# CeFiWire From Wall Street, to The City, Crypto Valley, The CBD, Marunouchi and beyond: CeFiWire is the insiders' edge for financial institutions adapting Web3, DLT and tokenization. Membership is limited to institutions and key players. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why Did Arjun Shake Hands with Stephan?](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/why-did-arjun-shake-hands-with-stephan) _2026-04-16 · Sean Hanna_ Kraken’s co-CEO accepts a 33% haircut from Deutsche Borse — and gets the one piece of the tokenization stack he could not build or buy on his own. ## [Andrew Crosses the Divide](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/andrew-crosses-the-divide) _2026-04-08 · Sean Hanna_ Invesco takes the investment manager seat on Superstate’s USTB — and in doing so, bets that DeFi’s past is TradFi’s future. ## [The World Turned Upside Down](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/the-world-turned-upside-down) _2025-09-07 · Sean Hanna_ This week Novo and his team at Galaxy Financial partnered with Leshner's Superstate and changed TradeFi forever; Goone is gone and Newns has moved on to something new. ## [CeFiWire Most Read for September 1: The SEC Smashes the "Delay" Button](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/cefiwire-most-read-for-september) _2023-09-05_ What was news for the week ending August 31, 2023. ## [401(k)'s David Loses to DoL Goliath](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/401ks-david-loses-to-dol-goliath) _2023-08-31_ A startup 401(k) plan recordkeeper loses its challenge against the DoL crackdown on Bitcoin in retirement plans. ## [Christoph Taps Securitize to Tokenize a BlackRock ETF](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/christoph-taps-securitize-to-tokenize) _2023-08-30_ Yet another company is wrapping a BlackRock ETF in a security token to create a parking spot for Web3 company idle cash. ## [What Does Grayscale's Legal Victory Mean?](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/what-does-grayscales-legal-victory) _2023-08-30 · Sean Hanna_ Spot bitcoin ETFs could open the advisor market to DLT-based investments. U.S. advisors control more than $30 trillion of financial assets. ## [CeFiWire Most Read for August 25: Fidelity's Bitcoin Mafia Graps WSJ's Attention](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/cefiwire-most-read-for-august-25) _2023-08-28 · Sean Hanna_ What was news for the week ending August 25, 2023. ## [McKinsey Has Four Tips for Tokenizers](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/mckinsey-has-four-tips-for-tokenizers) _2023-08-25 · Sean Hanna_ The report gave us déjà vu ... but share it with your c-suite anyway. ## [AsiaNext Taps a Fidelity’s Colt for High-Speed Digital Asset Trading](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/asianext-taps-a-fidelitys-colt-for) _2023-08-24_ The blockchain-based exchange is tying into technology from a Fidelity-owned company. ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8S13wYgAdjBg) _2023-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Non-U.S. Investors Get Another Token Backed by a U.S. Treasuries Fund](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/non-us-investors-get-another-token) _2023-08-24_ After nine months of gestating, DeFi platform Archblock and Adapt3r Digital have rolled out the first token from their partnership. ## [Dinari Goes Live with Tokenized Stocks](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/dinari-goes-live-with-tokenized-stocks) _2023-08-23_ The startup is offering non-U.S. investors tokens fully backed by U.S. stocks and ETFs. ## [Maple Raises Funds, Returns to Solana](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/maple-raises-funds-returns-to-solana) _2023-08-23_ CEO Sid Powell has plans to move the DeFi company and its cash management pool into new markets. ## [It's Official. Anchorage Wins EDX's Custody Mandate](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/its-official-anchorage-wins-edxs) _2023-08-22_ EDX Markets awards its custodian mandate. ## [CeFiWire Most Read for August 18: Securitize Buys OnRamp. What Does it Mean?](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/cefiwire-most-read-for-august-18) _2023-08-21_ What was news for the week ending August 18, 2023. ## [Carlos Makes a Deal](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/carlos-makes-a-deal) _2023-08-17_ While many take August off, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo is keeping busy. Less than a month after going to Spain he is making a deal in San Diego. ## [Jacobi ETP Goes Live, Ark ETP Faces Delay](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/jacobi-etp-goes-live-ark-etp-faces) _2023-08-17_ The tale of two continents continues as Europe's first spot Bitcoin goes live and the SEC takes action delaying the approval of the first in line in the U.S. ## [Bitgo Raises $100 million in an Up Round](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/bitgo-raises-100-million-in-an-up) _2023-08-17_ The digital assets custodian raises at a $1.75 billion valuation. ## [CeFiWire Most Read for August 11: The Fed Throws a Curveball](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/cefiwire-most-read-for-august-11) _2023-08-14_ What was news for the week ending August 11, 2023. ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sby2UC8e86O3) _2023-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [Archax Wins Approval to Distribute Arbdn Tokenized Money Market UCITs](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/archax-wins-approval-to-distribute) _2023-08-11_ The London-based company will distribute the Arbdn UCITs in Luexembourg.