OKX reports 53-fold trading surge after expansion into US and MiCA-aligned EU markets
OKX reported a 53-fold surge in trading volume across its licensed and regulated markets in 2025 following a strategic expansion into the United States and...
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Standard Chartered and Coinbase expand crypto prime services for institutions amid limited details due to service error
Standard Chartered and Coinbase are expanding crypto prime services for institutional clients, signaling deeper collaboration between a legacy bank and a major crypto exchange on...
Standard Chartered-backed Libeara launches MG 999 tokenized gold fund
Libeara, a tokenization platform backed by Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures, launched the MG 999 tokenized gold fund in Singapore to give professional and institutional investors...
Bitcoin, gold and silver: last buying opportunity before the end of the U.S. Government shutdown?
The imminent end of the partial US government shutdown is triggering synchronized movements in safe-haven and risk assets. This situation is relevant for institutional investors...
Bitcoin chatter rises as price recovers and U.S. government shutdown end approaches
Bitcoin discussion intensified as the price recovered from levels near $99.300 to around ~$106.000, coinciding with growing signs that the U.S. government shutdown could end....
Standard Chartered warns: Bitcoin must hold the line for DeFi to challenge TradFi
Standard Chartered´s head of FX and digital assets research asserts that Bitcoin’s structural strength is now foundational to the future of decentralized finance. Without it,...
Standard Chartered and Hong Kong’s stablecoin: a key piece for the settlement of international trade
Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered, said at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025 that “virtually all global financial transactions will, in due course, settle on...
DeFi revolution: Standard Chartered predicts $2 trillion in tokenized assets by 2028
The traditional banking system could face a radical transformation due to the growth of tokenized financial assets. According to a recent Standard Chartered report, digital...
$19 B market crash opens the door: Is Bitcoin headed for $200K?
A record-setting $19 billion liquidation in the crypto market dragged Bitcoin down to around $104,000, but some analysts believe the fallout could mark a turning...
Standard Chartered becomes first G-SIB to extend licensed crypto service across the EEA
In October 2025, Standard Chartered rolled out its existing crypto service for large investors across the European Economic Area. It is the first global systemically...