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HADC secures MiCAR license and completes its first international SDC transaction
18 December 2025 Germany, Netherlands
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

HADC has received authorisation from Germany’s financial regulator BaFin under the new EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and has completed the SDC transaction in collaboration with DZ Bank

J.P. Morgan launches first tokenised MMF
18 December 2025 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The firm’s multi-chain asset tokenisation solution, My OnChain Net Yield Fund, is a 506(c) private placement fund providing investors the opportunity to earn US dollar yields

BitGo adds Lightning Network support
18 December 2025 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The integration builds on the company’s existing Lightning Network offering, intended to provide institutions with a simplified and secure way to leverage the speed of Lightning

Dinar Investment Company joins Muqassa
18 December 2025 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The firm joins other non-clearing members of Muqassa, such as Citigroup Saudi Arabia, AlRajhi Capital, and Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia

Uniform Labs’ Multiliquid protocol live in production
18 December 2025 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The protocol currently supports integrations with tokenised treasury assets issued or managed by Wellington Management and other asset managers, enabling 24/7 instant liquidity

DTCC partners with Digital Asset Holdings and the Canton network
17 December 2025 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

With this partnership, DTCC plans to enable a subset of US Treasury securities custodied at DTC to be minted on the Canton Network

State Street supports dimensional fund advisors’ UCITS ETF launch
17 December 2025 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The funds are domiciled in Ireland, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, and listed in London and Frankfurt

Flanagan leaves BNY
17 December 2025 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Alan Flanagan served as global head of client coverage for BNY’s Asset Servicing division, overseeing relationship management for the firm

OCC approves the conversion of the BitGo Trust Company to BitGo Bank & Trust, N.A.
17 December 2025 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

BitGo Bank & Trust, N.A. will operate under a single, uniform federal supervisory regime, which the bank says will enable it to deliver clarity, governance, and regulatory certainty

BNP Paribas appointed by Banco Mediolanum’s depositary bank in Spain
16 December 2025 Spain
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This integration reinforces the custodian's existing relationship with Mediolanum Group in Europe, including a range of securities services already provided in Ireland and Italy

Royal London deploys AutoRek for its financial operations
16 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The firm says that as Royal London expanded, AutoRek's platform enabled the organisation to transform its financial operations infrastructure

Duco collaborates with Phoenix Group for its asset management division
16 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The firm says that this project will create a unified, cloud-based environment for reconciling investment and accounting records across 20 administrators and multiple asset classes