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Stable Announces Visa Direct Integration for Bank and Mobile Wallet Payouts
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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
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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
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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
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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.
New Survey Shows American Banks Rapidly Embracing Blockchain to Offer Faster, Cheaper and Better Financial Services
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New Survey Shows American Banks Rapidly Embracing Blockchain to Offer Faster, Cheaper and Better Financial Services

Uphold today releases research which reveals that 75% of American banks have blockchain finance programmes underway: 22% have projects that are live or scaling, while an additional 53% are piloting or assessing specific use cases.
Franklin Templeton Fund Shares Become Bybit Trading Collateral
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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
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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.
CleanSpark Closes $2.276 Billion Debt Deal for Sandersville Data Center
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CleanSpark Closes $2.276 Billion Debt Deal for Sandersville Data Center

The 7.875% notes fund construction and reimburse earlier equity contributions to a Georgia project with a 20-year lease.
Tokenized-Stock Holder Count Reaches 4.3 Million, Led by BNB Chain
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Tokenized-Stock Holder Count Reaches 4.3 Million, Led by BNB Chain

Robinhood Chain ranks second with 1.3 million holders, ahead of Solana’s 997,000, in Token Terminal’s latest update. The metric measures token balances, not distinct investors.
Gnosis Pay Sets Dec. 20 Card Shutdown as It Shifts to B2B
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Gnosis Pay Sets Dec. 20 Card Shutdown as It Shifts to B2B

Funds in users’ Safes will remain accessible after the cutoff, but continued card spending will require a partner account and a replacement card.