According to BlockBeats, on October 17, according to official news, Euroclear announced its investment in Singapore blockchain company Marketnode and the acquisition of strategic equity in Marketnode. The acquisition amount was not disclosed. Euroclear will participate in the construction of key market infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, and strengthen its one-stop fund service Euroclear FundsPlace in the Asia-Pacific region by using new technologies to simplify fund flow management and shorten settlement time.
BlockBeats previously reported that on May 30, Marketnode, a digital market infrastructure operator founded by SGX and Temasek, completed its Series A financing, led by HSBC, with investors including existing shareholder Temasek. The specific amount was not disclosed. The funds from this round of financing will participate in the upcoming Fundnode and launch other tokenized asset products. In addition, as part of HSBC's investment, John O'Neill, global head of digital asset strategy at HSBC, will join the Marketnode board of directors.