TradFi


Finance

Germany’s second-largest lender DZ Bank secures retail crypto trading MiCA license

DZ Bank will "shortly" roll out a crypto trading platform for cooperative banks to offer to clients.

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Finance

World's largest custodial bank BNY to offer tokenized deposits for institutional investors

The initiative mirrors deposit balances on a private blockchain to speed up settlement and unlock liquidity.

BNY office (BNY, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

TradFi giant EquiLend backs Digital Prime to link $40 trillion pool with tokenized markets

The partnership will focus on Tokenet, Digital Prime's institutional lending network, and introduce new features like regulated stablecoin collateral.

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Finance

'Permissionless Assets’: Robinhood’s 3-Phase Tokenization Plan to Disrupt TradFi

Robinhood is working on infrastructure developments, said Offchain Labs' A.J. Warner, including 24/7 trading, and leveraging technologies like Arbitrum Stylus for compatibility.

Robinhood website (PiggyBank/ Unsplash/ Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Emerging 'Cockroaches' in TradFi Sting Bitcoin, but Fed Response Could Be Bullish

Regional banks are sharply lower on credit worries on Thursday, pulling broader markets and bitcoin down alongside.

A trader slumps at his desk in front of chart screens (Getty Images+/Unsplash)

Finance

London Stock Exchange Unveils Blockchain-Based Platform for Private Funds

Investment manager MembersCap and digital asset exchange Archax are the system's first clients.

Entrance to the London Stock Exchange

Finance

Polkadot Launches Institutional Arm to Bridge Wall Street and Web3

The new group’s offerings will cover centralized and decentralized exchange infrastructure, real-world asset tokenization, staking, and decentralized finance.

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Finance

JPMorgan Files Trademark for Digital Asset Platform as Wall Street's Crypto Embrace Continues

JPMD will offer services including digital assets trading, exchange, payments and issuance, according to the filing.

JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York City in 2023. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

CoinDesk Indices

The Convergence of TradFi and Digital Asset Markets – A Maturing Ecosystem

The institutionalization of digital assets and its convergence with traditional financial systems is not a passing trend, but a structural realignment of markets, says Hunting Hill Global Capital’s Adam Guren.

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Finance

Stablecoins Will Expand Beyond Crypto Trading, Become Part of Mainstream Economy, Citi Predicts

The next five years will likely see stablecoins substitute for some overseas and domestic U.S. currency holdings, according to a Citi Future Finance report.

Citi building illuminated in the evening