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Bash Sarmiento
Bash Sarmiento is a writer and an educator from Manila. He writes laconic pieces in the education, lifestyle and health realms. His academic background and extensive experience in teaching, textbook evaluation, business management and traveling are translated in his works.
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Brazilian CSD tokenizes BTG Pactual fund shares on XRP Ledger
CSD BR is now live with tokenizing BTG Pactual fund share records on the XRP Ledger.The blockchain records mirror official records, which remain legally...
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MoonPay buys North Capital in $60M all-stock securities deal
MoonPay has agreed to acquire North Capital in an all-stock deal valued at more than $60 million, pending regulatory approvals.The acquisition brings a regulated...
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CIMB Islamic settles tokenized sukuk with tokenized deposits
CIMB Islamic Bank completed a pilot settling a tokenized sukuk using tokenized deposits from institutional investors.The pilot involved a RM1.68 billion sukuk issuance, with...
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Revolut launches euro-backed stablecoin EURR in EU
Revolut begins a phased rollout of EURR, a euro-backed stablecoin issued by Bridge, the Stripe-owned stablecoin infrastructure firm.EURR is integrated directly into the Revolut...
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HSBC, StanChart debut tokenized deposit on Swift blockchain
HSBC and Standard Chartered executed the first live tokenized deposit transaction using Swift’s blockchain-based ledger.The transaction aims to solve interoperability between single-bank blockchains, enabling...
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Citi to Launch Bitcoin Custody for Institutional Clients Later This Year
Citi Investor Services will launch Bitcoin custody later this year as part of its new Custody+ platform.Citi will become the largest U.S. bank by...
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Augustus raises $180M for Global Dollar Bank at $1B valuation
Augustus raised $180 million in Series B funding at a $1 billion valuation, led by Tiger Global.The OCC granted preliminary conditional approval for a...
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Corporate Treasuries Move Tokenized Cash to MMFs
Corporate treasuries are now using tokenized deposits to seamlessly move into higher-yielding tokenized money market funds, as demonstrated by a collaboration involving Ant International,...
