Digital assets
Hidden Road ready for rush hour after FCM approval
Prime broker is trading “trillions” of notional with “a few hundred” counterparties in FX and crypto
New crypto Isins are a ‘really important’ step for TradFi adoption
Execs at TP Icap and Societe Generale say identifier removes major barrier for crypto acceptance
On-chain FX’s brave new world excites some, worries others
Trading tokenised versions of currencies on blockchain could slash settlement risk but sceptics raise concerns over liquidity and pricing
MAS finalises rules for stablecoins
Singaporean central bank to label qualified coins as “MAS-regulated stablecoins”
New hope for crypto derivatives as markets urged to hail CESR
Ethereum staking index could allow swap curve and structured products to develop
Isda’s fork provision gives crypto market plenty to chew over
Not everyone is happy with the discretion new digital definitions offer to calculation agents
TMX eyes spot crypto trading launch next year
Exchange group would become first in North America to offer direct access to spot market in digital assets
Big investors undeterred by crypto failures – Goldman exec
Financial institutions are forging ahead with investment plans despite the sector’s recent troubles
Regulated UK crypto firms fear authorisation Groundhog Day
Industry wants grandfathering in new Treasury framework to avoid business continuity risk
Crypto gets to grips with interest rate swaps
New derivatives provide synthetic access to staking yields and are being used in structured products
BoE’s Cunliffe details ‘familiar’ failings at FTX
Deputy governor says crypto assets need to be regulated
Isda docs saved crypto startup that lent to Alameda
Early termination clause allowed Cega to recover $13.6 million in loans to failed trading firm
Swift gears up for innovation around digital currencies
Head of innovation at global payments messaging provider is focused on CBDCs, tokenised securities and artificial intelligence
Crypto derivatives should be banks’ ‘gateway drug’ to spot
Improved spot market liquidity means cash-settled derivatives shouldn’t be the end goal, says co-founder
What’s up with the docs? Isda aims to set standard for crypto
Industry body looks to standardise digital derivatives documents, but some wonder if it is best placed to do so
Stablecoins’ would-be lawgivers don’t know what they’re missing
Bills in US Congress focus on run risk, but more detail needed on operational challenges
Clunky crypto markets serve quants well – can it continue?
Poor price discovery presents opportunities for systematic traders in super-trending markets
Quant fund aims to tame bitcoin, and 39 other digital assets
Ex-Morgan Stanley, Winton vets reimagine institutional risk management for volatile crypto markets
CFTC’s Behnam wants federal oversight of crypto markets
Proposal would make US first western country to regulate crypto exchanges and traders
A bitcoin ETF could threaten the world’s biggest crypto fund
Regulated funds may suck away demand for Grayscale’s off-exchange investment trusts
ECB pushes for greater crypto asset powers
Central bank suggests changes to afford it greater oversight of e-money issuers