HSBC has processed the first trades tokenising the ownership of physical gold held in HSBC’s UK vault, using DLT. HSBC has developed this capability by creating a digital twin of an existing physical asset – specifically physical gold held in HSBC’s vault. Tokenised physical gold can be traded between HSBC and institutional investors through the…
Category: Digital Assets
Zodia opens in HK
Zodia Custody, the Standard Chartered backed digital assets custodian, has opened in Hong Kong.
Zodia Markets granted VASP status by CBI
Zodia Markets, the Standard Chartered backed digital asset exchange and brokerage platform, has received its registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland. This follows on from the firm receiving cryptoasset registration from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority in 2022 and its in-principle approval by Abu Dhabi Global Markets…
Citi acts as IPA for first DNN issuance
Citi has acted as the issuing and paying agent for the first digitally native note (DNN) issuance under English law via Euroclear’s digital financial market infrastructure (D-FMI) DLT platform. The EUR100m 3-year DNN was issued by the World Bank (IBRD) and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
DTCC to acquire Securrency
DTCC, the U.S. market infrastructure provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securrency Inc., a developer of institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. The acquisition is expected to close shortly. Both U.S. Bank and State Street are investors in Securrency. Securrency will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTCC and will operate under the name DTCC Digital…
Komainu and Copper collaborate
Komainu, the C.I.-based digital assets custodian, and Copper, the UK-based provider of institutional digital asset solutions, have formed a partnership that will offer Komainu’s institutional clients the ability to trade via Copper’s ClearLoop. Through this alliance, Komainu’s clients will benefit from both regulated, on-chain custody provided by Komainu, and access to off-exchange settlement and rapid…
Komainu appoints CTO
Komainu, the C.I.-based digital assets custodian, has appointed Robert Johnson as chief technology officer, based in London. He joins from Coremont, where he was CTO and partner. Komainu, which is backed in part by Nomura, recently received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to register as a custodian wallet provider.
Nabi joins GCEX
Jason Nabi has joined GCEX, a digital prime broker, as a strategic business development consultant. Nabi, who is based in the UK, was previously at Bosonic. He has also worked at HSBC, SGSS and BNP Paribas, inter alia.
Zodia appoints CCO
Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital assets custodian, has appointed James Harris as its chief commercial officer. He joins from CCData.
ULTUMUS onboards VanEck
COSMOS, the create/redeem platform from ETF fintech and data provider, ULTUMUS, has onboarded VanEck, the U.S.-based ETF provider. VanEck is adopting the ULTUMUS COSMOS platform for managing create/redeem orders for its crypto products.