2026-01-07 17:24:51

Major banking player Barclays has moved into the stablecoin sector through a strategic investment in US-based startup Ubyx. This development reflects growing institutional appetite for digital dollar infrastructure, signaling confidence in the regulatory pathway for USD-backed stablecoins. The move demonstrates how legacy financial institutions are increasingly recognizing blockchain-based payment rails as essential infrastructure, rather than viewing them as purely speculative assets. Such institutional participation typically accelerates adoption timelines and lends credibility to the underlying asset class within traditional finance circles.

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AirdropHunterXiao

· 4h ago

Traditional financial giants are starting to seriously engage with stablecoins, and the moment of truth has truly arrived.

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CryptoSurvivor

· 13h ago

The big players are also getting involved, which shows that stablecoins are really a promising thing.

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DAOdreamer

· 01-09 05:42

Barclays entering the stablecoin space is truly a strong signal; traditional finance is finally taking this seriously.

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LiquidationWatcher

· 01-07 17:54

Has Barclays' entry really changed anything, or does it still feel like they're just testing the waters?

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DEXRobinHood

· 01-07 17:53

Barclays enters the stablecoin space, now traditional finance is really scared. It should have been like this a long time ago.

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GhostAddressMiner

· 01-07 17:47

Barclays' move, on the surface, seems to be optimistic about stablecoins, but the actual funding chain needs to be examined... Large institutions' entry has never been for faith.

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ChainProspector

· 01-07 17:46

Major banks enter the stablecoin race, traditional finance can no longer stay on the sidelines now

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ForkTongue

· 01-07 17:44

The banking giants are really getting serious. Traditional finance entering the scene is a whole different game.

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DaoResearcher

· 01-07 17:36

According to the white paper, the logic behind traditional financial institutions entering the market is actually an inevitable outcome of token economics, and the data confirming the approval of governance proposals has already validated this hypothesis. But honestly, the most interesting part of Barclays' move is— it acknowledges the irreplaceability of on-chain payment infrastructure, which is more convincing than any DAO voting result. Quoting Vitalik's perspective, the highest level of mechanism design is to encourage traditional finance to actively align itself, and now it doesn't seem like an utopia. Wall Street has finally started reading the white paper. It is worth noting how sophisticated the incentive mechanism design behind it is. From the data performance, the hypothesis of institutional adoption has been established within a 99% confidence interval, but don't forget the risks—the governance vulnerability of centralized stablecoins has never been truly resolved.

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EntryPositionAnalyst

· 01-07 17:31

Traditional financial giants are also starting to buy the dip, and now stablecoins are considered "legitimized."

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