Standard Chartered News

Abdul Rafay Gadit made a move that is still seldom done in the banking world: He jumped from traditional finance, or TradFi, to decentralized finance, or DeFi. TradFi is highly regulated and emphasizes protecting consumers. Yet, it can be slow,…

Zodia Custody has partnered with non-custodial liquid staking protocol Marinade to enable Solana staking through Zodia Gateway. Standard Chartered-backed crypto custodian Zodia Custody has integrated with Marinade, a stake automation platform on the Solana blockchain, to offer its institutional clients…

Standard Chartered-backed crypto custodian Zodia Custody has collaborated with trading firm Algoz to mitigate counterparty risks that caused market turbulence in 2022. Zodia Custody, a crypto custodian backed by Standard Chartered, has announced a partnership agreement with Algoz, a quantitative…

Standard Chartered’s virtual bank Mox Bank has become the first virtual bank to offer spot crypto exchange-traded funds for retail investors in Hong Kong. Hong Kong-based digital bank Mox Bank has started offering trading services with spot crypto ETFs as…

Crypto custodian Zodia Custody has teamed up with crypto exchange Deribit, enabling institutional clients to access market derivatives liquidity while retaining their assets in segregated cold wallets. Zodia Custody, a crypto custody provider backed by Standard Chartered, has unveiled a…

Hong Kong’s financial regulator has unveiled a list of its stablecoin issuer sandbox participants, including Standard Chartered and Animoca Brands. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the list of participants of the stablecoin sandbox, who can already start…

Institutional crypto trading firm Zodia Markets has officially confirmed the acquisition of Alan Howard-backed Elwood’s OTC branch. Crypto trading firm Zodia Markets has confirmed its acquisition of Elwood Technologies’ over-the-counter (OTC) crypto branch, known as Elwood Capital, backed by Alan…

British crypto custodian Zodia Custody has become the custodian provider for 21Shares for physically backed ETP products in Switzerland. Zodia Custody, a British crypto custodian backed by Standard Chartered and SBI Holdings, has been selected as the custodian provider for 21Shares’…

Crypto custodian Zodia Custody has secured funding from Australia’s largest bank, bolstering its position in the institutional digital asset custody sector. Zodia Custody, an institutional-grade crypto custodian backed by Standard Chartered, has secured funding from NAB Ventures, the venture capital…

A Standard Chartered report warns that the growing risk of U.S. fiscal dominance due to the Federal Reserve's potential debt monetization could drive investors to cryptocurrencies.

Geoff Kendrick, head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, is still optimistic about Bitcoin, with his firm setting a year-end price target of $150,000.

Standard Chartered Bank has revised its forecast for Bitcoin's price, anticipating a significant surge in value up to $150,000 by the end of 2024.

Geoffrey Kendrick of Standard Chartered Bank predicts the SEC's approval of U.S. Ethereum ETFs by May 23.

Standard Chartered anticipates a substantial influx of $50 to $100 billion into Bitcoin after approving spot ETFs, with industry experts speculating a decision by this week.

Moody's has recently issued an AA rating to the SGD Delta Fund, the first fund utilizing Standard Chartered's SC Ventures' Libeara tokenization platform.

Multinational banking giant Standard Chartered has begun offering exchange services for the digital yuan, helping to integrate China's CBDC into the global financial system.