposit testing and the Hong Kong SAR regulator’s latest remarks on tokenised-related products.
30 Oct 2023
Valour: franchising has arrived to crypto ETP market
Earlier this Summer, DeFi Technologies’ subsidiary Valour partnered with Swiss cryptocurrency firm Bitcoin Suisse to issue exchange-traded-products (ETPs) backed by physical digital assets.