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Hex Trust announces issuing and custody of wrapped XRP

12 December 2025 Hong Kong
Reporter: Matthew Challis

wXRP will launch with over US$100 million in Total Value Locked, and is designed to support DeFi and cross-chain utility, becoming tradeable with RLUSD on ethereum and other supported platforms

Zodia Custody granted MiCA license by Luxembourg regulator

12 December 2025 Luxembourg
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Authorisation from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier enables the company to operate as a regulated cryptoassets service provider in the EU

Blockstream Capital Partners acquires Corbiere Capital Management

12 December 2025 Jersey
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The acquisition, in partnership with Komainu, is intended to advance BCP’s strategy of bridging TradFi and bitcoin-native capabilities, with Corbiere’s founder appointed as the company’s chief investment officer

Digital Asset completes second set of transactions on Canton Network

10 December 2025 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Standard Chartered and GFO-X partner together

09 December 2025 UAE, UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

CFTC launches digital assets pilot programme for tokenised collateral

09 December 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Digital assets such as bitcoin, ether, and USDC — or other payment stablecoins — will be included in the pilot programme

Binance.com gains authorisation from FSRA

08 December 2025 UAE
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

A license granted by Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market offers Binance credibility and seamless access across multiple markets

Temple Capital joins digital asset collateral solution by OKX

08 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Under the new arrangement, the majority of Temple Capital’s assets are held off-exchange in segregated accounts with Standard Chartered, while corresponding balances are mirrored on OKX

Komainu to offer its Collateral Wallet Services in UAE

04 December 2025 UAE
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The extension of Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority license will allow it to provide its collateral management solution, Komainu Connect, to a broader range of clients

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