Institutions

Banks, asset managers and big companies getting into crypto, growing their bets or pulling back.

• 3 November 2026Standard Chartered launches 24/7 tokenised deposits in Hong KongStandard Chartered launched tokenised deposits for corporate clients in Hong Kong on 2 November, its first market for the product. Deposits move between participating banks in real time, with settlement in central bank money 24/7 through the HKMA's EnsembleTX system. China AMC, Finloop and PantherTrade are already making live transactions.