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HKMA Moves EnsembleTX to 24/7 Settlement in Tokenised Central Bank Money, Lifting Participants to 32
The upgrade ends the rail's dependence on HKD RTGS operating hours, with Standard Chartered, HSBC and three Chinese banks among the 12 participants.
November 5, 2026
Standard Chartered Launches Tokenised Deposits in Hong Kong, Settled 24/7 in Central Bank Money
The bank's first tokenised deposit market runs on the HKMA's EnsembleTX rail, with China AMC, Finloop and PantherTrade already moving live money.
November 5, 2026
Itaú Unibanco Formalizes Crypto Brokerage and Custody With Brazil’s Central Bank
Itaú Unibanco notified Brazil's central bank that it will keep operating as a crypto broker and custodian under the new virtual-asset rules.
October 29, 2026
Standard Chartered Signs Definitive Deal to Buy Zodia Custody, Spinning Off Its Software Arm
Standard Chartered has signed a binding deal to take full ownership of crypto custodian Zodia Custody, absorbing its regulated business while spinning off the software arm.
October 21, 2026
JPMorgan Expands JPM Coin Deposit Token to Ethereum Mainnet for Institutional Clients
JPMorgan's JPM Coin deposit token lands on Ethereum mainnet, placing the bank's cash rail on the same public network as its tokenized money-market funds.
October 19, 2026
Kraken Parent Payward to Acquire Lithuania’s Saldo Bank, Securing an EU Banking License
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has agreed to acquire Lithuania-based Saldo Bank in a deal that would give it a full EU banking license.
October 15, 2026