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UK Treasury drafting legislation to regulate cryptocurrency markets
15 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The Treasury is formulating laws that will demand crypto firms to meet a set of standards governed by the Financial Conduct Authority

GCEX secures MiCA License from the Danish FSA
15 December 2025 Denmark
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The authorisation enables the digital prime broker to offer its crypto products to institutional and professional clients across European Union countries.

Ripple partners with AMINA Bank
15 December 2025 Switzerland
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

By using Ripple’s infrastructure, AMINA Bank will solve the challenge of integrating blockchain operations with traditional bank rails

Euronext streamlines bond settlement
15 December 2025 Europe
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The firm’s TARGET2-Securities based model provides users with increased settlement options and improved efficiency across boarders

Clearstream implements ISO 20022 standard for CBPR+
12 December 2025 Germany, Luxembourg
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The move away from the legacy message type, which are limited in their data capacity, to the modern XML-based MX format, is designed to further standardise financial messaging globally

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

SimCorp promotes Chabanis
12 December 2025 Denmark
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Hugues Chabanis has been with the firm for 10 years and will become head of SimCorp Alternatives and chief operating officer of Domos by SimCorp

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

Standard Chartered and Coinbase expand institutional digital asset collaboration
12 December 2025 UK, US, UAE
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This builds on the existing partnership between the two firms where the cross-border bank provides connectivity that enables real-time Singapore dollar transfers for Coinbase’s customers

DTCC receives green light to launch tokenisation service
12 December 2025 US, UK, Hong Kong
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

DTC receives No-Action Letter from SEC to offer new service to accelerate adoption of digital assets

TMX Datalinx brings market data onchain via Chainlink
12 December 2025 Canada
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The first wave of the firm’s market data being published onchain includes TSX Venture Exchange, home to over 1,600 early-stage and growth companies