All digital assets news

TP ICAP’s Fusion Digital Assets exchange goes live

26 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The platform was approved as a cryptoasset exchange provider by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority in November 2022. Its electronic marketplace will initially facilitate Bitcoin and Ethereum spot trading

Ripple acquires Metaco

17 May 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Blockchain and crypto fintech Ripple has acquired Metaco as it seeks to break into the growing crypto custody market

Matrixport strikes partnership with Copper

18 May 2023 Singapore
Reporter: AST

This collaboration will reinforce Matrixport’s prime brokerage solution by enabling institutional customers to keep their assets within Copper infrastructure while being able to trade on ClearLoop-linked exchanges via their Matrixport sub-accounts

Standard Chartered signs MoU with Dubai International Financial Centre to collaborate on digital assets

10 May 2023 UAE
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The MOU aims to foster cooperation between Standard Chartered’s wider digital assets agenda and the DIFC’s Innovation Hub, Dubai’s hub for fintech start-ups

Digital asset regulation requires industry collaboration, City Week panellists say

04 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

It is not enough for individual bodies to be focused on security — a safe infrastructure needs to be put in place for all participants, one speaker said on the ‘How to achieve internationally co-ordinated regulation of digital assets?’ panel

GCEX and Komainu extend partnership to staking services

27 April 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The expansion of the partnership will allow clients to earn rewards on their digital assets while remaining under secure and segregated custody, GCEX says

Regulation is key to boost digital asset confidence, TradeTech Europe panellists say

24 April 2023 France
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The verdict was reached during a panel discussion on how the growth in digital assets trading is impacting market structure and trading practices

European Parliament votes in favour of MiCA

20 April 2023 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

Members of the European Parliament today voted to support the Markets in Cryptoassets Regulation by 517 votes to 38, with 18 abstentions, thereby approving a common rule set for issuance and trading, along with environmental and consumer protection