Banks

Large financial institutions are increasing their exposure to XRP through investment products as the token’s supply on cryptocurrency exchanges continues to decline. …

Twenty-eight banks, including JPMorgan, Citi and UBS, moved real money across borders in a live test of blockchain-based settlement. www.coindesk.com

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched a framework to assess banks’ preparedness for quantum-computing threats as the city expands its …

The crypto market’s most traded product—perpetual swaps—is finally arriving on U.S. regulated exchanges, but the biggest Wall Street institutions are staying away, …

Regulated perpetual futures are officially landing in the U.S., but while agile trading firms and crypto exchanges race to capture massive retail …

Stablecoin supply has roughly doubled since January 2024, while entity-adjusted transaction volume has grown fourfold to fivefold, according to Coinbase Institutional, opening …

The European Union has targeted 14 crypto service platforms and 94 banks and financial institutions under its 21st sanctions package against Russia. …

The former Signet developer aims to launch early next year a marketplace connecting stablecoin issuers with regional lenders to manage reserves. www.coindesk.com

In short Visa has introduced the Visa Stablecoin Platform for banks, fintechs and payment providers. The platform launches with support for Open …

The spinout comes amid one of the biggest organizational shakeups at the Ethereum Foundation in years. www.coindesk.com