Standard Chartered and LMAX execute digital asset prime brokerage pilots
Standard Chartered and LMAX Group conducted pilot transactions executing Spot Bitcoin (XBT/USD) and Ether (XET/USD) trades with T+1 settlement through Standard Chartered's UK branch and custody in the DIFC. The trades ran on LMAX Digital and used Standard Chartered Prime Brokerage as the credit intermediary, integrating execution, trade booking and settlement to validate controls across credit, margin, risk management and reporting. The pilots demonstrate an end-to-end institutional workflow and inform a roadmap for scalable, institutional-grade market infrastructure that could accelerate institutional access to digital asset intermediation.
Pilot trades settled T+1 for Spot Bitcoin and Ether.
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Institutions tested a prime brokerage model for digital assets in a controlled pilot. The pilots validated credit, margin and settlement steps. The next steps could include roadmap development and scaling under regulatory frameworks.
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