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

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.

Maximilian Vargas, Louis Tellier

Weekly Briefing

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

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.

Louis Tellier, Maximilian Vargas

Weekly Briefing

Mar 26, 2026

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7 min read

Exclusive: Crédit Agricole Prepares to Launch a Euro 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.

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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

Mar 19, 2026

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7 min read

U.S. Banks Choose ZKSync Prividium As Infrastructure For Tokenized Deposit Network

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.

Alex-Gluchowski

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.

Maredith-Hannon

Louis Tellier, +1

Feb 26, 2026

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12 min read

Luxembourg Greenlights Crypto in UCITS: What It Means for Europe’s Fund Industry

In early February, Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the CSSF, published a landmark update to its rules on crypto-assets for investment funds, allowing UCITS to allocate up to 10% of their portfolio to crypto.

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

Feb 19, 2026

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12 min read

Exclusive: France’s Largest Banks Prepare Tokenized Deposit System

Participants include BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Crédit Agricole, and BPCE Group.

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

Feb 12, 2026

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12 min read

Boerse Stuttgart Settles First Confidential Tokenized Security Transaction on Ethereum

Last week, Boerse Stuttgart Group announced that it had executed the first confidential, tokenized delivery-versus-payment (DvP) transactions on a public blockchain. The transactions were carried out via its DLT settlement platform Seturion, with transaction logic executed on Aztec, an Ethereum layer-2 privacy network.

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

Feb 5, 2026

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13 min read

Eurosystem Greenlights Tokenized Collateral for March 2026

Last week, the European Central Bank announced a decisive step toward integrating tokenized securities into the core of the Eurosystem. From 30 March 2026, the Eurosystem, comprising the ECB and the national central banks of the euro area, plans to accept DLT-based securities as eligible collateral for its credit operations.

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

Jan 29, 2026

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11 min read

From Full-Stack to Modular: How Banks Are Building Their Crypto Retail Offering

Over the past few months alone, several major European banks, including DZ Bank, KBC and Groupe BPCE, have either announced or launched retail crypto offerings. We spoke with market participants on how these services are built.

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

Jan 22, 2026

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13 min read

SG-FORGE CEO After Swift Trial: “Stablecoins Are Ready. Tokenized Deposits Are Not”

Last week, Swift announced the successful completion of a delivery-versus-payment settlement trial for tokenized bonds. In our conversation, Stenger explained why this trial is significant for large-scale standardization and interoperability, and why SG-FORGE is betting on stablecoins rather than tokenized deposits.

Weekly Briefing

Louis Tellier, +1

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

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

Exclusive: Crédit Agricole Prepares to Launch a Euro Stablecoin

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

U.S. Banks Choose ZKSync Prividium As Infrastructure For Tokenized Deposit Network

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

Luxembourg Greenlights Crypto in UCITS: What It Means for Europe’s Fund Industry

Exclusive: France’s Largest Banks Prepare Tokenized Deposit System

Boerse Stuttgart Settles First Confidential Tokenized Security Transaction on Ethereum

Eurosystem Greenlights Tokenized Collateral for March 2026

From Full-Stack to Modular: How Banks Are Building Their Crypto Retail Offering

SG-FORGE CEO After Swift Trial: “Stablecoins Are Ready. Tokenized Deposits Are Not”

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