ClearToken Wins Approval From U.K.'s FCA for Digital Asset Settlement Service
ClearToken has received authorization from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch CT Settle, a delivery-versus-payment (DvP) settlement system for digital assets, stablecoins, and fiat currencies. This innovative platform addresses the issue of capital inefficiency prevalent in the industry due to the pre-funding of trades. CT Settle allows for simultaneous asset and payment transfers, which significantly reduces counterparty risk and enhances liquidity for institutional traders. The system is modeled after traditional market infrastructures, such as CLS in foreign exchange, and aims to establish a regulated framework for digital assets. In addition to CT Settle, ClearToken plans to introduce a central counterparty clearing house (CCP) and extend its offerings to include tokenized securities in collaboration with the U.K.’s Digital Securities Sandbox. The approval reflects a broader movement toward integrating cryptocurrency solutions into the regulated financial ecosystem.
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