London Agenda 25

Can the UK maintain its position as a global leader in digital assets in light of regulatory change overseas? What niches do the UK lead on within the digital assets ecosystem and where does it take the back foot, due to regulation? This session explores how recent and upcoming regulatory shifts are now shaping institutional adoption, market confidence, and investment strategies compared to a year ago, and what gaps will need to be filled to remain ahead.

Institutional adoption isn’t about speculation; it’s about operational excellence. In this fireside, Peter Hughes explores how tokenised money‑market funds (MMFs) and programmatic, reserve‑attested stablecoins are changing the plumbing of institutional treasury and fund operations. In this chat, we’ll unpack a practical operating blueprint that consists of Tokeny‑powered issuance and on‑chain governance, digital TA/FA for real‑time servicing, custody across hybrid portfolios, and distribution/secondary-liquidity via T‑REX - all wrapped in multi‑jurisdictional compliance and enterprise governance. Expect case‑driven insights from the Apex Digital 3.0 initiative and lessons from recent client work, with a focus on measurable outcomes over hype.

Stablecoins are quickly gaining traction as a category of liquid asset—programmable, portable, and always-on. This session explores how asset managers, banks, and enterprises are using stablecoins to optimise internal float, move capital between platforms, and support capital calls, redemptions, and treasury operations. As usage shifts from crypto-native trading to enterprise liquidity strategies, we ask: in what ways are stablecoins quietly redefining how money is managed in institutional finance?

Over the past few years, tokenization has shifted from being a bold concept to a practical reality. Nowhere is this more evident than in money market funds. As institutions take their first real steps into this space, what matters most is not just innovation, but the trust, resilience, and clarity that make adoption possible, as well as real-world use cases and application. The session will dive into how tokenized MMFs are moving from pilot projects into institutional portfolios, and what it will take to build the confidence for this next chapter of financial infrastructure.

Hear firsthand from Archax and their client as they unveil a breakthrough for digital assets, for the first time.

Description: As RWAs shift from pilots to production, scalable infrastructure, not only marketplaces, will determine who wins the institutional adoption race. Institutional tokenization is maturing fast but compliance, connectivity, and distribution remain fragmented. This fireside chat explores how Centrifuge’s integration with the Stellar network simplifies the full RWA lifecycle for asset managers: from structuring and issuance to investor access and liquidity. The discussion will unpack how this collaboration bridges traditional finance and onchain markets, providing a compliant, transparent foundation for the next wave of tokenized assets.

The convergence of digital payments and tokenisation creates opportunities for traditional enterprises. How are businesses seamlessly integrating blockchain-based payments with tokenized assets in supply chains, treasury management, and transactions? As the lines between payments and tokenization continue to blur, now is the time for enterprises to harness this synergy—what real-world transformations are already underway?

Digital assets are moving beyond pilots, but institutional adoption still hinges on compliance, scalability, and interoperability. From custody and tokenization to settlement and distribution, State Street and Taurus are working together to make digital assets viable at scale. In this fireside chat, they share how their partnership is addressing these barriers and ask: is the industry finally ready for systemic adoption, and what will it take to get there?

From ISINs and DTIs to the push for classification standards, we move beyond technical tokenisation protocols and look at how institutions are embedding digital asset frameworks into real infrastructure. But are we seeing alignment, or just more complexity? What live use-cases exist, what are the emerging priorities and the institutional challenges of aligning fragmented approaches? Are digital asset standards finally moving from theory to practice? And what’s still missing for seamless, universal integration across markets? Is adoption finally happening at scale, or is it still one use case at a time?