Partnerships & Ecosystem

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson announces a major partnership between privacy-focused blockchain Midnight and UK-regulated Monument Bank, aiming to tokenize £250 million in retail deposits, enhancing data privacy and access to banking tools for customers.

BitGo and ZKsync are collaborating to provide banks with a compliant infrastructure for tokenized deposits, allowing them to utilize blockchain technology while adhering to regulations. This initiative combines BitGo’s custody services with ZKsync’s privacy-focused blockchain, aiming to enhance banks' offerings in blockchain payments.

Pieverse partners with BlockBeats Asia to enhance Web3 payments and real-time market analysis. This collaboration focuses on integrating AI-driven insights for improved user experiences and smarter trading decisions within the Purr-Fect Claw ecosystem.

In brief Franklin Templeton and Ondo Finance are teaming up to tokenize five of the financial giant's ETFs. Offerings include Franklin Templeton's responsibly sourced gold ETF and its high-yield corporate ETF. The tokenized ETFs will be offered via Ondo's Global Markets platform, which

Solana Foundation plans to position its network as core infrastructure for an emerging "agentic internet," where AI systems initiate economic activity. Chief Product Officer Vibhu Norby stated that AI will impact various industries, and Solana's payment infrastructure has already processed approximately 15 million agent-initiated payments. In the future, this will reshape internet business models and drive the development of micropayments and pay-per-use models.

Obex is deploying $1 billion to link Sky's USDS stablecoin with income from tangible assets, moving beyond crypto yields. The initiative includes partnerships to tokenize real-world assets, aiming for stable returns and broader investment access, while expanding the tokenized asset market's rapid growth.

The Solana Foundation aims to establish its network as essential for a new "agentic" internet driven by AI, focusing on payments and machine-to-machine commerce. This shift could transform internet monetization and user interactions with crypto, emphasizing Solana's advantages in programmatic payments.

Gate News report: On March 25, payment giant Visa announced a partnership with Canton Network and became a network super validator. Visa's cryptocurrency chief Cuy Sheffield stated that Visa is committed to meeting the operational needs of enterprises, and these needs now all come from on-chain.

Franklin Templeton and Ondo Finance have partnered to launch tokenized ETFs, enabling global investors to trade U.S. stock, gold, and bond ETFs 24/7, breaking traditional trading constraints. These tokens can serve as collateral in DeFi protocols and lower the barrier to entry for global investors. Initial products target non-U.S. markets including Europe and Asia-Pacific, with potential to accelerate the convergence of traditional asset management and crypto finance in the future.

Deloitte and Stablecorp are partnering to integrate QCAD into banking systems, enhancing digital transactions. This initiative supports Canada's Bill C-15, focusing on interbank clearing, cross-border payments, and improving payment efficiency using blockchain.

NYSE partners Securitize to build tokenized securities platform enabling on-chain trading and settlement. Securitize named digital transfer agent to mint securities and manage ownership on blockchain systems. Platform targets institutional use with continuous trading and

Ondo Finance and Franklin Templeton are collaborating to create tokenized versions of traditional investment products, enabling users to invest in real-world assets through blockchain without brokerage hassles. This partnership aims to educate users and explore the regulatory landscape, potentially reshaping asset access and distribution in finance.

Franklin Templeton collaborates with Ondo Finance to launch tokenized ETFs that can be traded directly in crypto wallets, supporting 24/7 trading and covering assets including U.S. equities, fixed income, and gold. The product will initially launch in multiple regions, with the U.S. market pending regulatory approval.

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) announced support for deposit transfer functionality for cryptocurrency portfolios, allowing clients to directly transfer assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies from external wallets into IBKR for unified management. This feature aims to enhance investors' asset integration efficiency and reduce trading costs, demonstrating that cryptocurrencies have become an important part of traditional investment portfolios.

Franklin Templeton partners with Ondo Finance to launch a 24/7 tradable ETF, initially targeting markets in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and beyond. The ETF encompasses stocks, gold, and high-yield bonds, with liquidity support provided by Ondo. Token holders enjoy yield rights and the ETF is compatible with DeFi collateralization.

A certain CEX utilizes the Chainlink Data Link service to directly push market data onto the blockchain, including order book and derivatives data. This integration offers high-quality benchmark data for both DeFi and traditional finance, driving the development of the financial system.

Securitize has been designated as the digital transfer agent for the New York Stock Exchange, responsible for minting native on-chain securities. The two parties will collaborate on developing digital transfer agent projects to advance on-chain settlement of tokenized securities and industry standard setting, enhancing institutional-grade tokenized securities infrastructure.

BitGo announces support for Canton Network's CIP-56 token standard, providing compliant custody services for USDCx and cBTC. CIP-56 is a core token standard designed specifically for regulated financial markets, featuring privacy transactions, fast settlement, and embedded compliance mechanisms.

Movement Network officially launched its native stablecoin USDCx on March 25, pegged 1:1 to USDC, featuring low transaction fees and no need for cross-chain bridges. USDCx supports cross-ecosystem liquidity and is designed for large-scale user applications, promoting development in DeFi and digital finance sectors.

_Ripple pilots RLUSD in Singapore MAS sandbox, automating trade finance with XRPL smart contracts and BNY Mellon-backed custody._ Ripple is testing the RLUSD stablecoin in Singapore bank sandbox for trade payments, marking a new step in enterprise blockchain use.  The pilot focuses on improving