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Crédit Agricole S.A. has launched a euro-backed stablecoin called EURXT and used it to settle the first subscription into a tokenized money market fund in Europe. According to the announcement on Wednesday, the bank issued the token through CACEIS, its asset servicing arm, on the Ethereum blockchain. EURXT follows the ERC-20 standard and carries a … Read more
BNY has added USDC mint and burn capabilities to its Digital Asset Custody platform, giving institutional clients a direct path between U.S. dollars and Circle’s stablecoin without leaving the bank’s infrastructure. What BNY Is Offering The bank announced the expanded relationship with Circle Internet Group on June 29, 2026. Under the new arrangement, BNY clients … Read more
Chainlink, a coalition of Korean commercial banks, and a 37-member European bank consortium announced Project Pangea on June 23, a working group focused on replacing the global foreign exchange market’s existing T+2 settlement cycle with real-time, stablecoin-based T+0 settlement. What Project Pangea Is The initiative brings together three primary partners: Fairsquarelab, described as a first-mover … Read more
Chainlink, a coalition of Korean commercial banks, and a 37-member European bank consortium announced Project Pangea on June 23, a working group focused on replacing the global foreign exchange market’s existing T+2 settlement cycle with real-time, stablecoin-based T+0 settlement. What Project Pangea Is The initiative brings together three primary partners: Fairsquarelab, described as a first-mover … Read more
U.S. banks held $325.1 billion in unrealized losses on their investment securities at the end of the first quarter of 2026, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The figure rose for a second straight quarter even as the industry posted strong profits. A Growing Paper Loss The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said total … Read more
State Street Investment Management launched a dedicated money market fund for stablecoin issuers on June 8, 2026, becoming the fourth major financial institution to target one of Wall Street’s fastest-growing reserve management niches. Fund Basics The State Street Stablecoin Reserves Money Market Fund operates under SEC Rule 2a-7 and holds only assets eligible under the … Read more
Tim Draper argued bitcoin faces less quantum risk than banks, comparing its security to Fort Knox. His comments shifted attention from blockchain vulnerabilities to legacy financial systems, as debate grows over quantum computing’s threat to modern cryptography. Tim Draper Revives Bitcoin Security Thesis as Quantum Fears Shift Toward Banks Venture capitalist and longtime bitcoin investor … Read more
Japan’s three largest banks announced plans Wednesday to jointly issue a yen-pegged stablecoin and begin live commercial transactions before March 2027, a direct move to build domestic digital payment rails as USD-denominated stablecoins hold an estimated 84% to 90% of the $300+ billion global market. Banks Sign MOU, Form Governance Council MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank, … Read more
SBI Shinsei Bank will let depositors earn bitcoin, ether, or XRP vouchers worth 20% of their interest payments starting June 10, 2026, in what the Nikkei reports as one of the more direct integrations of crypto rewards into a traditional Japanese bank deposit product. Nikkei detailed that the three-month pilot applies to ordinary savings accounts … Read more
A growing dispute in Washington over bank capital requirements could have major implications for institutional bitcoin adoption. Senators are challenging a 1,250% risk weight that they argue makes holding BTC prohibitively expensive for regulated banks. Senate Pressure Builds Over Bank Rules That Could Shape Bitcoin Access U.S. senators disclosed on June 4 a renewed push … Read more