On December 11, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets issued a no-action letter (the “ DTCC No-Action Letter ”) stating that it would not recommend enforcement action against The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) in connection with the launch of a pilot version of its DTCC Tokenization Services. The
Hana Securities announced it gained exposure to a Digitally Native Note (DNN) through a Total Return Swap (TRS) structure, marking their entry into the digital bond market. The investment aligns with their strategy to participate in tech-driven capital-market innovation. Standard Chartered acted as the TRS provider, enabling the “structuring and execution” of this TRS tied
Central bank money on distributed ledgers marks a strategic bid to defend the euro in a tokenised world The European Central Bank (ECB) is preparing one of the most consequential upgrades to Europe’s financial infrastructure in decades. By mid-2026, the Eurosystem aims to enable the settlement of wholesale financial transactions on blockchain-based platforms using central bank money, a move
... DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology) in areas such as sustainability, traceability, and industrial data management. Among the partners already ...
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals Reserve Bank of India (RBI) | Ministry of Finance On December 19, 2025, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone delivered a keynote speech, ‘ The Future of Money: A Central Bank Perspective ’ at the Aspen Institute Italia. The speech emphasizes that
ECB executive board member Piero Cipollone announced that the institution will facilitate transactions based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) in ...
Interoperation across distributed ledger technology (DLT) networks hinges upon the secure transmission of ledger state from one network to another. This is especially challenging for private networks whose ledger access is limited to enrolled members. Existing approaches rely on a trusted centralized proxy that receives encrypted ledger state of a network, decrypts it, and sends
Jessie A Ellis Dec 19, 2025 02:44 Avalanche bolsters its MENA presence by establishing the DLT Foundation, forming key partnerships, and fostering innovation at Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025. Avalanche (AVAX) has significantly bolstered its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, utilizing the platform of Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2025
18 December 2025 On 14 November 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) re-issued the Guide on Digital Token Offerings (“DTO Guide”) as the Guide on the Tokenisation of Capital Markets Products (“Guide”). The DTO Guide was first published in 2017 and updated in 2020, providing guidance on the application of MAS-administered laws, particularly in
