The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is mulling recommendations that would not need to become rules but would lead to operational changes governing the use of non-cash collateral for margin requirements and might pave the way for more clarity in the regulation of digital assets for U.S. markets. The CFTC permits using non-cash assets as… Read More >>
Is the SEC at a Digital Assets Crossroads?
(SEC Chair Gary Gensler will be stepping down from the top spot for the U.S. regulator on January 20, 2025, which means the new Trump administration will be looking for a replacement. Trump is likely to name a chairperson who has a more favorable stance toward digital assets and would be far less aggressive than… Read More >>
A Glimpse at Gary Gensler’s Legacy
With the second Trump administration coming to power in January, Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is unlikely to be a part of the new team. During the campaign, Trump stated that he would replace Gensler. In fact, multiple media outlets have recently reported that Trump’s transition team is searching for a replacement… Read More >>
ATSes Hit Their Stride via Innovation & Flexibility
Two new reports suggest that Alternative Trading Systems (ATSes) are hitting their stride as financial services firms move to private markets, embrace digital securities, and need innovations for their liquidity and investment explorations. An ATS “is a trading venue that is more loosely regulated than an exchange,” according to the Investopedia website. “ATS platforms are… Read More >>
TP ICAP Taps StanChart’s Digital Asset Custody Services
The London-based cross-border bank Standard Chartered and interdealer TP ICAP report that they plan to connect their digital assets offerings. The new collaboration will help common clients access Standard Chartered’s digital asset custody product and TP ICAP’s Fusion Digital Assets, a U.K.-based spot crypto-asset exchange, according to the announcement. The interdealer broker operates TP ICAP… Read More >>
DTCC Hopes R&D Sandbox Fosters Digital Assets Ecosystem
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) is attempting to clear a path to a functional digital asset ecosystem that is as safe as the one in place for conventional securities trading. To get there, the post-trade market infrastructure provider is unveiling the “DTCC Digital Launchpad,” described as “an industry sandbox intended to bring together… Read More >>
Murex & Kaiko Target Portfolio Management of Digital Assets
Solutions provider Murex will be integrating crypto sector data from vendor Kaiko into the Murex trading, risk management, and processing offerings — and the duo may even build a new interface — as the result of a new strategic partnership, officials say. The combination of Murex’s cross-asset platform with Kaiko’s digital asset data, analytics, and… Read More >>
Digital Assets & DLT Grow in Popularity & Risk
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets are becoming the preferred way to meet cash and liquidity requirements for digital securities settlements, according to a report from Citi Securities Services. However, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is cautioning that banks using permissionless a.k.a public blockchains face “risks related to operations and security, governance, legal,… Read More >>
State Street & Taurus to Build Digital Custody Services
State Street Corp. is bolstering its digital asset solutions business via an agreement with Taurus SA, a digital asset infrastructure provider, in response to institutional interest in digital assets that’s “at an all-time high,” according to the Boston-based custodian bank. The collaboration will add tokenization and digital custody services support to the custodian’s currently available… Read More >>
ANNA, DTIF & GDF to Build Links to Digital Assets
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) and the Digital Token Identifier Foundation (DTI Foundation) want to build “a strong foundation” that links traditional and digital finance through a new partnership with Global Digital Finance (GDF), officials say. The GDF is a non-profit association of member firms, which offers “an open innovation platform for advocating… Read More >>
