The Case for a CSD for Digital Assets: Chapter 2 – The Future of Finality
While blockchain technology offers operational assurances and the promise of immutable ledgers, true settlement finality is a legal concept, not a feature of code. Without enforceable legal frameworks, digital asset transactions remain vulnerable to reversal, dispute, and systemic risk.
Bank of England Gate 2 Approval
Our CEO, Benjamin Santos-Stephens, shares his thoughts on ClearToken CSD's recent approval from the Bank of England to pass through Gate 2 of the Digital Securities Sandbox and what it means for the market at large. He explores why tokenisation has so far failed to transform capital markets, what the real structural bottlenecks to tokenised markets are, the innovative solution ClearToken has developed under English law to create a uniform, fungible legal object under a single ISIN, and how ClearToken's neutral, horizontal post-trade model is already primed to solve the cash leg.
The Fuse Podcast: The future of digital assets
The discussion dives into the infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and market forces shaping the future of tokenization and digital finance. The panel look at issues including the role of financial market infrastructures, challenges to the adoption of digital assets, opportunities for inclusion and innovation, and the regulatory landscape in the U.K. and beyond.