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Standard Chartered projects $4 trillion in tokenized assets onchain by 2028, with mature DeFi protocols as the main beneficiaries. Standard Chartered projects that $4 trillion in tokenized assets will sit onchain by the end of 2028, evenly split between stablecoins…
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Standard Chartered will absorb Zodia Custody’s regulated business and spin out Zodia Solutions as banks build crypto custody in-house.
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Executives at federally regulated banks told a Consensus Miami 2026 panel that crypto companies are increasingly seeking bank licenses as the industry moves toward regulated financial infrastructure. Executives at federally regulated banks told the Consensus Miami 2026 Policy Summit on…
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GSR secured SC Ventures backing to expand tokenization, liquidity and institutional digital asset market infrastructure.
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Major US banking trade groups have asked the Treasury Department and the FDIC to pause three GENIUS Act rulemaking comment periods until the OCC finalises its primary stablecoin framework, while stablecoin startup Agora simultaneously filed for a national trust bank…
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OCBC has rolled out a tokenized physical gold fund, bringing real-world asset exposure on-chain for institutional investors. OCBC said the product was launched in partnership with Lion Global Investors and digital asset exchange DigiFT, with the GOLDX token issued on…
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The crypto custody market reached a new consolidation milestone Wednesday when Bloomberg reported that Standard Chartered is planning to integrate Zodia Custody’s business into its corporate and investment bank division as early as this month, folding its majority-owned crypto custody…
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Coinbase has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter — a first for any major U.S. crypto exchange — as community banking groups wasted no time calling the decision…
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South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Standard Chartered Group to collaborate on digital asset initiatives. Local media reports from March 16 claim that the two institutions plan to leverage their combined expertise and…
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XRP price shows mild signs of recovery even as Standard Chartered slashes its 2026 price target to $2.80, reshaping short-term expectations. XRP was trading around $1.48 at press time, up 1.5% in the last 24 hours. Earlier this month, the…
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Both Standard Chartered and Bernstein remain broadly positive on Bitcoin despite recent declines and ETF outflows.
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Standard Chartered-backed Libeara’s MG 999 fund offers tokenized, synthetic exposure to gold for institutional investors in Singapore, pairing gold-linked performance with lending to jewelry retailers like Mustafa Gold amid rising global demand for safe-haven assets. Libeara, a blockchain infrastructure platform…
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OKX is bringing its collateral mirroring programme with Standard Chartered to the European Economic Area as it seeks to expand its services in the region under the MiCA license. According to a recent announcement, the major crypto exchange is expanding…
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SC Ventures is preparing a $250 million fund for digital asset investments, with launch slated for 2026 and backing from Middle Eastern investors. Standard Chartered’s venture arm, SC Ventures, is set to launch a $250 million fund dedicated to investing…
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Crypto market appears bullish as Standard Chartered expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut rates by 50 bps in September after weak jobs data.
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The bank is rolling out the service to a select group of investors, positioning itself as the first major global bank to do so. According to a Tuesday Reuters report, Standard Chartered is launching spot trading for Bitcoin (BTC) and…