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Standard Chartered and Circle: Institutional USDC Minting Infrastructure

What happened

Standard Chartered has launched a bank-led USDC minting and redemption service for institutional clients, starting in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

What we think

The integration of USDC minting into Standard Chartered’s banking rails is a significant structural development for institutional crypto adoption.

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Standard Chartered and Circle: Institutional USDC Minting Infrastructure

We explain what happened and what could follow. We do not forecast prices.

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