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Mitsui to offer retail access to digital securities tied to aircraft and ships

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Key Takeaways Mitsui will offer Japan’s first digital securities for fractional ownership of aircraft and ships via its Alterna platform. Japan’s digital securities market more than doubled in 2025, driven by expanding use cases and institutional entry. Share this article Japanese trading giant Mitsui & Co. plans to offer the country’s first digital securities for aircraft and ships, according to a Nikkei report. The products will be issued via Mitsui & Co. Digital Asset Management, which already leads Japan in real estate tokenization through its investment platform Alterna. The move…

Wall Street Moves Onchain as Banks Embrace Digital Assets

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For years, major banks treated cryptocurrency primarily as a risk to be contained. That posture is now giving way to a more deliberate form of engagement. Rather than debating crypto’s legitimacy, banks are increasingly deciding how and where to integrate it, from regulated investment products to blockchain-based payment rails. This shift is on full display in this week’s Crypto Biz. JPMorgan is extending its US dollar deposit token onto new blockchain infrastructure, signaling that tokenized cash is moving closer to production use within global banking.  Morgan Stanley, meanwhile, is positioning…

Temple Digital Group Launches Institutional Trading Platform on Canton

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Temple Digital Group has launched a private, institutional trading platform built on the Canton Network, offering continuous, 24/7 trading of digital assets using a central limit order book and non-custodial market structure. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Thursday, the platform supports trading in cryptocurrencies and stablecoins and is designed to allow institutions to transact with approved counterparties while maintaining privacy and regulatory oversight, with participants retaining custody of assets rather than relying on a central intermediary. The system is built around a price-time priority central limit order…

Morgan Stanley to launch digital asset wallet as part of crypto product expansion

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Morgan Stanley has plans to launch a digital asset wallet in 2026 as the financial services giant continues expanding its crypto investment product offerings to clients.  The wallet is built to support cryptocurrencies and real-world tokenized assets (RWAs), including stocks, bonds and real estate, with plans to support more assets over time, according to Barron’s.  In September, the company announced that it would allow users of the E*Trade brokerage platform, which it owns, to trade cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Solana (SOL) and Ether (ETH) in 2026. The total value of…

Coincheck Group to Acquire Digital Asset Manager 3iQ in $112M Stock Deal

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Coincheck Group, the Nasdaq-listed holding company behind one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has agreed to acquire a 97% stake in Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ from its majority owner, Monex Group. The stock-purchase transaction values 3iQ at $111.84 million, using Coincheck Group shares priced at $4 each. Coincheck Group said it intends to offer the same terms to 3iQ’s minority shareholders, which would give it full ownership if the deal is completed.  The deal is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary…

Morgan Stanley to launch digital wallet for tokenized assets: Barron’s

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Key Takeaways Morgan Stanley is set to introduce a digital wallet by the end of the year. The wallet will support tokenized assets, potentially including private company equities. Share this article Morgan Stanley is doubling down on digital assets as part of the company’s 2026 roadmap. According to Barron’s, the banking giant plans to launch a digital wallet later this year following its bid to roll out a lineup of crypto products. The wallet, expected to launch in the second half of 2026, is designed to support tokenized assets ranging…

Michael Saylor meets with Senator Jim Justice to discuss digital assets

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Key Takeaways Michael Saylor and Phong Le met with Senator Jim Justice to discuss digital assets. Saylor advocates for a US strategic Bitcoin reserve, promoting its potential as a stable and valuable treasury asset. Share this article Michael Saylor visited Washington this week and met with Senator Jim Justice to discuss digital assets. The Executive Chairman of Strategy on Thursday shared a photo on X highlighting his engagement with Justice. The photo features Saylor alongside Strategy CEO Phong Le, with the group posing alongside the senator’s famous bulldog, Babydog. In…

China’s Interest-Bearing Digital Yuan Piles Pressure on US Stablecoin Rules

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China’s move to let banks pay interest on digital yuan wallets from Jan. 1 is sharpening the debate in Washington over whether United States dollar stablecoins are being left structurally uncompetitive by the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act’s ban on yields.  The move allows China’s commercial banks to pay interest on balances held in e‑CNY wallets, with officials framing it as a way to better integrate the central bank digital currency (CBDC) into bank balance sheets. ​Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong warned in an X post…

Nasdaq-listed Coincheck to acquire 3iQ for $112M to bolster digital asset offerings

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Key Takeaways Coincheck Group is acquiring 3iQ, a Canadian digital asset manager, for $112 million. This acquisition involves a stock purchase agreement, granting Coincheck 97% ownership of 3iQ. Share this article Nasdaq-listed Coincheck Group NV, which operates one of Japan’s leading crypto exchanges, has entered into an agreement to acquire 97% of Toronto-based digital asset investment manager 3iQ, according to a Thursday press release. The deal, valued at approximately $112 million, involves the exchange of shares owned by Monex, Coincheck Group’s majority shareholder, for newly issued ordinary shares of Coincheck…

Senate Agriculture and Banking Committees to hold markup on digital asset legislation on January 15

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Key Takeaways Two Senate committees plan markup hearings on January 15 to advance sweeping digital asset legislation. The focus of the hearing is to debate and advance legislation targeting crypto market structure. Share this article The US Senate Agriculture and Banking Committees will both hold Jan. 15 markups on crypto market structure legislation that aims to clarify regulatory frameworks for digital assets, defining roles for both the CFTC and SEC. If approved by both committees, the bills would be reconciled and coordinated with the House-passed CLARITY Act before heading to…