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Issuance and tokenisation
FractiFi partners with Avalanche
23 April 2026 The Netherlands
Reporter: Matthew Challis
FractiFi will build settlement infrastructure for tokenised deposits and institutional cash management on the Avalanche network, aiming to “advance institutional tokenisation”
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The tokenisation marathon
Ziv Keinan, founder of STG Security Token Community and head of markets and partnerships at XDC Network, speaks with Asset Servicing Times about the evolving institutional adoption of tokenised real-world assets and the role of stablecoins in financial infrastructure
Bridging the trust gap in digital assets
Alexandre Kech, CEO of GLEIF, sits down with Karl Loomes to discuss the trust gap between traditional finance and digital assets — and why verifiable identity may be the missing layer needed to scale tokenised markets
Who wins the settlement layer race?
Tahlia Kraefft examines the race to redefine how transactions are cleared and settled, and asks who comes out on top — tokenised fiats or central bank money?
Brazil’s regulatory turn
Juan Andres Dudier Mendoza, head of product, digital asset stablecoin at Apex Group, examines how Brazil has built Latin America’s most comprehensive digital-asset regime, setting a new benchmark for operational, custody, and FX oversight in the region
Bitcoin at the intersection of monetary policy and market cycles
James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares, assesses why Bitcoin has underperformed traditional safe havens following the Federal Reserve’s policy shift, considering how cyclical flows, muted institutional demand, and regulatory uncertainty are weighing on near-term performance
From experiment to infrastructure
Tahlia Kraefft examines how as the United Kingdom’s approach to cryptocurrency regulation shifts from minimal oversight to a comprehensive financial services framework regime, is the regulation a brake on innovation or structure for scale?
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PwC
Dr Michael Huertas
Dr Michael Huertas, partner and Global Financial Services legal leader at PwC, argues the EU’s fragmented property laws are undermining its digital asset ambitions. Speaking to The Digital Assets Edge, he proposes a comprehensive legislative solution to harmonise proprietary rights across traditional and tokenised assets
The Digital Asset Association Austria
Walter Mösenbacher
As global crypto platforms establish European headquarters in Vienna, Walter Mösenbacher, managing director at the Digital Asset Association Austria, outlines the city’s competitive advantages under MiCAR
The Canton Foundation
Melvis Langyintuo
Melvis Langyintuo sits down with Hansa Tote to discuss how he began working at the Canton Foundation, benefits of being a user of the Canton Network, and how entities such as the Canton Network will shape the future of securities finance
Zodia Custody
Sophie Bowler
Sophie Bowler, chief risk and compliance officer at Zodia Custody, sits down with Karl Loomes to discuss Australia’s regulatory and structural changes in the digital asset space
Crossover Markets
Brandon Mulvihill
Brandon Mulvihill, co-founder and CEO of Crossover Markets, speaks to Karl Loomes about why vertically integrated exchanges constrain institutional adoption, and what must change for digital asset trading to meet institutional standards
Bitget
Gracy Chen
Gracy Chen, CEO at Bitget, sits down with Karl Loomes to discuss why institutional focus has shifted from experimentation to execution, what is holding back large-scale adoption, and how liquidity, custody, and regulatory clarity will shape digital market infrastructure
TRAction Fintech
Quinn Perrott
Quinn Perrott, co-CEO at TRAction Fintech, examines how ASIC’s October 2024 Reporting Rules Rewrite clarifies the treatment of cryptocurrency CFDs and other OTC derivatives, including where they sit within Australia’s trade-reporting asset class framework
SWIAT
Ivica Aračić
Ivica Aračić, chief technology officer at SWIAT, explains how regulatory‑compliant digital market infrastructure is driving institutional confidence in tokenised assets, and why shared, neutral DLT platforms are essential for scaling onchain issuance, settlement, and collateral across global capital markets
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