Visa Partners with Nium for Seven-Day Stablecoin Settlement Pilot in Singapore
Visa joins MAS BLOOM initiative with Nium to test regulated USD and euro stablecoins for cross-border settlements beyond traditional banking hours
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Banks and Regulators Begin Cross-Border Pilot for Quantum-Resistant Digital Asset Wallets
Financial institutions and supervisory bodies from multiple regions start testing post-quantum cryptography for wallet generation and blockchain transfers on a specialized testnet
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Paul Ryan Foundation and Digital Asset Launch Canton Network Pilot for State Benefits
Digital Asset and the American Idea Foundation plan a 2027 pilot using Canton Network to modernize benefits distribution across three US states
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HSBC and Standard Chartered Complete First Live Tokenized Deposit Deal on Swift Ledger
The banks executed a cross-border payment using tokenized deposits on Swift’s new blockchain system, advancing 24/7 interbank settlement while keeping traditional controls intact
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Shinhan Asset Management and Plume Launch Offshore Proof of Concept for KRW Tokenized Fund
South Korea’s top asset manager partners with blockchain platform to test won-denominated fund structure using ultra-short-term bonds, with no live issuance planned
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Charles Schwab Activates Direct Bitcoin and Ether Trading for Nearly 40 Million Accounts
The brokerage now lets clients buy and sell Bitcoin and Ether in existing accounts at a 0.75% fee, covering most of the United States and more than $13 trillion in client assets
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Lombard Moves Bitcoin and Ethereum Yield Strategies to Bitwise Covered-Call Models
Lombard is shifting LBTC yield to a Bitwise institutional covered-call approach targeting 2.5% net APY, with Kraken providing custody and execution support, while launching a $10 million pilot for its ethereum product next week
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Itaú Unibanco Joins Brazil Pilot to Tokenize Bonds and Investment Funds
Latin America’s largest bank partners with OpenAssets in an ANBIMA-led program testing blockchain-based issuance, trading and settlement of fixed-income securities and funds
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Tokenized Cows on Brazil’s B3 Open Door to Odd Onchain Assets from Farts to Uranium
A Brazilian farmer secured a loan against ten digital cattle tokens, prompting fresh attention to an expanding list of unconventional assets now represented on blockchain networks
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Tether and Nairobi Securities Exchange Sign MoU on Tokenized Securities and Blockchain Infrastructure
Tether has entered a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s main stock exchange to examine digital asset education, securities tokenization via its Hadron platform, and potential USDT settlement options under local rules
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