Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 17 series in September, and rumours surrounding the new lineup have been circulating for a while. A new investor note by Jefferies analyst Edison Lee provides insight into the pricing of the iPhone 17 family. Apple is reportedly considering price hikes for its new lineup. The Cupertino technology … Read more
Samsung Galaxy S26 series is widely expected to launch early next year with upgrades over the Galaxy S25 family. Previous rumours have suggested that the upcoming lineup would include the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra models, ditching the Plus variant. However, a new report based on an internal One UI 8 … Read more
JellyC, a digital asset investment manager with over $100 million in assets under management, said it joined a program with crypto exchange OKX and international bank Standard Chartered (STAN) that will allow it to trade cryptocurrencies while keeping its collateral secure off-platform. The Australian company said it will use a Franklin Templeton tokenized money market … Read more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to allow exchange-traded funds to hold the cryptocurrency Ethereum in May, Standard Chartered predicts. May 23 is the last date by which the agency must consider ETF applications from VanEck and Ark 21Shares, the bank said in a research report Tuesday. The asset managers will be the … Read more
The stablecoin market could start reshaping traditional finance if it grows to about $750 billion, according to Geoff Kendrick, Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research. Kendrick, writing in a note Tuesday after a week-long trip through Washington, New York and Boston, said there’s a growing consensus among crypto industry players, fund managers and policymakers … Read more
Cryptocurrency-friendly lender Standard Chartered is claiming bragging rights of being the first global bank to offer spot trading in bitcoin and ether (ETH) to institutional clients. The offering, rolled out through the bank’s UK branches, is available initially via our U.K. entity, during Asia and Europe trading hours, with 24/5 access under consideration as client … Read more
As the crypto sector undergoes regulatory shifts worldwide, banks are increasingly exploring opportunities to offer services related to virtual digital assets (VDAs). In a recent development, London-based Standard Chartered has launched a digital asset custody service in the UAE. This service will provide secure custody for cryptocurrencies to its UAE-based clients, starting with Bitcoin and … Read more
Apple’s iPhone 16 series has been in stores for three months, yet rumours about next year’s iPhone 17 lineup are brewing. A new leak from China suggests that all models in the 2025 iPhone lineup will feature high refresh rate displays. If this turns out to be true, the iPhone 17 family will be the first … Read more
Apple and Samsung are said to be readying ‘slim’ versions of their upcoming flagship phones. A tipster now suggests that the purported devices, dubbed the iPhone 17 Air and Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim, may ship with much smaller battery capacities than their flagship equivalents. This move is speculated to be in order to maintain the … Read more
Standard Chartered bank announced on Thursday that it is expanding its crypto services to the European Union (EU). The London, UK-headquartered bank previously debuted its crypto-related services in Luxembourg. This makes Luxembourg the entry point for the bank into the EU market. The development comes after the EU’s crypto guidelines, known as the Markets in … Read more