Archive | Institutional Briefing

Standard Chartered Brings Zodia Custody Back In-House

May 21, 2026

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7 min read

Standard Chartered Brings Zodia Custody Back In-House

Standard Chartered acquires Zodia Custody, the regulated digital asset custodian it had incubated since 2020 through SC Ventures. By integrating the business into its Financing and Securities Services division, the bank is formalizing its role as a sub-custodian for banks and institutions in a market still dominated by crypto-native firms.

Louis Tellier, Maximilian Vargas

Weekly Briefing

DTCC Targets Full Launch of Tokenization Service by October

May 14, 2026

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6 min read

DTCC Targets Full Launch of Tokenization Service by October

DTCC is rolling out its tokenization service in July with 50 institutions. The model is deliberately conservative: securities stay in traditional custody, while onchain entitlements move across chains.

Louis Tellier, Maximilian Vargas

Weekly Briefing

May 7, 2026

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6 min read

Exclusive: Qivalis Gains Momentum with 25 Additional Banks Set to Join

Last week, Blockstories reported that 19 banks had committed to join the Qivalis euro stablecoin consortium. Over the past days, that number has grown again, now standing at 25. There's also new details about the admission.

Weekly Briefing

Apr 30, 2026

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2 min read

Exclusive: Qivalis Stablecoin Consortium Set to Add At Least 19 European Banks

The new additions are spread across 12 European countries, including five Spanish banks, and notably include Groupe BPCE, ABN AMRO, and Nordea. They come on top of the dozen banks already part of the consortium, such as BNP Paribas, UniCredit, BBVA, DZ Bank, and Unicredit.

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Apr 30, 2026

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6 min read

Banking Circle Launches Full Fiat–Stablecoin Settlement Service

Also in this edition: Exclusive – Qivalis set to grow by another 20 banking members ++ Amundi launches Bitcoin ETP ++ State Street announces launch of tokenized fund servicing from Luxembourg

Weekly Briefing

Apr 23, 2026

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6 min read

KfW Moves Its Tokenization Program from Pilot to Stress-Test

Germany’s state-owned development bank announced a third DLT-based bond, scheduled for June 2026. For KfW, it marks the next phase of its tokenization journey.

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Louis Tellier, +1

Apr 16, 2026

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6 min read

Broadridge Extends Governance to Tokenized Equities, Paving the Way for Scale

The firm behind 80% of U.S. proxy votes brings corporate governance onchain, starting with Galaxy.

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Louis Tellier, +1

Apr 9, 2026

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13 min read

Lise Opens Europe's First Onchain Equity IPO Under the DLT Pilot Regime

Today, Paris-based Lise opens subscriptions for Europe's first regulated onchain IPO of natively tokenized equity, giving retail and institutional investors direct access to the offering.

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

Apr 2, 2026

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12 min read

Institutions Take Center Stage at Kaiko’s The Agora Event in Cannes

On Tuesday, blockchain data provider Kaiko hosted the first edition of the Agora Summit at the Marriott Hotel in Cannes. The event featured more than 50 speakers from across DeFi and TradFi, including executives from Euroclear, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, DTCC, Fidelity, Amundi, and BPCE Group.

Weekly Briefing

Maximilian Vargas, +1

Mar 26, 2026

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13 min read

Exclusive: Crédit Agricole Prepares to Launch a Euro-Denominated Stablecoin

According to our information, Crédit Agricole is preparing to launch a euro-denominated stablecoin. The project remains in the structuring phase, with a potential launch as early as this summer.

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

Mar 19, 2026

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13 min read

U.S. Banks Announce Shared Ledger Built on Ethereum Layer-2 ZKsync Prividium

On Tuesday, the Cari Network disclosed that ZKsync’s Prividium, a permissioned Ethereum Layer-2, will serve as the blockchain infrastructure for its tokenized deposit platform.

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

Mar 12, 2026

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14 min read

Onchain Treasury Management: Crypto-Native Players Are Pushing Upstream Into Enterprises

Some of our most recent conversations with financial institutions indicate that interest in stablecoin-based treasury management is growing. To better understand where adoption stands today and what is still missing, we spoke with three players approaching the market from different angles

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

Mar 5, 2026

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14 min read

Why WisdomTree's SEC Exemption Is a Structural Turning Point For Tokenized MMFs

Last week, WisdomTree received SEC exemptive relief from the forward pricing rule, the regulation that requires all U.S. mutual fund orders to be executed at the daily NAV strike, typically at 4 p.m. ET. The exemption allows WisdomTree’s broker-dealer to trade its tokenized government money market fund 24/7 at a fixed $1 price on the secondary market. It’s the first relief of its kind.

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

Mar 4, 2026

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13 min read

Opening the Door to 24/7 Mutual Funds: WisdomTree on Its SEC Exemption – Interview

Last week, WisdomTree received SEC exemptive relief from the forward pricing rule. allows WisdomTree’s broker-dealer to trade its tokenized government money market fund 24/7 at a fixed $1 price on the secondary market. We spoke with Maredith Hannon about why that matters and how the fund works in practice.

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Louis Tellier, +1

Standard Chartered Brings Zodia Custody Back In-House

DTCC Targets Full Launch of Tokenization Service by October

Exclusive: Qivalis Gains Momentum with 25 Additional Banks Set to Join

Exclusive: Qivalis Stablecoin Consortium Set to Add At Least 19 European Banks

Banking Circle Launches Full Fiat–Stablecoin Settlement Service

KfW Moves Its Tokenization Program from Pilot to Stress-Test

Broadridge Extends Governance to Tokenized Equities, Paving the Way for Scale

Lise Opens Europe's First Onchain Equity IPO Under the DLT Pilot Regime

Institutions Take Center Stage at Kaiko’s The Agora Event in Cannes

Exclusive: Crédit Agricole Prepares to Launch a Euro-Denominated Stablecoin

U.S. Banks Announce Shared Ledger Built on Ethereum Layer-2 ZKsync Prividium

Onchain Treasury Management: Crypto-Native Players Are Pushing Upstream Into Enterprises

Why WisdomTree's SEC Exemption Is a Structural Turning Point For Tokenized MMFs

Opening the Door to 24/7 Mutual Funds: WisdomTree on Its SEC Exemption – Interview

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