Standard Chartered has launched Spothandel for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) via its institutional crypto platform, which extends its presence in digital assets, just like the attention of the American regulatory and investors turns strongly to Stablecoins.
The launch follows a series of high-level meetings in Washington, New York and Boston, where Geoffrey Kendrick, the head of the Bank of Digital Assets Research, spent the week from July 7 to July 11 with crypto-native companies, Bitcoin miners, funds and policy makers.
According to Kendrick, almost 90% of the discussions focused on Stablecoins, despite the fact that Bitcoin hit new record highs.
Regulatory tail wind
The interest in Stablecoins has risen as the Genius Act, an American bill that aims to set clear rules for digital assets supported by Fiat, the passage is approaching.
Kendrick said that the legislation could be law in this week, making it a theater for a rapid expansion of the American stabilecoin market and unlocking wider acceptance from financial institutions and entities in the public sector.
Kendrick noted that at the end of 2026, customers are now projecting a Stablecoin market size of $ 750 billion, an increase of approximately $ 250 billion from July 15.
With the clarity of the regulations, it is expected that the issue of the Stablecoin will be considerably expanded, not only by large financial players, but also possibly also regional banks and local authorities that explore tokenized greenhouse instruments.
In addition to adoption, discussions had also been made on macro-economic implications: possible shifts in the American treasury curve, long-term effects on dollar liquidity, reform of US payment systems and stabilecoin-driven financial stability risks in emerging markets.
Stabile infrastructure
The report from Standard Chartered suggests that the wider Stablecoin sector can evolve faster than previously expected.
Kendrick emphasized that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a separate legal effort, could pass, at the end of September or the beginning of October, allowing the tokenization of Real-World assets (RWAS) and the integration of Defi-Rails to be accelerated.
Data on chains shows consistent growth in Stablecoin-baldi in all wallets, including centralized fairs, Defi-platforms and medium-sized stores, which points to broadening use cases and the growing global demand.
The findings of Kendrick and the launch of the Standard Chartered trade desk reflect a crucial shift in the institutional crypto strategy. Although the role of Bitcoin remains intact as a value storage, the infrastructure and policy agenda now seem strongly focused on stablecoins as the backbone of programmable money.
