12 January 2026UK, Cayman Islands Reporter: Zarah Choudhary
Racheal Muldoon has joined Ogier’s Corporate team, where she will advise on high-value, cross-border matters involving digital assets, fintech, Web3 and emerging technologies
09 January 2026Hong Kong Reporter: Matthew Challis
The stablecoin-centric digital financial infrastructure intends to use the funds to expand its stablecoin financial rails, hire new employees, and broaden its regulatory footprint
The Layer-1 Algorand blockchain will receive Brale’s stablecoin-as-a-service offering, with regulatory coverage, reserve management, and banking connectivity
The new indexes are intended to provide targeted exposure to companies and digital asset products supporting stablecoins, alongside real-world asset tokenisation
The transaction includes the absorption of select Bitcoin focused trading strategies with a focus on yield generation as well as a 10 person derivatives trading team
Frontier Stable Token, a first-of-its-kind state-issued token, has been released in collaboration with Franklin Templeton and is said to provide greater public accountability and transparency than privately issued stablecoins
Outlined in the partnership are plans to natively issue JPM Coin on the Canton network, taking a phased approach throughout 2026, with further intentions to explore additional integrations
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has approved ABEX UK Derivatives, offering derivatives trading in futures, and affording professional counterparties access to its proprietary execution infrastructure
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