Circle Launches CPN Managed Payments for Banks and PSPs to Settle in USDC Without Holding Crypto – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Circle launched CPN Managed Payments on April 8, 2026, giving PSPs and banks access to USDC settlement without holding digital assets. USDC has processed over $70 trillion in cumulative onchain settlement, signaling major institutional demand for stablecoin infrastructure. Thunes and Worldline are among the first partners, with Circle targeting 20-plus blockchain rails for…

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Latest crypto: Morgan Stanley’s MSBT launches

The latest crypto milestone arrived Wednesday when Morgan Stanley officially launched the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust on NYSE Arca under the ticker MSBT, becoming the first major US bank to issue a spot bitcoin ETF directly under its own name, charging 0.14% annually — the lowest fee in the entire spot bitcoin ETF market. Summary…

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Standard Chartered plans to merge parts of Zodia Custody into its digital assets division

Standard Chartered plans to unify Zodia’s custody service with its digital asset division, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the plan. Established in late 2020 by SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation unit, and Northern Trust, Zodia Custody is a digital asset custodian designed specifically for institutional investors. The platform aims to bridge traditional…

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TRON Network Integrated into Hyperlane, Expanding Interoperability to Over 150 Chains – Press release Bitcoin News

PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland — April 8, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications ( dApps), announced today TRON Network’s integration into Hyperlane, a leading permissionless cross-chain messaging protocol. This integration expands TRON’s interoperability by enabling developers to seamlessly build and…

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