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From banks, to asset managers and payments apps, these are the financial firms operating on top of traditional rails and non-blockchain infrastructure.

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Stable Announces Visa Direct Integration for Bank and Mobile Wallet Payouts

Stable Announces Visa Direct Integration for Bank and Mobile Wallet Payouts

Visa previously announced stablecoin funding and payout pilots; Stable has not specified when its connection will be available or which markets it will cover.

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Stable Announces Visa Direct Integration for Bank and Mobile Wallet Payouts

Stable Announces Visa Direct Integration for Bank and Mobile Wallet Payouts

Visa previously announced stablecoin funding and payout pilots; Stable has not specified when its connection will be available or which markets it will cover.
HSBC Names Hong Kong Stablecoin 'RedCoin' Ahead of Retail Rollout

HSBC Names Hong Kong Stablecoin 'RedCoin' Ahead of Retail Rollout

The Hong Kong dollar token is planned for the second half of 2026, with initial distribution limited to PayMe and the HSBC HK Mobile App.
Morgan Stanley Sets Up Lab to Test Stablecoins and DeFi

Morgan Stanley Sets Up Lab to Test Stablecoins and DeFi

The internal testing program uses the bank’s innovation-lab network, while E*Trade already offers eligible clients spot crypto trading through zerohash.
BlackRock Sees Stablecoins Powering AI Agent Payments

BlackRock Sees Stablecoins Powering AI Agent Payments

The asset manager points to tiny, round-the-clock payments for data and computing power, while traditional checkout systems retain a role.
Modveon Unveils El Salvador’s Sivar App for Dollar Transfers on Base

Modveon Unveils El Salvador’s Sivar App for Dollar Transfers on Base

The government-backed app uses self-custodial wallets. Its $2 cross-border processing fee is separate from funding and cash-withdrawal charges.
Coinbase Wins CFTC Approval for In-House Derivatives Clearing

Coinbase Wins CFTC Approval for In-House Derivatives Clearing

The new clearinghouse can handle fully collateralized contracts; Coinbase will keep outside partners for margined futures and planned single-stock perpetuals.
Dune Flags Yield Shortfall at Tokenized Money Funds

Dune Flags Yield Shortfall at Tokenized Money Funds

WisdomTree’s Treasury money fund trailed its T-bill benchmark by 15 basis points over a year. Issuer disclosures show how expenses and liquidity terms affect returns.
Citi Taps Coinbase for Corporate Stablecoin Payments: WSJ

Citi Taps Coinbase for Corporate Stablecoin Payments: WSJ

The firms’ October 2025 collaboration initially focused on fiat funding and withdrawals for Coinbase’s on- and off-ramps.
Franklin Templeton Fund Shares Become Bybit Trading Collateral

Franklin Templeton Fund Shares Become Bybit Trading Collateral

Eligible clients can pledge Benji-issued money market fund shares for USDT or USDC credit lines while the shares stay in custody and keep paying yield. Franklin ran the same structure with Binance in February.
Bitwise NEAR ETF Clears Listing and Registration Hurdles

Bitwise NEAR ETF Clears Listing and Registration Hurdles

The NRR product plans to stake its NEAR holdings, with a 0.75% annual management fee and a separate charge on staking rewards.