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Oliver Buchannon
Louis Tellier

Journalist specialized on Market Infrastructure (DeFi/TradFi).

Jun 12, 2026

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6 min read

Inside Eur.Bank: How Bancomat Brings Card-Scheme Rules to Stablecoins

What sets Bancomat apart from other banking initiatives is its ambition to position stablecoins as a scheme-based payment instrument, supported by a common rulebook, bank-led distribution, dispute resolution mechanisms, and reserves custodied on a pro rata basis across participating banks.

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Jun 5, 2026

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6 min read

Banca Sella Becomes Italy’s First Bank to Receive a MiCA-CASP Authorization

The license allows the bank to provide crypto-asset custody and transfer services, putting it in position to launch a regulated crypto offering for its clients later this year.

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May 29, 2026

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6 min read

Qivalis Momentum: To What Extent Could It Reshape the Euro Stablecoin Market?

We spoke with ABN AMRO, ODDO BHF and AllUnity about what the growing momentum around the Qivalis consortium means for the euro stablecoin market.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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

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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.

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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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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.

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Dec 18, 2025

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7 min read

DTCC Announces Pilot on Canton Network Following SEC No Action Letter

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) received a No Action Letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The relief allows DTCC to run a three-year pilot of a blockchain-based post-trade layer, while keeping its core clearing, settlement, and risk-management infrastructure firmly offchain.

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Dec 11, 2025

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14 min read

EU Commission Proposes Major Overhaul of Pilot Regime in Move Toward DLT-Based Markets

Last week, the European Commission proposed a set of measures designed to lay the foundations for a future European capital market built on blockchain. At its core is a major overhaul of the Pilot Regime, the EU framework that lets financial institutions trade and settle tokenized securities under regulatory supervision.

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