Banking
Chainlink’s latest stablecoin push targets the capital stuck in bank FX settlement
The framework targets T+0 payment-versus-payment settlement while keeping banks on familiar Swift and ISO 20022 workflows.
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Kraken’s Fed fight could decide how far crypto gets into US payments
Banks are pressing the Fed to review Kraken’s limited access, turning one crypto firm’s account into a test for the wider industry.
Analysis
Stablecoin regulation converts issuers into psuedo-banks while adding a barrier to entry for smaller players
Stablecoin regulation is giving issuers legal clarity, but compliance costs may leave the market to the biggest firms.
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DeFi
Standard Chartered’s $100 Uniswap call exposes the open DeFi problem Wall Street may need to solve
The reported $100 UNI target hinges on tokenized assets leaving closed rails for liquid, composable markets.
Regulation
CLARITY Act moves to a fight between cops and coders
A White House meeting with law enforcement groups shows CLARITY’s toughest Senate fight may be over crypto crime, and whether software developers should be blamed when criminals use their code.
Banking
Japan’s SBI is using XRP to solve a banking problem
SBI Shinsei’s crypto vouchers make XRP the visible hook while deposits, retention, and SBI VC Trade remain the real contest.
Tokenization
AI lender targets $650M test of one-day equipment loans on blockchain rails
The $650M plan tests whether AI can speed up real-business lending without weakening credit discipline.
Regulation
CLARITY Act momentum slows to a crawl as lawmakers clash over crypto ethics rules
Democrats say Republicans and the White House are backing away from a crypto ethics enforcement deal, raising new doubts about the bill’s fragile path to a Senate floor vote.
Banking
Circle wants wrapped Bitcoin to look bank grade before institutions trust it as collateral
cirBTC gives Circle a BTC wrapper, but the harder test is whether custody, reserves, liquidity, and redemption controls can win institutional use.
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Banking
Big banks may have found their answer to the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin challenge
Regulation
A little-known 1,250% rule could lock US banks out of Bitcoin
Banking
Bank of England stablecoin caps may choke the UK’s pound-token market before launch
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