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Global Digital Finance Reports Results of Tokenized Money Market Funds Initiative

Global Digital Finance (GDF) has reported the results of an initiative to test the viability of Tokenized Money Market Funds (TMMF). As part of the working group 30 firms participated in the GDF Industry Sandbox, powered by Ownera, the firm which operates the FinP2P routers… Read More

Luxembourg Sovereign Wealth Fund Announces 1% Portfolio Allocation to Bitcoin ETFs

The Luxembourg sovereign wealth fund has reportedly invested 1% of its portfolio into Bitcoin ETFs, which is said to make it the first sovereign wealth fund in the Eurozone area to officially gain exposure to Bitcoin. With the update, Luxembourg appears to be asserting its… Read More

European ERC-3643 Association Talks to SEC About Standards for Tokenization

The European ERC-3643 Association, a group that advocates on behalf of pursuing a standard for real-world asset tokenization, has visited with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to discuss this very topic. ERC 3643 is an Ethereum-based protocol standard for creating and managing permissioned tokens… Read More

MTCM, Tokeny Unite to Simplify Securities Issuance

MTCM, a Luxembourg-based securitization platform serving clients across Europe, the Americas, MENA, and Asia, has entered into a strategic partnership with Tokeny, an on-chain operating system, to enable the issuance of both traditional and digital securities through a unified workflow. This collaboration marks the launch… Read More

Coinbase Obtains Approval for Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) License in Luxembourg

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has taken a step forward in the web3 and cryptocurrency sector with its recent approval for a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Luxembourg. This authorization allows the U.S.-based exchange to expand its crypto services across all 27 European Union countries, marking a… Read More

Bitstamp Approved for Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license Under MiCA

Bitstamp, a crypto exchange that claims to be the longest-running in the world, has gained a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license. The license means the company can operate under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)… Read More

DTCC Moves to Better Support Digital Assets, Joins ERC3643 Token Standard Movement Created by Tokeny

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has joined the ERC3643 Association – the advocate group for the ERC3643 token standard. ERC3643 was created by Tokeny, a leading digital security enabler based in Luxembourg. Luc Falempin, CEO of Tokeny, said that having “DTCC join the… Read More

Corporate Payments Fintech Corpay Announces Cross-Border Business Expansion with Luxembourg Office

Corpay, Inc. (NYSE: CPAY), a global enabler of corporate payments, is announcing its entry into Luxembourg with the establishment of an office for its Cross-Border business. As part of Corpay’s expansion in Europe, this move aligns with the company’s strategy to “enhance its presence in… Read More

Spain: Tokeny Announces Partnership with ONYZE, a White Label Digital Wallet

Tokenization enabler Tokeny says it has formed a partnership with ONYZE, a Spain-based Fintech that offers a white-label digital wallet that is regulated. Founded in 2019, ONYZE provides enterprise-level infrastructure for trading digital assets such as crypto, tokenized assets, NFTs, and digital currencies. ONYZE claims… Read More

Tokenization: Tokeny Partners with Asset Manager Fasanara Capital on Digital Money Market Fund

Leading European tokenization enabler Tokeny will be working with London-based asset manager Fasanara Capital Ltd. According to an email from Tokeny, Fasanara will be issuing the first tokenized money market fund called the Fasanara MMF Token (FAST). The digital security will be using the Polygon… Read More

Bitstamp CEO Comments on 2024: A Pivotal Year for Crypto

Bitstamp CEO  Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux says 2024 was a transformative year for the digital asset sector. Bitstamp is a European crypto exchange that claims to be the world’s longest-running marketplace for crypto. In 2024, Robinhood acquired Bitstamp for $200 million as the broker sought to expand its… Read More

European Asset Manager Arrow Global Selects SEI as Growth Partner

SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) announced that Arrow Global Group Limited, a European alternative asset manager specializing in private credit and real estate, selected SEI to support its fund administration, loan operations, and investor services for its private credit fund domiciled in Luxembourg. Reportedly ranked seven out of… Read More

bitFlyer Executives Comment on Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA)

MiCA, or Markets in Crypto Assets regulation, is a transformative change in the European Union that provides regulatory clarity for digital assets that are not deemed to be securities. As the market is quite large, MiCA should help boost crypto innovation in the region—something other regions, like… Read More

Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) Is the First European Exchange to List a Yulan Bond

LuxSE has reportedly become the first European exchange to list a Yulan bond. As explained in the announcement, the EUR 100 million Yulan bond issued by Orient Securities Company Limited was listed recently on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange on 16 October, making the exchange the… Read More

Tokeny to Work with 21X, to Enable a Blockchain (DLT) Trading and Settlement System

European tokenization platform Tokeny says it will now connect DINO to work with 21X a DLT (distributed ledger technology) trading and settlement system (DLT TSS). This is the first platform to operate under the new European Union DLT ecosystem. Tokeny’s DINO is an open distribution… Read More

Tokeny, ShipFinex, Partner on Ship Ownership Registry

Tokeny, a top European tokenization platform, has revealed a partnership with ShipFinex. According to a note from the firm, the two are collaborating on ship ownership that is said to transform “the way maritime assets are tokenized and managed.” Tokeny has largely focused on digital… Read More

Tokeny Adds IOTA to List of Supported Blockchains

Tokenization platform Tokeny says it has added IOTA EVM to its list of supported distributed ledger technologies. The IOTA Foundation supports a blockchain that is “open, feeless, and scalable distributed ledger, designed to support frictionless data and value transfer.” The ecosystem aims to emerge the… Read More

MiddleGame Ventures (MGV) Reports Initial Close of Third Fintech Fund with €150M Target

MiddleGame Ventures (MGV), a Luxembourg-based investment firm focused on Fintech startups, announced today that it has raised a new fund targeting early-stage investments in Europe. The fund is designed to support the next generation of digital financial service providers “at the Post-Seed, Series A, and… Read More

Solidus Labs Joins LëtzBlock to Support Innovation and Integrity at Luxembourg based Crypto Hub

Solidus Labs is pleased to announce their membership in LëtzBlock, a recently formed Luxembourgish association dedicated to advancing a safe, regulated, and integrity-driven blockchain ecosystem. This initiative unites crypto professionals with “the shared goal of promoting responsible innovation and shaping a robust legal framework for… Read More

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg Now Live with Temenos to Transform Core Banking and Payments

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL), one of the largest universal banks in Luxembourg, has gone live with Temenos core banking and payments to increase agility and efficiency of its retail, corporate and private banking operations. The move gives BIL the… Read More

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