Articles
Issuant's analysis of programmable, auditable assets, issuance, and capital markets - written for asset managers, banks, and issuers.
39 articles
2026-07-13
Ian Irizarry
Robinhood built Robinhood Chain to settle tokenized equities, but memecoin trading drove most of its launch-week volume. Here is what institutions should read into it.
2026-07-11
Ian Irizarry
AI agents flagged CVE-2026-34219, a remotely triggerable crash in Ethereum's networking layer, but human engineers had to confirm and prove the flaw before it counted.
2026-07-10
Carter Bray
Yes. Section 1101 of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act bars the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency through December 2030, exempting private dollar assets.
2026-07-09
Ian Irizarry
Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger lets 17 banks pilot 24/7 programmable cross-border transfers, though final settlement still clears on traditional rails.
2026-07-08
Ian Irizarry
Dinari and tZERO have partnered to give U.S. broker-dealers a single-network route to launch, trade, custody, clear, settle, and service tokenized U.S. equities.
2026-06-16
Carter Bray
The programmable asset market has crossed $43 billion, driven by institutional adoption in private credit, government securities, and fund structures with regulatory clarity.
2026-06-16
Patrick Dyer
State Street launches GENIUS Act-aligned money market fund for stablecoin reserves. Explore what compliant reserve infrastructure looks like.
2026-04-25
Ian Irizarry
The U.S. Treasury and Tether's coordinated freeze of $344M in USDT linked to Iran sanctions evasion signals a new standard of compliance expectation for institutions issuing or transacting in programmable assets.
2026-04-25
Ian Irizarry
MiCA has given Europe's largest banks a regulatory foundation to launch digital asset services at scale. Here is what that shift means for institutions issuing, financing, or transferring real-world assets.
2026-04-22
Ian Irizarry
The GENIUS Act establishes the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins in the U.S. Here is what its reserve, licensing, and consumer protection rules mean for issuers, banks, and institutional participants.
2026-04-22
Ian Irizarry
From April 2026, FCA-approved cryptocurrency ETNs may be held within Innovative Finance ISAs, offering UK investors a tax-efficient route to digital asset exposure. Here is what issuers and asset managers should consider.
2026-04-22
Ian Irizarry
Kraken filed 56 million Form 1099-DAs with the IRS in 2025 — nearly a third covering transactions under $1. The filing illustrates the structural mismatch between current tax code and digital asset market realities, and the growing case for a de minimis exemption and staking income reform.