Ripple Secures Final Approval to Establish National Trust Bank in the U.S.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has greenlit Ripple National Trust Bank, granting the blockchain firm permission to run a specialized institution subject…
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Examining the High-Stakes Contest Between Digital Currencies and Swift’s Payment Network
Swift, the core of financial messaging, confronts a major question: Will distributed ledger technology supplant the 53-year-old infrastructure upon which the traditional banking sector depends?…
HSBC Introduces Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin for Retail Transactions
HSBC is introducing RedCoin wallets to individuals using PayMe, with future intentions to enable tokenized investment purchases and scale into institutional use cases. HSBC has…
SoFi introduces interest-bearing, FDIC-insured tokenized deposit for digital asset users
SoFi Technologies, traded on NASDAQ under the ticker SOFI, has rolled out SoFi Earn, known as SOFIE, which is a yield-generating tokenized deposit providing users…
Standard Chartered Reaches Binding Agreement to Purchase Zodia Custody
This formal signing follows the decision by shareholders to accept the non-binding proposal put forward by Standard Chartered back in May, though the acquisition still…
Lloyds and Barclays Listed Among UK Institutions in Crypto Transfer Complaints, Says Advocacy Group
Prominent British financial institutions are facing renewed scrutiny concerning limits on cryptocurrency transactions, following thousands of grievances filed by consumers who experienced obstacles moving funds…
JPMorgan’s JPM Coin, Reflecting USD Deposits, Heads to Ethereum: Bloomberg
Oct 19, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT 2 min read JPMorgan to bring JPM Coin to Ethereum. (Ikechukwu Julius Ugwu/Unsplash) Summary JPMorgan will make JPM Coin,…
JPMorgan Extends JPM Coin Deposit Token to Ethereum for Institutions
JPMorgan has extended its dollar-pegged deposit token, JPM Coin (JPMD), to The Block) This recent rollout expands upon the institution’s wider strategy to migrate conventional…
Deutsche Bank To Launch Bitcoin Custody Within Weeks: Report
Based on recent accounts, Germany’s multinational financial institution Deutsche Bank is only a matter of weeks away from rolling out its cryptocurrency safeguarding service. As…
Standard Chartered Introduces Ripple USD Custody and Targets LMAX Collaboration
Standard Chartered has introduced institutional custody solutions for Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, alongside intentions to broaden its application as trading collateral. The British multinational banking institution…