Fintech Magazine October 2026 | Page 108

DIGITAL ASSETS

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s we begin to draw to the end of 2026, digital assets have become the forefront of many a fintech conversation. What has previously been a period where particularly tech-savvy banks have engaged in speculative testing, sandbox environments and closed-door pilot programmes is now seeing the realtime migration of traditional financial infrastructure onto permanent blockchain networks. For the modern enterprise, understanding and integrating digital assets has become a core requirement for maintaining a competitive edge in the global market rather than a nice-to-have innovation play.
Historically, companies have been held back from widespread digital asset adoption by a lack of enterprise-grade infrastructure and ambiguous regulations and laws surrounding cryptocurrency. Now, thanks to major innovations and concrete regulations, such barriers are becoming a thing of the past. On the infrastructure front, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation( DTCC) has officially launched its tokenisation service into live production. This transition marks blockchain’ s move
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