SIX and TWINT bring the CHF stablecoin sandbox to nine partners, which are testing the franc stablecoin CHFD until the end of 2026.
Blockchain
A study group from Japan’s FSA, the Ministry of Finance and the central bank starts reviewing blockchain settlement for securities this summer.
olvo Group is testing a cryptocurrency on a closed blockchain network to settle payments with its material and transport suppliers.
17 banks across six continents are piloting cross-border payments with tokenized deposits on the Swift Blockchain Ledger 24/7.
ICE and OKX launch a 50/50 joint venture for round-the-clock tokenized NYSE shares. Co-chair of the venture is ex-governor Andrew Cuomo.
JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America and Wells Fargo plan a network for tokenized deposits from 2027, operated by The Clearing House.
China expands the digital yuan: interest on balances, double the operator banks, and mBridge settling over $55 billion cross-border.
BIS and more than 40 banks present the Project Agorá prototype: cross-border payments tokenized and now in the real-money testing phase.
The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol Cluster rated 62 EIPs and set December 2029 as the target for a quantum-safe Ethereum base layer.
Bitcoin near USD 78,000 and stablecoin supply above USD 300 billion shape the crypto market outlook heading into Q4 2026.
