All digital assets news

Gold-i integrates Crypto Finance Group

16 September 2026 UK, Germany
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

The incorporation into MatrixNET, Gold-i’s multi-asset liquidity bridge, extends the reach of Crypto Finance’s institutional digital asset trading and liquidity services, says the firms

Polymath and High Ridge to broaden tokenised markets participation

11 September 2026 Canada
Reporter: Matthew Challis

High Ridge will provide capabilities including custody, client-directed trading, and access to potential yield opportunities, combined with Polymath’s issuance, compliance, and lifecycle management technology

U.S. Bank completes stablecoin pilot transaction

09 September 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

A cross-border payment using USBDC was executed on the Stellar blockchain between U.S. Bank entities in North America and Europe, evaluating minting, payment redemption, freezing, and clawback capabilities

Sage Capital Management integrates with OpenPayd

09 September 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Through the partnership, Sage Capital will extend its banking capabilities, and its clients will gain access to fast settlement, enhanced technology, and virtual International Bank Account Numbers

Standard Chartered expands UAE Bitcoin and Ether spot trading

03 September 2026 UAE
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Standard Chartered DIFC’s regional offering builds on its broader digital asset strategy, spanning custody, trading, and tokenisation capabilities through its corporate and investment bank

Zodia Solutions collaborates with Ownera

02 September 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

This collaboration aims at bringing tokenised collateral workflows into production at regulated financial institutions, with Ownera carrying collateral instructions between counterparties and Zodia enabling banks to ensure the instruction is validate

Taurus enables institutional connections to Swift’s ledger

28 August 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Swift smart contracts have been integrated into Taurus-CAPITAL, its tokenisation offering, and its custody solution Taurus-PROTECT, extended to bank-issued tokenised money and 24/7 cross-border payment use cases

Nickel: Increased digital asset allocations hinge on improved security

27 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management shows in new global research that 92 per cent of institutional investors and wealth managers are likely to increase allocations if TradFi custody and security standards are matched