29 Jan 2025
HK manager rolls out first tokenised repack notes
Distributed by GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage and Hash Blockchain, the first tokenised short-term asset-backed liquidity notes in Hong Kong SAR aim to replicate a constant net asset value open-ended investment fund.
28 Jan 2025
Digital assets: Fineqia, FTSE Russell partner in DeFi ETN launch
Also: Maple aims at institutional market with call options BTC play; Nasdaq files for in-kind redemptions for BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF; SignalPlus closes US$11m in series B round funding.
23 Jan 2025
Virtune goes first as Nasdaq launches crypto ETN segment in Finland
Nasdaq has welcomed the first batch of exchange-traded notes on cryptocurrency in Helsinki issued by Virtune AB, a decade after their debut in Sweden.
07 Jan 2025
Digital assets: EBA gauges tokenised deposits, Matrixport issues double no touch play
Plus: Calamos debuts fully protected crypto tracker; GSR gets the greenlight from UK FCA to provide OTC trading service; and more.
23 Dec 2024
Australian regulator sues Binance over customer protection failures
ASIC has taken Binance Australia Derivatives to the federal court following the alleged mis-classification of retail investors to wholesale investors while investors were trading crypto derivative products.
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.
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.
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.
17 Sep 2024
Singapore’s DBS launches crypto structured notes for institutional investors
The Singaporean bank becomes the first Asian-headquartered bank to offer financial products whose value is linked to Bitcoin and Ethereum prices.
25 Jul 2024
Digital assets: SEC unlocks the gate for new crypto products, Marex deploys CoinDesk 20 index
In our latest crypto round up we look at the latest developments in the digital market including the US regulator's approval of Ethereum ETFs, as well as launches of new products and indices from some of the main players.
28 Jun 2024
Digital assets: MAS expands collaboration to ramp up asset tokenisation initiatives
In this week’s roundup, we look at Singapore’s financial watchdog looking to develop asset tokenisation standards across various asset classes, Cega’s new shark fin products, and more.