Institutional Briefing

A weekly digest giving institutional teams the context and analysis behind major developments in tokenization, stablecoins, and the institutional adoption of digital assets.

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Luxembourg Emerges as Europe’s Institutional Blockchain Hub

In Friday, Coinbase announced it had secured a MiCA license from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). It underlines the country's recent big push into digital assets.

Louis Tellier, +1

Jun 25, 2025

Interview: Inside Fiserv’s Stablecoin Strategy

We spoke with Cooper Thompson, Head of Embedded Finance and Digital Assets Product, why Fiserv is betting on its own stablecoin, and how it’s working with Circle, Paxos, and PayPal to make it usable at scale.

Maximilian Vargas, +1

Jun 19, 2025

JPMorgan Takes Deposit Tokens Public with Launch of JPMD on Base

It’s the first time a global systemically important bank (G-SIB) issues a deposit-based product on a permissionless chain.

Louis Tellier, +1

Jun 12, 2025

Franklin Templeton Adds Intraday Yield to Tokenized Money Market Fund

On Tuesday, Franklin Templeton introduced a new feature for its Benji platform: intraday yield. The upgrade allows investors to earn yield down to the second.

Louis Tellier, +1

Jun 11, 2025

Exclusive: SG-Forge Faces Internal Roadblocks in Driving Euro Stablecoin DeFi Adoption

More than two years after its launch, Société Générale’s euro stablecoin is still struggling to gain traction — not because of regulatory hurdles, but due to internal resistance from the bank’s leadership, according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Blockstories.

Louis Tellier

Jun 05, 2025

SG-Forge Partners with BCB to Expand EURCV Stablecoin Distribution

With BCB on board, EURCV enters one of crypto’s largest fiat settlement networks. SG-Forge now doubles down on distribution to banks, brokers, and payment firms.

Louis Tellier, +1

May 29, 2025

BNP Paribas AM Pilots Tokenized Money-Market Fund

We spoke with Stefan Brinaru, Head of Digital Assets at BNPP AM, about the strategic rationale and the operational details.

Louis Tellier, +1

May 22, 2025

21X Becomes First DLT Trading Venue Live Under EU Pilot Regime

On Tuesday, the exchange opened primary issuance for its first product which marks the first time a regulated market infrastructure has gone live under the EU’s DLT Pilot Regime.

Louis Tellier, +1