Visa Stablecoin Expansion Accelerates
Visa's stablecoin settlement pilot expands to nine blockchains with $7 billion run rate, major partnerships between Securitize and Computershare and JPMorgan leadership changes
Market Moves
Visa stablecoin settlement hits $7 billion run rate as pilot expands to nine blockchains
Visa expanded its stablecoin settlement pilot to nine blockchains including Base, Polygon, Canton, Arc and Tempo, with annualized volume reaching $7 billion — a 50% quarterly increase that demonstrates growing institutional adoption of blockchain payment rails.
‘Tokenize the world’: Securitize partners with Computershare to bring more stocks onchain
Securitize partnered with Computershare to enable tokenized share issuance for publicly listed companies, potentially bringing trillions in U.S. equities on-chain through the world’s largest transfer agent and registrar.
JPMorgan Taps Former Goldman Exec to Lead Blockchain Unit
JPMorgan appointed former Goldman Sachs executive Oliver Harris to lead its Kinexys blockchain division, signaling the bank’s commitment to growing institutional adoption of tokenized payment and settlement infrastructure.
FIS introduces platfrom to give banks control over digital money
FIS launched Lyriq, a platform enabling banks to issue and manage their own digital money including tokenized deposits and digital currencies while keeping deposits on their balance sheets — addressing a key regulatory concern for traditional banks.
Regulation & Policy
Singapore revisits bank prudential restrictions on permissionless blockchains
Singapore’s Monetary Authority launched a consultation on revised prudential rules for banks using permissionless blockchains for tokenized assets and stablecoins, offering lighter-touch alternatives to previously proposed restrictions.
ECB signs agreements with European standard setters to facilitate digital euro payments
The European Central Bank signed agreements with European standard setters to facilitate digital euro payments infrastructure, advancing technical preparations for the potential CBDC rollout across the eurozone.
https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.pr260424~202f9d832b.en.html
Research & Analysis
Digitalisation and innovation - opportunities and risks for financial health
The Bank for International Settlements published research on digitalisation and financial health, examining how digital innovation enhances access to payments and financial services while creating new vulnerabilities including fraud and data privacy risks.
https://www.bis.org/fsi/fsibriefs31.htm
Cryptoasset service providers as financial intermediaries: risks and policy approaches
BIS released analysis on cryptoasset service providers as financial intermediaries, detailing how major platforms now offer banking-like services including lending and derivatives, requiring enhanced regulatory frameworks and risk management approaches.
https://www.bis.org/fsi/fsipapers27.htm
Tokenized Money
Czech Central Banker Says Bitcoin May Help Bolster Reserves
Czech Central Bank Governor Ales Michl stated that adding Bitcoin to official reserves could improve portfolio performance, making the Czech Republic the latest central bank to seriously consider digital asset diversification.
Joachim Nagel: The digital euro - anchoring Europe’s strategic autonomy in a digital future
Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel delivered a keynote on the digital euro as key to Europe’s strategic autonomy in digital payments, emphasizing the importance of sovereign digital currency infrastructure for financial independence.