The companies, products and regulatory developments shaping the broker industry.
Archax’s new euro-denominated institutional instrument uses automatically rolling short-dated euro-area government bills and is distributed through its European entity; on-chain availability is not a guarantee of instant underlying market liquidity.
Taurus has extended its existing Stellar infrastructure to support Soroban smart-contract-based securities and funds through institutional custody and issuance tools, rather than announcing a new trading exchange.
Airtm Connect will link emerging-market wallets with BVNK-enabled merchants and funding corridors; the partners announced a fourth-quarter rollout rather than a completed worldwide service.
The counterparties report a 16–19 October USDC financing backed by a Marshall Islands sovereign bond, with a 2% haircut and 72 hourly renewals through the weekend.