CACEIS has enabled clients to subscribe to the first French UCITS money-market funds with units natively issued and delivered on Ethereum’s public blockchain. This marks the launch of CACEIS’ new custody architecture for tokenised financial instruments and crypto assets. Spiko, a pioneering French fintech known for its blockchain-based fund unit tokenisation solution, and Twenty First…
Category: Digital Assets
State Street hires digital chief
State Street has appointed Vanessa Fernandes as head of digital asset solutions. Fernandes, who will be based in New Jersey, will report to Donna Milrod, chief product officer. Prior to joining State Street, Fernandes was global head of digital experience at BNY Mellon.
State Street signs with Taurus
State Street has signed an agreement with Taurus SA, the Switzerland-based provider of digital asset infrastructure, to deliver digital assets capabilities for State Street’s clients. Subject to receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, State Street will leverage Taurus’ custody, tokenisation and node management solutions to automate the issuance and servicing of digital assets, including digital securities…
Komainu to service BUIDL
Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset services provider, is to provide custody for BlackRock’s BUIDL Token. The BUIDL Token – BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund – is a tokenised fund created by BlackRock. Operating on the Ethereum blockchain, BUIDL offers institutional investors exposure to U.S. dollar yields through tokenisation. By tokenising a U.S. dollar fund,…
Path Crypto appoints Gemini
Gemini, the digital asset service provider, has been appointed as the custodian for Path Crypto’s Managed Portfolios, a robo-advisor investment platform that offers tailored digital investment strategies for retail and institutional investors. Path Crypto, a registered SEC investment advisor, recently launched the Managed Portfolios program in the U.S. and has plans to expand internationally later…
Komainu appointed by Nasdaq
Nasdaq has appointed Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset custodian, as a core custodian for its suite of crypto indices. This follows a similar arrangement between Nasdaq and Zodia Custody.
Komainu approved in Switzerland
Following an update to its rules for listing crypto-asset-based products from SIX Exchange Regulation AG, Komainu (Jersey) Limited has been approved as a custodian of crypto assets under the new guidelines. The updated regulations expand the range of eligible crypto assets. A key addition is the requirement for these products to use custodians that are…
BNY wins ETH ETP mandates
BNY has been appointed as administrator for seven of the nine ETH ETPs approved for trading in the U.S. in July. BlackRock (ETHA), Bitwise (ETHW), Grayscale (ETHE & ETH), Franklin Templeton (EZET), 21shares (CETH), and Invesco Galaxy (QETH) have named BNY as the cash custodian, transfer agent, and administrator, providing administrative, tax and accounting services,…
Northern Trust hires in Singapore
Northern Trust has hired Kai Jebens as head of client development, Southeast Asia, and Chris Vera as senior digital solutions consultant, APAC, for its asset servicing business. Both are based in Singapore. Jebens previously held positions at Collibra, BNY, and FIS, inter alia. Vera previously worked at BlackRock, AIA, and BNY, amongst others.
Zodia partners with Deribit
Zodia Custody has partnered with Deribit, the world’s largest crypto options exchange by volume, to expand its Interchange network. Institutional clients will be able to access derivatives liquidity while their assets remain in Zodia Custody’s segregated cold wallets.