Digital assets lost further ground as a short-lived post-election recovery gave way to renewed selling in technology stocks and ETF withdrawals.
Alongside the market weakness, institutional developments continued:
🔹 NYSE selected Avalanche Technology for settlement on its rities platform.
🔹 Amundi launched a tokenised share class of its European equity index fund on Ethereum, working with CACEIS.
🔹 Schroders partnered with Centrifuge. to bring its emerging market bond strategy to Solana.
🔹 PNC Private Bank introduced a pilot allowing corporate and institutional clients to receive USDC payments through Coinbase, automatically converted into dollars.
🔹 Bitget launched a network allowing clients to trade while their assets remain with external custodians.
For a #deepdive into these stories, read Nickel’s full weekly round up linked in the comments below.
#DigitalAssets #Tokenization
Alongside the market weakness, institutional developments continued:
🔹 NYSE selected Avalanche Technology for settlement on its rities platform.
🔹 Amundi launched a tokenised share class of its European equity index fund on Ethereum, working with CACEIS.
🔹 Schroders partnered with Centrifuge. to bring its emerging market bond strategy to Solana.
🔹 PNC Private Bank introduced a pilot allowing corporate and institutional clients to receive USDC payments through Coinbase, automatically converted into dollars.
🔹 Bitget launched a network allowing clients to trade while their assets remain with external custodians.
For a #deepdive into these stories, read Nickel’s full weekly round up linked in the comments below.
#DigitalAssets #Tokenization
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Recent market volatility and renewed concerns over exchange risk underline a central question for investors: how can alpha be generated while maintaining robust protection of assets?
Nickel Digital’s CEO and Founding Partner, Anatoly Crachilov, will discuss this at DAS London anel “Sources of Alpha in this Crypto Market Cycle”.
For Nickel, identifying trading opportunities goes hand in hand with disciplined risk management, exchange diversification and off-exchange settlement.
Nickel Digital’s CEO and Founding Partner, Anatoly Crachilov, will discuss this at DAS London anel “Sources of Alpha in this Crypto Market Cycle”.
For Nickel, identifying trading opportunities goes hand in hand with disciplined risk management, exchange diversification and off-exchange settlement.
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Digital assets came under renewed pressure as Binance suffered the largest hack in digital asset history, with an estimated $6.3bn stolen.
Alongside the market fallout, institutional developments continued:
🔹 The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) launched its tokeparticipants including Fidelity Investments, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and UBS.
🔹 ICE, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, partnered with TradeXYZ Technologies Inc. on proposed regulated US perpetual futures using Hyperliquid infrastructure.
🔹 The Bank of England opened a consultation on tokenised collateral for clearing houses.
🔹 The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) enabled 24/7 interbank settlement of tokenised deposits in tokenised central bank money.
For a #deepdive into these stories, read Nickel’s full weekly round up linked in the comments below.
#DigitalAssets #Binance #Tokenization
Alongside the market fallout, institutional developments continued:
🔹 The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) launched its tokeparticipants including Fidelity Investments, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and UBS.
🔹 ICE, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, partnered with TradeXYZ Technologies Inc. on proposed regulated US perpetual futures using Hyperliquid infrastructure.
🔹 The Bank of England opened a consultation on tokenised collateral for clearing houses.
🔹 The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) enabled 24/7 interbank settlement of tokenised deposits in tokenised central bank money.
For a #deepdive into these stories, read Nickel’s full weekly round up linked in the comments below.
#DigitalAssets #Binance #Tokenization
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While digital assets declined this week, the market continued to develop with S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kalshi agreed to bring established financial benchmarks to prediction markets.
This week’s Nickel roundup also covers:
🔹 Aviva Investors and Ripple launched a tokenised sharn sterling liquidity fund, with £50m invested by Aviva.
🔹 HSBC launched its first Hong Kong dollar stablecoin through PayMe, which serves more than 3.3 million users.
🔹 Standard Chartered agreed to acquire Zodia Custody, bringing its custody operations into the bank’s Securities Services business, subject to approvals.
🔹 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalised US stablecoin rules covering reserves, redemption and risk management, effective from January 2027.
Read Nickel’s full weekly round up linked in the comments below.
#DigitalAssets #Stablecoins #PredictionMarkets
This week’s Nickel roundup also covers:
🔹 Aviva Investors and Ripple launched a tokenised sharn sterling liquidity fund, with £50m invested by Aviva.
🔹 HSBC launched its first Hong Kong dollar stablecoin through PayMe, which serves more than 3.3 million users.
🔹 Standard Chartered agreed to acquire Zodia Custody, bringing its custody operations into the bank’s Securities Services business, subject to approvals.
🔹 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalised US stablecoin rules covering reserves, redemption and risk management, effective from January 2027.
Read Nickel’s full weekly round up linked in the comments below.
#DigitalAssets #Stablecoins #PredictionMarkets
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Digital assets remained under pressure this week, with Bitcoin ending broadly unchanged while Ether and the wider market declined.
Beyond the weaker markets, institutional activity continued across payments, investment products and regulated trading:
🔹 J.P. Morgan brought its PM Coin, to Ethereum, expanding blockchain settlement options for institutional clients.
🔹 Visa moved USDC-funded cross-border payouts into commercial production through Inyo.Global.
🔹 BlackRock filed for a Bitcoin ETF seeking downside protection alongside limited upside participation.
🔹 CME Group added Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures, broadening its regulated cryptocurrency derivatives offering.
🔹 The European Banking Authority (EBA) designated Circle’s USDC a significant e-money token under MiCA, bringing enhanced supervision.
For a #deepdive into these stories, read Nickel’s full weekly round up linked in the comments below.
#DigitalAssets #Stablecoins #Blockchain
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Beyond the weaker markets, institutional activity continued across payments, investment products and regulated trading:
🔹 J.P. Morgan brought its PM Coin, to Ethereum, expanding blockchain settlement options for institutional clients.
🔹 Visa moved USDC-funded cross-border payouts into commercial production through Inyo.Global.
🔹 BlackRock filed for a Bitcoin ETF seeking downside protection alongside limited upside participation.
🔹 CME Group added Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures, broadening its regulated cryptocurrency derivatives offering.
🔹 The European Banking Authority (EBA) designated Circle’s USDC a significant e-money token under MiCA, bringing enhanced supervision.
For a #deepdive into these stories, read Nickel’s full weekly round up linked in the comments below.
#DigitalAssets #Stablecoins #Blockchain
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84% of investors and wealth managers believe crypto ETPs will help normalise digital assets in portfolio allocations within the next 3 years.
Our latest global survey, interviewing over 200 institutional investors, showed that 55% are ‘very likely’ to use crypto ETPs for the two years.
For traditional investors, ETPs offer a recognisable and trusted allocation framework. By simplifying the custody infrastructure and reducing operational friction with their other assets, ETPs have become the preferred entry point for institutions.
However, the long-term opportunity within digital assets is to build a digital asset market that operates and is seen on par with its traditional asset counterparties. For that to be achieved, capital allocation must move beyond passive exposure via ETPs but instead move to active management.
Our survey showed that the biggest barrier for this shift is the sector’s infrastructure and custody solutions in which investors require the solutions to match institutional-grade security that they expect and receive from their traditional asset allocations.
#DigitalAssets #InstitutionalInvestors #ETFs
Our latest global survey, interviewing over 200 institutional investors, showed that 55% are ‘very likely’ to use crypto ETPs for the two years.
For traditional investors, ETPs offer a recognisable and trusted allocation framework. By simplifying the custody infrastructure and reducing operational friction with their other assets, ETPs have become the preferred entry point for institutions.
However, the long-term opportunity within digital assets is to build a digital asset market that operates and is seen on par with its traditional asset counterparties. For that to be achieved, capital allocation must move beyond passive exposure via ETPs but instead move to active management.
Our survey showed that the biggest barrier for this shift is the sector’s infrastructure and custody solutions in which investors require the solutions to match institutional-grade security that they expect and receive from their traditional asset allocations.
#DigitalAssets #InstitutionalInvestors #ETFs
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Digital assets declined this week as US Bitcoin and Ether ETFs recorded $1.22bn in weekly outflows.
Beyond the weaker markets, adoption continued across payments, custody and tokenised securities:
🔹 Securitize launched its first portfolio of 12 third-party US equities on , Microsoft and Nvidia.
🔹 Standard Chartered launched RLUSD custody in Dubai, with plans to support its use as trading collateral.
🔹 Samsung announced USDC integration for Samsung Wallet, bringing stablecoin transfers to eligible users across 82 million compatible US devices.
🔹 Thailand finalised rules for domestic Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, expanding regulated investment access.
For a #deepdive into these stories, read Nickel’s full weekly round up linked in the comments below.
#DigitalAssets #Stablecoins #ETFs
Beyond the weaker markets, adoption continued across payments, custody and tokenised securities:
🔹 Securitize launched its first portfolio of 12 third-party US equities on , Microsoft and Nvidia.
🔹 Standard Chartered launched RLUSD custody in Dubai, with plans to support its use as trading collateral.
🔹 Samsung announced USDC integration for Samsung Wallet, bringing stablecoin transfers to eligible users across 82 million compatible US devices.
🔹 Thailand finalised rules for domestic Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, expanding regulated investment access.
For a #deepdive into these stories, read Nickel’s full weekly round up linked in the comments below.
#DigitalAssets #Stablecoins #ETFs
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Institutional digital-asset adoption continued to broaden this week — across markets, investment products, payments, tokenisation and regulation.
In this week’s Nickel News Roundup:
📈 Bitcoin derivatives open interest rose by approximately $2.3bn as bullish leveraged 🇺🇸 The SEC cleared Cboe to list triple-leveraged Bitcoin and Ether products.
💳 @stripe outlined plans to expand stablecoin-card programmes to more than 100 countries by year-end.
🏛️ @okx and NYSE owner ICE advanced plans for a 24/7 venue trading tokenised US equities.
🇬🇧 The FCA opened its authorisation gateway for firms preparing for the UK’s new cryptoasset regulatory regime.
Together, the developments show digital assets becoming more closely integrated with regulated investment products, global payment infrastructure and traditional capital markets.
#DigitalAssets #InstitutionalInvesting #Bitcoin #Stablecoins #Tokenisation #CryptoRegulation
In this week’s Nickel News Roundup:
📈 Bitcoin derivatives open interest rose by approximately $2.3bn as bullish leveraged 🇺🇸 The SEC cleared Cboe to list triple-leveraged Bitcoin and Ether products.
💳 @stripe outlined plans to expand stablecoin-card programmes to more than 100 countries by year-end.
🏛️ @okx and NYSE owner ICE advanced plans for a 24/7 venue trading tokenised US equities.
🇬🇧 The FCA opened its authorisation gateway for firms preparing for the UK’s new cryptoasset regulatory regime.
Together, the developments show digital assets becoming more closely integrated with regulated investment products, global payment infrastructure and traditional capital markets.
#DigitalAssets #InstitutionalInvesting #Bitcoin #Stablecoins #Tokenisation #CryptoRegulation
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Institutional digital asset adoption continued to deepen this week. US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $2.4bn in net inflows, their strongest week since October 2025, pushing 2026 flows back into positive territory.
Elsewhere across institutional digital assets:
Goldman Sachs Asset approximately $100bn Treasury fund to institutional digital-asset firms through Lynq.
Franklin Templeton expanded its tokenised money-market collateral programme to Bybit.
Binance invested $100m in Circle alongside an expanded five-year partnership supporting USDC.
Strategy acquired another 1,665 BTC for approximately $142.7m, taking its total holdings to 847,666 BTC.
Taken together, this week’s developments highlight the continued convergence of traditional asset management, digital-asset market infrastructure, stablecoins and institutional Bitcoin exposure.
Read the latest Nickel News Roundup for our overview of the key developments shaping institutional digital assets.
#DigitalAssets #Bitcoin #Tokenisation #Stablecoins #InstitutionalInvesting
Elsewhere across institutional digital assets:
Goldman Sachs Asset approximately $100bn Treasury fund to institutional digital-asset firms through Lynq.
Franklin Templeton expanded its tokenised money-market collateral programme to Bybit.
Binance invested $100m in Circle alongside an expanded five-year partnership supporting USDC.
Strategy acquired another 1,665 BTC for approximately $142.7m, taking its total holdings to 847,666 BTC.
Taken together, this week’s developments highlight the continued convergence of traditional asset management, digital-asset market infrastructure, stablecoins and institutional Bitcoin exposure.
Read the latest Nickel News Roundup for our overview of the key developments shaping institutional digital assets.
#DigitalAssets #Bitcoin #Tokenisation #Stablecoins #InstitutionalInvesting
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Digital assets rebounded strongly this week as institutional adoption accelerated across tokenisation, market infrastructure and regulation.
Bitcoin gained 10.1% to $86,432 despite the Federal Reserve raising rates and the US Senate failing to advance the Clarity Act.
The oved towards investing directly in tokenised securities through its own funds portfolio.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission introduced a temporary pathway for on-chain trading of listed US stocks, while the SEC and US CFTC confirmed that digital asset rulemaking will continue despite the legislative setback.
Meanwhile, Google and Apple are recruiting for expertise across stablecoins, tokenised deposits and blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
For a #deepdive into these stories, read Nickel's full weekly roundup linked in the comments below.
Bitcoin gained 10.1% to $86,432 despite the Federal Reserve raising rates and the US Senate failing to advance the Clarity Act.
The oved towards investing directly in tokenised securities through its own funds portfolio.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission introduced a temporary pathway for on-chain trading of listed US stocks, while the SEC and US CFTC confirmed that digital asset rulemaking will continue despite the legislative setback.
Meanwhile, Google and Apple are recruiting for expertise across stablecoins, tokenised deposits and blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
For a #deepdive into these stories, read Nickel's full weekly roundup linked in the comments below.
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Digital assets remained relatively stable this week whilst institutional adoption continued across payments, market infrastructure and regulation.
U.S. Bank completed a live cross-border transaction using its proprietary stablecoin.
Nasdaq agreed to invest $100m in Kraken ouse of Lords backed plans for a comprehensive UK digital asset strategy.
PayPal and MoonPay. expand PYUSD into stablecoin infrastructure platform.
MoneyGram launches its first stablecoin-backed Visa in Colombia.
#DigitalAssets #Stablecoins
U.S. Bank completed a live cross-border transaction using its proprietary stablecoin.
Nasdaq agreed to invest $100m in Kraken ouse of Lords backed plans for a comprehensive UK digital asset strategy.
PayPal and MoonPay. expand PYUSD into stablecoin infrastructure platform.
MoneyGram launches its first stablecoin-backed Visa in Colombia.
#DigitalAssets #Stablecoins
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