UK Banks Complete First Live Tokenized Sterling Deposit Payments

Major UK banks have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenized sterling deposits on shared infrastructure. Participants include Barclays, HSBC UK, Lloyds Banking Group, Monzo, Nationwide, NatWest and Santander. The project is using real commercial-bank money and is testing payments including person-to-person transfers and remortgage transactions. **ID:** B25-09 **Site:** Bitcoinist **Status:** READY **Author:** Bitcoinist […]

Finance Veteran Reveals Why XRP Price Will Actually Hit $100 Without Issue

A finance veteran is pushing back against critics who have dismissed a $100 XRP price prediction, suggesting that those on the opposing side may simply be missing the bigger picture. He boldly argues that double- and triple-digit prices are inevitable, pointing to its underlying technology as the driving force that could carry the asset toward […]

White House Crypto Adviser To Banks: Don’t Panic Over Stablecoin Returns

Patrick Witt, a senior White House crypto adviser, told reporters that banks should not see stablecoin yield programs as an existential threat. Related Reading: Crypto’s Dark Side: Funds To Suspected Human Traffickers Climb 85% In 2025 He argued that banks and crypto firms can both offer similar products to customers and that the controversy over […]

South Korea Tightens Grip On Crypto Exchanges, Imposes Bank-Level Standards

South Korea moved to tighten rules for cryptocurrency platforms after a major breach at Upbit that sent shockwaves through the local market and government halls. Related Reading: Trump’s New Security Strategy Leaves Crypto And Blockchain Out Government Pushes Bank-Level Rules According to government and industry reports, the Upbit breach on November 27, 2025 involved the […]