Standard Chartered launches RLUSD institutional custody, LMAX plans collateral integration
Image: Crypto BriefingStandard Chartered has launched institutional custody for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger via its Dubai International Financial Centre branch, regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority. The bank plans to expand stablecoin custody services to Singapore by the end of 2026. A planned partnership with LMAX Group will let clients use RLUSD held at Standard Chartered as trading collateral without transferring tokens to the exchange, though that collateral service is not yet live.
Key points
- Standard Chartered operates institutional digital asset custody across the UAE, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Singapore
- Standard Chartered launched institutional custody for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger
- A planned LMAX Group partnership will let clients use RLUSD held at Standard Chartered as trading collateral
Why it matters
The launch gives institutional investors a regulated way to hold RLUSD, while the planned LMAX integration will let them use the stablecoin as trading collateral without transferring assets to an exchange. Standard Chartered's expanding custody footprint increases digital asset access for clients across global markets.
What's unclear
Whether RLUSD and XRP Ledger assets will be included in Standard Chartered's planned Singapore custody service is unconfirmed
No launch timeline has been provided for the planned RLUSD collateral integration with LMAX Group
Price context · RLUSD
At publication
$1.00
Now
$1.00
Change since
+0.00%
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Sources · 6 publishers
Coinpedia
Tier 3
Ripple RLUSD Custody Goes Live at Standard Chartered, LMAX Plans Collateral Integration
Cointelegraph
Tier 1
Standard Chartered adds Ripple USD custody, eyes LMAX collateral deal
The Block
Tier 1
Standard Chartered launches custody for Ripple’s RLUSD on XRP Ledger
CoinGape
Tier 2
BREAKING: Standard Chartered Launches Custody for Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin
Crypto.news
Tier 2
Standard Chartered adds Ripple’s RLUSD to crypto custody
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Crypto Briefing
- Confirmed by Coinpedia
- CryptoVideos brief published
- 1 more publisher added to sources
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