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Societe Generale-FORGE announced its collaboration with Consensys to expand global access to its USD CoinVertible stablecoin through integration with MetaMask, the world’s most popular Ethereum self-custodial Web3 wallet.
HSBC plans to launch a Hong Kong dollar (HKD) denominated stablecoin in the second half of 2026 under the new licence. The HKD stablecoin by HSBC will be seamlessly integrated into two of Hong Kong’s most widely used digital platforms: PayMe and the HSBC HK Mobile Banking App (HSBC HK App).
With a joint initiative, UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Zürcher Kantonalbank, BCV - Banque Cantonale Vaudoise and Swiss Stablecoin are joining forces to launch a Swiss bank led CHF stablecoin sandbox.
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Stablecoins are not “new money” structurally. They are a repackaging of narrow banking using blockchain rails but with more moving parts.
Mastercard is acquiring BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure startup, for up to $1.8 billion, stepping deeper into stablecoin-powered payments just months after BVNK’s ~$2B deal with Coinbase fell through.
HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc are set to become among the first licensed stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong, giving two of the city’s note-issuing banks a central role in the government’s push to position itself as a global digital-asset hub
Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor at the Bank of England, signalled that U.K. regulators may reconsider their relatively strict limits on stablecoin holdings, following pushback from the digital asset industry.
