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Standard Chartered Bank announced that it has launched institutional custody services for Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD through its Dubai International Financial Centre branch, supporting the operation of this stablecoin on the XRP Ledger, allowing qualified institutional clients to use its digital asset custody infrastructure.Standard Chartered plans to extend the collateral mirroring model to institutional trading company LMAX Group, allowing clients to use RLUSD as trading collateral while the tokens remain held in the bank's custody. This model enables LMAX to confirm the value of qualified RLUSD holdings without requiring clients to transfer tokens, which Standard Chartered claims reduces transfer-related risks and helps institutions manage counterparty exposure.The issuer of RLUSD, Ripple, and LMAX Group announced a partnership in January 2026 to expand the institutional use of this stablecoin. Standard Chartered stated that the new collateral functionality still needs to meet conditions such as final documentation, testing, regulatory requirements, and internal approvals.

According to CoinDesk, institutional crypto trading platform LMAX Group is working with Morgan Stanley and investment bank KBW to evaluate strategic options, considering possibilities including a sale, SPAC merger, and IPO on Nasdaq or in Europe, with a potential valuation of up to $5 billion. Insiders say the company is not in a hurry to go public, as its foreign exchange business supports the weak crypto market.LMAX has accelerated its expansion in recent years, launching a 24/7 multi-asset exchange that supports foreign exchange, digital assets, commodities, and tokenized securities, and received a $150 million strategic investment from Ripple in January this year to promote institutional adoption of the RLUSD stablecoin through its trading and settlement network.

According to Arkham data, at 20:47, 225.72 BTC (worth approximately 10.39 million USD) was transferred from LMAX Digital to Copper.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, in the past 2 hours, wallets associated with Jane Street deposited 270 BTC (approximately 19 million USD) to Bullish and LMAX Digital.

According to market news, Ripple and LMAX Group announced that they have reached a multi-year strategic partnership agreement. Ripple will provide $150 million in financing to support the widespread use of the RLUSD stablecoin as collateral and settlement assets in LMAX's global institutional trading system.RLUSD will support cryptocurrencies, perpetual contracts, CFDs, and some fiat cross products, aiming to enhance cross-asset margin efficiency and achieve 24/7 on-chain settlement. This collaboration also includes the custody of RLUSD through LMAX Custody's segregated wallets, as well as integration with Ripple Prime to expand institutional liquidity and reduce market fragmentation.