Partnerships & Ecosystem

Ethena Labs partnered with BlackRock on June 29, integrating its synthetic dollar USDe into BlackRock's Aladdin investment platform for distribution to institutional clients, making it the third crypto asset available to institutional investors on the platform. Following the announcement, Ethena's native token ENA surged 10% at one point, trading at $0.07755 as of June 30. USDe's Institutional Positioning on Aladdin: Third Crypto Asset in the Sequence After USDe's addition, the crypto asset sequ

According to CoinPost, JPMorgan's Kinexys announced today the addition of 5 Asia-Pacific currencies—Australian dollar (AUD), Hong Kong dollar (HKD), Japanese yen (JPY), Chinese yuan (RMB), and Singapore dollar (SGD)—to its blockchain deposit accounts (BDA) network, bringing total currency support to

According to The Block, on June 30, BNY Mellon expanded its partnership with Circle by adding USDC minting and redemption functionality to its digital asset custody platform. Institutional clients can now hold USDC in their BNY digital wallets and execute two-way conversions between U.S. dollars and

Muriel Siebert & Co. selected Tzero's platform to enter tokenized securities markets on June 29, 2026. The first product supported under the partnership is GLDY, a gold-backed tokenized security developed by Streamex Corp. and restricted to accredited investors. Siebert Financial reported $94.2

Siebert & Co. selected Tzero's platform on June 29, 2026 to enter the tokenized securities market, leveraging its integrated infrastructure for investor onboarding, compliance, issuance support, custody, and secondary market services. The first product is GLDY, a gold-backed, yield-bearing tokenize

BNY has expanded its Digital Asset Custody platform to support Circle's USD Coin, enabling institutional clients to mint, redeem, transfer, and hold USDC directly through the bank. USDC is the first stablecoin integrated into the platform, marking a significant step by one of the world's largest

Heslin Kim, CEO of digital asset infrastructure firm Zenith, discussed the future of tokenization markets and institutional blockchain adoption in an interview on the 26th at Seoul Club meeting room in Jung-gu, Seoul. Kim leads Zenith's development of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) layer for

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) are supporting 23 domestic blockchain companies at GITEX AI EUROPE 2026 in Berlin from June 30 to July 1. The government formed a 'Team Korea' initiative with local governments and related organizations to

According to South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), on June 29, 23 domestic blockchain companies will participate in GITEX AI EUROPE 2026, held from June 30 to July 1 in Berlin, Germany. The government and regional authorities are establishing a un

BNY added USDC mint and burn capabilities to its Digital Asset Custody platform on June 29, 2026, in partnership with Circle Internet Group. The new service allows BNY clients to hold USDC in digital asset custody wallets and instruct Circle to convert U.S. dollars

According to BNY Mellon's announcement on June 29, 2026, the bank added USDC mint and burn capabilities to its Digital Asset Custody platform in partnership with Circle. Institutions can now hold USDC in custody wallets and instruct Circle to convert U.S. dollars into USDC or redeem it back to

Caleb & Brown, an Australian crypto brokerage managing more than $2 billion in client assets, has partnered with Ripple to integrate Ripple Payments for U.S. dollar withdrawals. The integration replaces parts of the traditional correspondent banking process to enable faster and more efficient

Caleb & Brown, an Australian crypto brokerage managing over $2 billion in client assets, has integrated Ripple Payments into its infrastructure to accelerate U.S. dollar withdrawals, replacing portions of traditional correspondent banking processes. According to Jake Boyle, Chief Commercial

On June 29, BNY Mellon added USDC minting and redemption functionality to its institutional custody platform, deepening its partnership with Circle. The move builds on BNY's role as the primary custodian of USDC

Velvet protocol's VELVET token posted a 249% gain over the past week, ranking among the top performers in the top 70 assets, as the protocol consolidated its Base liquidity onto Aerodrome and launched synthetic pre-IPO markets for SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic on June 10. The rally drove VELVET

Over the past week, Velvet (VELVET) has surged 249%, ranking among the top performers across the top 70 assets, according to CoinMarketCap and CoinGlass data. The token climbed from a low of $0.09 to $2.09, driven by two major protocol developments: the consolidation of Base liquidity onto

According to Odaily, BlackRock and Ethena Labs announced a partnership today to expand institutional access to Ethena products on BlackRock's Aladdin platform. Ethena will support a $100 million liquidity mechanism through Securitize for BlackRock's USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund

Gate News message, BlackRock's Aladdin platform has integrated enhanced support for Ethena's stablecoin products. This integration represents institutional engagement with DeFi infrastructure. According to TheBlock, the move demonstrates BlackRock's expanding involvement in decentralized finance

Bullish (BLSH) received regulatory approval from Gibraltar on June 29 to offer tokenized securities trading services to non-U.S. investors. The approval marks a key milestone in Bullish's tokenization strategy.