Institutional
Infrastructure

Ondo, JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple Complete First Cross-Border Tokenized Treasury Settlement on XRP Ledger

Four financial heavyweights settled tokenized U.S. Treasuries across borders and banks in under five seconds, connecting the XRP Ledger to…
May 7, 2026
Institutional

UAE-regulated stablecoins to develop AED-USD conversion rails for institutional settlement

The framework will enable near-instant conversion between dirham- and dollar-denominated stablecoins under the United Arab Emirates’s regulated payment token system.…
May 7, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin lenders say institutions want crypto credit to look more like TradFi

At Consensus 2026 in Miami, executives from Two Prime, Ledn and Lygos Finance said institutional borrowers increasingly prioritize custody, transparency…
May 7, 2026
Infrastructure

BNY, world's largest custody bank, expands crypto services in Abu Dhabi

The Wall Street giant, which oversees $59 trillion in client assets, teamed up with Finstreet and ADI Foundation for digital…
May 7, 2026
Institutional

Ripple, JPMorgan settle first cross-border tokenized Treasury redemption on XRP Ledger

The pilot, run with Ondo Finance and Mastercard, processed the redemption of Ondo’s OUSG tokenized Treasury fund in under five…
May 7, 2026
Institutional

Gnosis Treasury Redemption Vote Swings as Whale Counters Cofounder

Votes in favor of a redemption proposal that would let GNO holders claim roughly $170 per token from a $223M…
May 6, 2026
Institutional

Bitcoin Hits 3-Month High As Iran Truce Holds

BTC hit an intraday high of $82,800, even as Strategy’s chairman opened the door to selling Bitcoin to fund preferred…
May 6, 2026
DeFi

Strategy Yield ETN Gives UK Investors Exposure to Bitcoin Giant's STRC Shares

The 21Shares exchange-traded note gives U.K. investors exposure to preferred shares of top Bitcoin treasury firm, Strategy. Read Full Story…
May 6, 2026
Institutional

Morgan Stanley takes on crypto trading rivals with E*Trade pilot

The Wall Street bank is charging 50 basis points per crypto trade, below basic retail pricing at Coinbase, Robinhood and…
May 6, 2026
Institutional

Stablecoin industry opposes Bank of England’s unhosted wallet ban

The crypto industry in the UK has come out against the Bank of England’s proposed policy that would ban custodial…
May 6, 2026