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Swift Launches Blockchain Ledger as 17 Banks Prepare to Pilot Tokenized Deposit Payments

The messaging cooperative’s shared ledger will let banks including HSBC, Citi, and Wells Fargo move tokenized deposits for 24/7 cross-border payments. The post Swift Launches…
Institutional

Sony Bank Gets Conditional OCC Approval to Build a US Dollar Stablecoin Trust Bank

Sony Bank’s Connectia Trust would issue dollar-pegged stablecoins under a US national trust charter — the same path Circle, Ripple and Paxos took in a…
Infrastructure

Coinbase’s Base Launches a Native Token Standard With Freeze-and-Seize Built In

B20, now live on Base mainnet, runs tokens as native code in the chain and bakes in roles, blocklists, and freeze-and-seize powers aimed at stablecoin…
Institutional

Sony Bank gets US regulator nod to issue stablecoins

Sony Bank received preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a US stablecoin issuance business, with $40 million in…
Institutional

Sony Bank Clears OCC Hurdle for Dollar Stablecoin

The lender’s new US subsidiary, Connectia Trust, would issue a dollar-pegged stablecoin once it clears the regulator’s final conditions. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Payments

Revolut says USDT delisting is limited to EEA, Switzerland

Revolut said USDT support remains unchanged outside EEA and Switzerland as it winds down the stablecoin offering in selected European markets. Read Full Story at…
Payments

Officials set to revise MiCA to cover non-EU stablecoin issuers: Report

EU officials reportedly plan to consider changes to the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, dubbed by some as “MiCA 2.0,” in response to a US stablecoin…
Industry News

Stablecoin-settled TradFi perpetual trading tops $1.1T: Binance Research

A new Binance Research report said stablecoins are fast becoming a preferred settlement layer for tokenized TradFi markets while gaining traction in payments and savings.…
Industry News

Japan’s JCB, Resona eye hands-free bus fare payments via phone app

Japan’s JCB, Resona eye hands-free bus fare payments via phone app Read the full story at Nikkei Asia →
Industry News

Mobile app Toss and blockchain Optimism to conduct Korean won stablecoin POC : report

Toss has reportedly partnered with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs for a proof of concept on the feasibility of a Korean won-based stablecoin for payments. Read…