Weekly Briefing

South Korea Drafts Rules to Bring Its Capital Markets Onchain

Oct 8, 2026

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7 min read

South Korea Drafts Rules to Bring Its Capital Markets Onchain

South Korea's banks remain barred from crypto, but from February they can issue and trade tokenized securities through a system built around the national securities depository. Seoul has yet to decide whether stablecoins, deposit tokens or central bank money will settle those trades.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

UK’s Biggest Banks Complete First Live Trials Using Tokenized Deposits

Oct 1, 2026

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7 min read

UK’s Biggest Banks Complete First Live Trials Using Tokenized Deposits

Its seven participating banks, including Barclays, HSBC UK, Lloyds and NatWest, ran two remortgages and one peer-to-peer consumer payment. The initiative is coordinated by UK Finance, the UK’s banking and finance trade body.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

Absa Becomes First African Bank to Launch Digital Asset Custody Service

Sep 24, 2026

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6 min read

Absa Becomes First African Bank to Launch Digital Asset Custody Service

As one of Africa’s largest banks, Absa operates across ten African markets and serves over twelve million customers. Its new service runs on Ripple’s custody technology and initially supports bitcoin, XRP, USDC and RLUSD.

Maximilian Vargas, +1

Weekly Briefing

Pontes Goes Live on Monday: What You Need to Know

Sep 17, 2026

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7 min read

Pontes Goes Live on Monday: What You Need to Know

On 21 September the Eurosystem starts settling tokenized assets in central bank money. What the service does, where its limits lie, and what the operators plan for the first year.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

BNP Paribas and ABN AMRO Join Europe’s Deposit Token Network

Sep 10, 2026

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7 min read

BNP Paribas and ABN AMRO Join Europe’s Deposit Token Network

The German-born CBMT project is expanding into a broader European network as banks look beyond stablecoins to programmable commercial bank money.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

NYSE Selects tZERO as Second Partner for Its Tokenization Platform

Sep 3, 2026

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NYSE Selects tZERO as Second Partner for Its Tokenization Platform

The exchange is pursuing two routes onchain at once, and the separate venue is the one that needs partners built around it.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

FASB Proposes Guidance on Treating Stablecoins as Cash Equivalents in the U.S.

Aug 27, 2026

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6 min read

FASB Proposes Guidance on Treating Stablecoins as Cash Equivalents in the U.S.

The proposal would clear an accounting barrier to stablecoins in corporate treasury. It would not touch the prudential one.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

SEC Opens BENJI to Franklin Templeton’s Own Funds

Aug 20, 2026

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5 min read

SEC Opens BENJI to Franklin Templeton’s Own Funds

The no-action letter lets Franklin's mutual funds and ETFs park cash in its $726 million tokenized money market fund, and sets the first template for blockchain-based fund ownership under the 1940 Act.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform for Financial Institutions

Jul 23, 2026

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6 min read

Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform for Financial Institutions

Last week, payments giant Visa introduced its Visa Stablecoin Platform (VSP), designed to help financial institutions and enterprises hold, move, and manage stablecoins through a single Visa-managed environment. The platform will initially support Open USD (OUSD) and launch in beta to a limited group of customers.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

Swift Opens Its Shared Ledger to Initial Use With 17 Banks

Jul 16, 2026

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6 min read

Swift Opens Its Shared Ledger to Initial Use With 17 Banks

Swift said its blockchain-based ledger is ready for initial use, with 17 banks preparing live pilots for tokenised deposit payments. The ledger coordinates what banks owe each other, but leaves final settlement on existing rails.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

UK FCA Finalizes Long-Awaited Crypto Rules

Jul 9, 2026

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6 min read

UK FCA Finalizes Long-Awaited Crypto Rules

Last week, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its final rules for regulating crypto-assets and stablecoins. The regime covers trading platforms, custody, and stablecoin issuance, while rules for systemic stablecoin issuers are still being finalized separately and will fall under Bank of England supervision. The full framework will take effect in October 2027.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

Exclusive: CACEIS in Talks to Acquire Crypto Investment Platform Meria

Jul 2, 2026

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6 min read

Exclusive: CACEIS in Talks to Acquire Crypto Investment Platform Meria

According to Blockstories' information, CACEIS, the custodian bank of Crédit Agricole, is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Meria, a French crypto investment platform co-founded by Owen Simonin, better known as Hasheur, France's most popular crypto influencer.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

Citigroup Rolls Out Tokenization Service for Private Company Shares

Jun 19, 2026

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6 min read

Citigroup Rolls Out Tokenization Service for Private Company Shares

Citigroup unveiled a new service to tokenize Digital Depositary Receipts (DRs) for private shares, with a listing on SIX’s permissioned blockchain network. The first transaction involved a Citi portfolio company and Kaleido, a tokenization platform that works with SWIFT, HSBC, and the BIS.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

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

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.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

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

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.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

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

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.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

Standard Chartered Brings Zodia Custody Back In-House

May 21, 2026

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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, +1

Weekly Briefing

DTCC Targets Full Launch of Tokenization Service by October

May 14, 2026

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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, +1

Weekly Briefing

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

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.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

Banking Circle Launches Full Fiat–Stablecoin Settlement Service

Apr 30, 2026

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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

Louis Tellier, +1

tim-meirer

KfW Moves Its Tokenization Program from Pilot to Stress-Test

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.

Louis Tellier, +1

carlos-domingo

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

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.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

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

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.

Louis Tellier, +1

Weekly Briefing

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

Apr 2, 2026

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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, +1

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, +1

Weekly Briefing

South Korea Drafts Rules to Bring Its Capital Markets Onchain

UK’s Biggest Banks Complete First Live Trials Using Tokenized Deposits

Absa Becomes First African Bank to Launch Digital Asset Custody Service

Pontes Goes Live on Monday: What You Need to Know

BNP Paribas and ABN AMRO Join Europe’s Deposit Token Network

NYSE Selects tZERO as Second Partner for Its Tokenization Platform

FASB Proposes Guidance on Treating Stablecoins as Cash Equivalents in the U.S.

SEC Opens BENJI to Franklin Templeton’s Own Funds

Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform for Financial Institutions

Swift Opens Its Shared Ledger to Initial Use With 17 Banks

UK FCA Finalizes Long-Awaited Crypto Rules

Exclusive: CACEIS in Talks to Acquire Crypto Investment Platform Meria

Citigroup Rolls Out Tokenization Service for Private Company Shares

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

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

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

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

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

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