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State Street going ‘super gung-ho’ on tokenisation but crypto ‘not on the cards’

While interest may be lacking in the pure crypto space, the fund house sees opportunities in token technology

State Street is pushing ‘full steam ahead’ on tokenisation, its digital assets chief Nadine Chakar tells FN
State Street is pushing ‘full steam ahead’ on tokenisation, its digital assets chief Nadine Chakar tells FN

State Street’s digital assets arm has “no plans” to trade crypto any time soon, but is instead focusing the vast majority of its efforts on bringing existing trades onto the blockchain, according to the unit’s global chief Nadine Chakar.

The world’s largest custodian bank is going “super gung-ho” on the process known as tokenisation, Chakar told Financial News a little over a year after setting the department up. 

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