Swift has moved tokenized deposits from theory to a live test, linking HSBC and Standard Chartered through its blockchain-based ledger while final settlement stayed in the traditional banking system. It’s a small but meaningful step toward interoperable bank money, not full onchain settlement.
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Bitcoin’s $150K 2026 bull case still has legs, but Pepeto’s presale is another matter: heavy on hype, staking promises, and future utility claims that still need to be proven. The gap between a real macro asset and a shiny meme-coin pitch has rarely looked wider.
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Standard Chartered is sticking with its $500,000 Bitcoin target, arguing Trump’s pro-Bitcoin stance and rising U.S.-China rivalry strengthen the long-term case. The bank still points to spot ETFs, institutional inflows, and Bitcoin’s fixed supply as the real drivers.
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Standard Chartered and Circle have launched integrated access to USDC minting and redemption, marking a notable step in bank-led stablecoin infrastructure. The move boosts institutional adoption, but it’s still centralized finance with blockchain plumbing—not a decentralization victory lap.
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Standard Chartered and Circle have launched institutional access to USDC minting and redemption, with the bank saying it’s the first G-SIB to do so. The move brings stablecoin infrastructure further into regulated finance, starting in Dubai’s DIFC.
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Standard Chartered has launched bank-led USDC minting and redemption for eligible institutional clients in Dubai’s DIFC, letting them access stablecoin rails through the bank instead of a direct Circle account. It’s another sign stablecoins are moving into mainstream financial plumbing.
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Standard Chartered says XRP ETFs could bring in $4B to $8B in year one, but only if the CLARITY Act gives institutions the legal certainty they need. Until then, a huge sell wall near $1.45 may keep XRP pinned.
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OKX boosts tokenized RWA push with BlackRock BUIDL is putting BlackRock’s BUIDL fund to work as trading collateral, pushing tokenized U.S. Treasuries deeper into the guts of crypto market infrastructure. OKX adds BlackRock BUIDL to its institutional collateral framework Standard Chartered holds the asset as off-exchange custodian Eligible institutional and VIP clients can use BUIDL […]
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Hong Kong Breaks Ground with First Stablecoin Licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered Hong Kong has fired a shot across the bow of global finance, granting its first-ever stablecoin issuer licenses to banking titans HSBC and a Standard Chartered-led joint venture, Anchorpoint Financial Limited. Announced by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), this landmark decision […]
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Standard Chartered Merges Zodia Custody into Investment Banking: A Crypto Custody Game-Changer Standard Chartered, a global banking titan, is making waves in the crypto space with plans to fold its majority-owned subsidiary, Zodia Custody, into its Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) division by April 2026. This bold restructuring aims to streamline overlapping services and solidify […]
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