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Ctrl Alt receives MiFID approval from Central Bank of Ireland

21 July 2026 Ireland
Reporter: Matthew Challis

With Markets in Financial Instruments Directive authorisation, the firm can provide regulated investment services and handle securities throughout Ireland, and to passport its services across the EU

ECB selects 36 PSP European countries for the digital euro pilot

14 July 2026 Europe
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The pilot aims to support the ongoing preparatory work for the potential issuance of a digital euro, and is due to start during the second half of 2027 for a period of 12 months

The Vault and P2P.org bring institutional staking into custody

13 July 2026 Cyprus
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The collaboration natively embeds P2P.org's validator infrastructure into The Vault's institutional custody platform

Swift’s blockchain-based ledger ready for use

10 July 2026 Belgium
Reporter: Matthew Challis

SS&C Technologies expands tokenised investment capabilities

08 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Clearstream adds six new crypto currencies to custody offering

07 July 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The firm is expanding the scope of its solution with new cryptocurrencies: Ripple, Cardano, Solana, Litecoin, Stellar, and Avalanche

The Cari Network joins ABA to expand tokenised deposit offering

02 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

According to Cari, joining the ABA’s Premier Partner Network is indicative of its commitment to helping banks modernise payments, deposits, and settlement infrastructure

Tradeweb completes real-time transaction of tokenised US Treasuries

01 July 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Executed on Tradeweb, the trade paired an onchain US Treasury with tokenised cash, while leveraging the Canton Network's synchronised settlement capabilities

Standard Chartered and LMAX Group join forces

01 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Standard Chartered has executed digital asset prime brokerage trades with LMAX Group, demonstrating a digital asset intermediation model for spot Bitcoin and Ether with T+1 settlement

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