Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader and Binance (www.Binance.com), the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, announced a new institutional off-exchange collateral program, making digital markets more secure and capital-efficient. Now live, eligible clients can use tokenized money market fund shares issued through Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform as off-exchange collateral when trading on Binance.

BVNK, the leading independent provider of stablecoin infrastructure, has today secured its Crypto-Asset Services Provider (CASP) licence from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). This licence will allow BVNK to offer MiCA-regulated digital-asset services from Malta and passport them across EEA member states.

Morphic Financial Group, the London-based holding company of leading European crypto payments provider Ari10, today announced its subsidiary, WEB3 Holding B.V., has officially been granted a MiCA license by the Dutch regulator. The approval will consequently allow Morphic Financial Group to operate across the European Union under the EU’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.

CheckSig, a leading provider of professional crypto solutions in Italy, has appointed Crypto Risk Metrics to provide MiCA white papers as well as crypto-asset ESG data pursuant to Article 66(5) under the "Written-Consent-Model".

Fipto has partnered with Avenia, a leading financial infrastructure provider in Brazil, to launch a dedicated, two-way stablecoin corridor for EUR / BRL flows.

One Inc, the leading digital payments network for the insurance industry, today announced that GAINSCO Auto Insurance®, a property and casualty insurance company specializing in minimum-limits personal auto insurance, has extended its relationship with One Inc and upgraded to the latest version of ClaimsPay®, One Inc’s outbound payments solution.

KAST, the global financial platform built on stablecoin rails, today announces a partnership with Pudgy Penguins to launch an IP-backed stablecoin card – a product that brings Web3 culture into everyday, real world spending.

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, and Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses, have today announced a partnership with the intention of tokenising traditional fund structures.

LMAX Group, the leading global cross-asset marketplace, has unveiled Omnia Exchange (“Omnia”), a next‑generation infrastructure layer enabling users to seamlessly convert any asset in real‑time via a single API, anywhere, anytime.

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to expand its leading suite of regulated Cryptocurrency derivatives with the launch of Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK) and Stellar (Lumens) futures on February 9, pending regulatory review.

Zand, an AI and blockchain-powered digital bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Ripple, the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance, are partnering to help advance and support the digital economy, with innovative solutions powered by the Zand AED stablecoin (AEDZ) and Ripple’s USD (RLUSD) stablecoin.

Ripple, a provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance, today announced a series of strategic collaborations that expand the capabilities of Ripple Custody, reinforcing its position as one of the most institution-ready digital asset custody solutions on the market.

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced the release of The UEX Security Standard: From Proof to Protection, a joint research report authored with blockchain security firm BlockSec. The report outlines a system-level security framework designed for exchanges operating across crypto, tokenized assets, and traditional financial markets within unified account environments.

Anchorage Digital has secured a $100 million equity investment from stablecoin heavyweight Tether and has launched its first employee tender offer.

Figure is expanding investor access to the On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN) through new integrations with moomoo and Keplr, extending the distribution of blockchain-native public equities across both regulated brokerage platforms and self-custody wallets. OPEN allows companies to issue their equity native on blockchain and enables investors worldwide to invest in U.S. public equities while accessing decentralized finance (DeFi) for borrowing against and lending out stock.