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Aug 5, 2026

Yellow Card Raises $40 Million to Expand Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure Beyond Africa

Yellow Card, a global stablecoin infrastructure provider, has secured $40 million in strategic funding from investors including SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, Sony Innovation Fund, Polychain Capital, and Blockchain Capital. The company plans to use the capital to expand its Global USD Accounts product and stablecoin payment rails into Latin America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions.

Aug 5, 2026·9 sources
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Jul 21, 2026

Digital Asset Adds Shinhan Financial Group and SC Ventures to Oversubscribed Funding Round

Digital Asset, creator of the Canton blockchain network, announced that South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group and Standard Chartered's SC Ventures had joined its previously announced oversubscribed $355 million funding round. The Block reported, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter, that the investments added $10 million, bringing the round to $365 million at the same $2 billion equity valuation.

Jul 21, 2026·6 sources
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Jun 15, 2026

Standard Chartered Declares Crypto Winter Over, Sets $100 UNI Price Target for 2030

Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick initiated coverage on Uniswap with a $100 price target by 2030 (40x current levels), projecting DeFi total value locked to reach $2.7 trillion driven by tokenized real-world assets.

Jun 15, 2026·6 sources
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Jun 3, 2026

Zodia Custody secures Luxembourg payment license and advances Standard Chartered acquisition

Zodia Custody obtained a payment institution license from Luxembourg's financial regulator to expand EU stablecoin services, while CEO Julian Sawyer confirmed Standard Chartered's full acquisition is targeting completion by end of August 2026.

Jun 3, 2026·2 sources
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May 7, 2026

Standard Chartered Invests in GSR to Expand Digital Asset Infrastructure

Standard Chartered's SC Ventures took a strategic stake in crypto market maker GSR, following GSR's investment in tokenization platform Libeara, signaling institutional momentum in digital asset infrastructure.

May 7, 2026·2 sources
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Apr 12, 2026

Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto ETF Adds Cardano as Institutional Adoption Grows

Hashdex added Cardano (ADA) to its Nasdaq Crypto ETF as institutional adoption accelerates, with the fund surpassing $214 million in assets.

Apr 12, 2026·1 source
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Apr 11, 2026

Hong Kong Awards First Stablecoin Licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered

Hong Kong's monetary authority granted its first stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC and a Standard Chartered-led joint venture, marking a major step in the city's cryptocurrency regulatory framework.

Apr 11, 2026·5 sources
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Apr 9, 2026

Standard Chartered Explores Integrating Zodia Custody into Corporate Banking Division

Standard Chartered is reportedly considering folding parts of its crypto custody subsidiary Zodia Custody into its corporate bank division, according to Bloomberg sources.

Apr 9, 2026·3 sources
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Mar 25, 2026

US Senators and White House Reach Agreement in Principle on Stablecoin Yield Provisions in CLARITY Act

Senators and the White House have reached a tentative agreement to resolve the contentious stablecoin yield restrictions in the CLARITY Act, though the compromise has drawn mixed reactions from the crypto industry. Coinbase reportedly continues to oppose the updated draft language despite the agreement.

Mar 25, 2026·7 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Sony Ventures-US Managing Director Austin Noronha stated that Yellow Card provides the stablecoin infrastructure layer emerging markets need to move money at a global scale.
  • ▪Yellow Card plans to use the $40 million funding raised in August 2026 to scale its Global USD Accounts product for businesses.
  • ▪Yellow Card's Global USD Accounts product allows businesses to hold U.S. dollars, swap stablecoins, manage treasury, and collect or disburse local currencies in over 50 countries.

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