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ICYMI Standard Chartered plans to issue a #stablecoin via a joint venture with HK Telecom and Animoca Brands If it sounds familiar, that's because the three have been collaborating in a sandbox. Now they plan to issue ledgerinsights.com/stanchart-form…

The European Central Bank is planning to offer an interim wholesale DLT settlement solution (a wCBDC?) within months While working on a longer term solution ledgerinsights.com/ecb-responds-t…

Another big asset manager to start fund tokenization: Invesco US Singapore's DigiFT will tokenize a private credit fund on Ethereum.org Arbitrum blockchains Traditional settlement is T+5, but DigiFT to experiment with a web3 plan to make it seconds ledgerinsights.com/invesco-partne…

We have concerns that people might look at the Bybit hack and say - this is too dangerous for regulated digital securities That would be a flawed conclusion So we wrote this... which has proven rather popular: ledgerinsights.com/bybit-hack-the…

.Calastone the funds platform owned by The Carlyle Group reckons asset managers can save $135 billion a year from #tokenization ledgerinsights.com/calastone-fund…

.NYSE 🏛 parent ICE is exploring using the #USDC #stablecoin and its MMF ledgerinsights.com/nyse-owner-ice…

The US could have (private) tokenized central bank money soon. Fnality had a hearing to become a bank earlier this month ledgerinsights.com/blockchain-pay…

The European Commission architect of #MiCA crypto regulations does not see the need for MiCA 2 (for DeFi) + blames US for Basel charges on banks globally ledgerinsights.com/micar-architec…

.Ripple is to acquire Hidden Road in a $1.25bn transaction The plan: the prime broker will use XRPL Ledger for post trade But privacy is kinda important for this sort of solution. Which raises a question: ledgerinsights.com/ripple-to-acqu…

.J.P. Morgan has launched its Kinexys Digital Payments in GBP That's the third currency, so cross border FX and 24/7 payments possible in $ € and £ ledgerinsights.com/jp-morgan-laun…

An analysis of why a Ripple acquisition of @Circle makes sense. But why it's logical for Circle to rebuff the $4-$5 billion price tag reported by Bloomberg ledgerinsights.com/analysis-rippl…

.Ondo Finance conducted its inaugural transaction on its Ondo Chain Permissioned J.P. Morgan Kinexys Digital Payments (formerly JPM Coin) was used for a DvP payment for OUSG tokenized treasury @Chainlink enabled the interoperability between the chains ledgerinsights.com/jp-morgans-blo…

Looks like #stablecoin legislation back on track. Likely approved within ten days Despite Trump activities distraction ledgerinsights.com/senators-belie…

ICYMI Chase will offer crypto to clients A big turnaround for Jamie Dimon But the bank won't provide custody Begs the question: who will? ledgerinsights.com/jp-morgan-to-e…

Enterprise blockchain firm R3 announces a strategic partnership with Solana with representative joining R3 board ledgerinsights.com/r3-pivots-to-p…

The European Central Bank says crypto adoption in France is 6% of households. Gemini reckons 21% For Italy, the ECB says 7% compared to Gemini's 19% The ECB is already starting to worry about financial stability threats from crypto. What if its figures are too low? ledgerinsights.com/eu-central-ban…

Two sets of big retail #stablecoin news: Amazon and Walmart are mulling issuing or using third party ones. Depends on stablecoin legislation + @shopify starts accepting stablecoins btw - a proposed amendment to the GENIUS Act would block Amazon ledgerinsights.com/amazon-walmart…

ICYMI Fnality has partnered with DTCC To provide a GBP on-chain payment rail using central bank money To integrate with the DTCC Digital Launchpad, its #digitalasset sandbox platform Also... an update on Fnality's progress in the US : ledgerinsights.com/fnality-explor…

.Ubyx the startup that plans to create a #stablecoin settlement network, has raised $10m led by Galaxy Ventures. It aims to be the Visa for stablecoins. ledgerinsights.com/ubyx-stablecoi…

ICYMI J.P. Morgan will launch its JPMD deposit token on Base in the coming days ledgerinsights.com/jp-morgan-to-l…