Standard Chartered Invests in GSR to Expand Digital Asset Infrastructure

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered's fintech arm, announced a strategic investment in crypto market maker GSR on May 4, 2026, becoming GSR's first external strategic shareholder since its 2013 founding. GSR holds regulatory permits from the Financial Conduct Authority and Monetary Authority of Singapore. GSR launched the BESO ticker ETF on NASDAQ in 2026, the first actively-managed multi-asset crypto fund with staking for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The partnership aims to expand tokenization access and build compliant market infrastructure for institutional participants.

Standard Chartered investment in GSR

• ▪SC Ventures, Standard Chartered's fintech and investment arm, made a strategic investment in GSR announced on May 4, 2026.
• ▪The financial terms of SC Ventures' investment in GSR were not disclosed as of the article's publication date.
• ▪SC Ventures became GSR's first external strategic shareholder since GSR's founding in 2013.

GSR acquisitions in 2026

• ▪GSR acquired token advisory firm Autonomous in 2026.

GSR ETF product launches

• ▪GSR filed with the SEC for a Digital Asset Treasury Companies ETF in 2026.
• ▪GSR launched the GSR Crypto Core3 ETF with ticker symbol BESO on NASDAQ in 2026.
• ▪The GSR Crypto Core3 ETF is the first actively-managed multi-asset crypto fund with staking enabled, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.

Tokenization infrastructure development

• ▪The SC Ventures and GSR investment aims to accelerate the development of scalable digital asset market infrastructure and deepen the integration between institutional finance and crypto ecosystems.
• ▪SC Ventures and GSR aim to build scalable and compliant market infrastructure for institutional participants.
• ▪The SC Ventures and GSR partnership aims to develop robust, compliant, and scalable infrastructure to support the next phase of institutional adoption in digital assets.
• ▪SC Ventures and GSR plan to expand access to tokenization as part of their partnership.

Institutional digital asset adoption

• ▪The SC Ventures and GSR partnership aims to enhance liquidity, improve market efficiency, and ensure stronger regulatory alignment in digital asset markets.
• ▪GSR offers advisory, liquidity, and asset management services to both crypto-native companies and major global financial institutions.

Regulatory permits from authorities

• ▪GSR holds a regulatory permit from the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.
• ▪GSR holds a regulatory permit from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

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