🔥 NEW: Strategy launches the Bitcoin Bank Adoption Index, placing adoption across major banks and financial institutions at 32%. https://t.co/A86uUmFKid ...

SBI puts a 3% yield on Japan's yen stablecoinSBI will pay 3% a year to users who lend it their $JPYSC, the country's first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin. Applications open July 16, locked for 12 weeks.Against near-zero yen deposit rates, 3% turns heads. The catch: it works out to about 0.69% over the term, carries no deposit insurance, and can't be pulled early.Japan's biggest financial names are racing to make stablecoins pay, and the megabanks are lining up their own. ...

We have introduced the Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index.Major-bank Bitcoin adoption is accelerating, but still early: 32% overall as measured by the index. $BTCPhong Le (@phongle):Introducing the Bitcoin Bank Adoption Index. Adoption of Bitcoin and the related digital asset ecosystem across major banks and financial institutions is accelerating, but still early at 32%.Methodology and updates to follow. Institutions with questions, corrections, or https://t.co/BEajJPIE63 ...

🔎 RESEARCH: SMEs are the backbone of Europe, but banks usually reject them.SME lending in the EU fell 40–50% after Basel III tightened capital rules, then dropped another 12% since 2023. The result is a €39B annual funding shortfall that is filled by non-bank lenders through floating-rate debt that punishes SMEs when rates rise.This opens a real opportunity onchain for retail-accessible SME lending. ...

LATEST: 🇯🇵 Japan's SBI is reportedly preparing a 12-week JPYSC stablecoin lending product featuring a 3% annualized yield, with applications expected to open July 16. https://t.co/DbKFz8Hhla ...

Bank of Thailand Flags Abnormal Stablecoin Trades in 'Grey Economy' Crackdownhttps://t.co/Ho3zcAsAgY ...

Industry Collaboration and Strategic Initiatives - BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Ripple, and 49 other firms have joined the UK's tokenization taskforce [1] - The taskforce aims to develop live tokenization use cases across financial markets [1] Market Participation - A total of 54 firms (including 6 major financial institutions and 49 additional entities) are participating in the initiative [1]

LATEST: ⚡ Standard Chartered says Strategy’s Bitcoin sales are “mostly noise,” but warns unclear messaging around its new BTC monetization plan is muddying the near-term outlook. https://t.co/fMRsBQ2gsP ...

The Federal Reserve’s top bank cop warned the Financial Stability Board against enforcing “strict rules” that are not suitable for a diverse group of countries https://t.co/YD06pRa7HP ...

The Treasury two-year yield climbed to its highest level in more than 16 months as renewed tensions in Iran pushed up oil prices, fanning speculation that the Federal Reserve will tighten policy to keep inflationary pressure in check https://t.co/VX1DUa2dAu ...