The announcement by Standard Chartered on March 15, 2025, to launch a cryptocurrency prime brokerage service with its innovative subsidiary SC Ventures was the fundamentally re-infrastructuring institutional access to digital assets and marked one of the most important banking entries into crypto infrastructure in history. Standard Chartered Crypto Prime Brokerage: Institutional Gateway The strategic initiative is a calculated expansion into …
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South Africa Confirms Standard Chartered’s Troubling Stablecoin Warning
Forget stuffing your mattress: Standard Chartered warns a digital dollar deluge could drain a staggering $1 trillion from emerging market bank accounts in the next three years. Why? Consumers and corporations are ditching traditional savings for the allure of stable, USD-pegged digital alternatives – a silent revolution reshaping the financial landscape. Standard Chartered’s Alarm: Emerging-Market Banks at Risk In a …
Read More »21Shares taps Standard Chartered for custody as TradFi tightens grip on crypto
Standard Chartered is ditching crypto-native custody. Fund manager 21Shares just tapped the banking giant to safeguard its digital assets, signaling a shift towards traditional finance players in the burgeoning crypto space. Standard Chartered is diving deeper into the crypto world, offering custody services to 21Shares, a major player in the crypto exchange-traded product game. This move, unveiled Monday, signals a …
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