{"id":471317,"date":"2026-01-07T11:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=471317\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:26:37","slug":"barclays-makes-first-stablecoin-investment-with-stake-in-ubyx","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/web-stories\/barclays-makes-first-stablecoin-investment-with-stake-in-ubyx\/","title":{"rendered":"Barclays Makes First Stablecoin Investment With Stake In Ubyx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Noto+Sans%3Awght%40400%3B700\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><style 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money&rdquo;.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.46602%;top:64.72492%;width:82.52427%;height:28.15534%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% \/ 1.1494252873563218% 1.1494252873563218% 1.1494252873563218% 1.1494252873563218%\" id=\"el-b540fe6c-c14f-4de5-8ffc-5c87beb5da0d\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.4047058823529416% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Ubyx, launched in 2025, sells itself as a clearing layer for stablecoins, the tokens pegged one for one to fiat currencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The pitch is straightforward, make stablecoins easier to settle and redeem across issuers, so a token from one brand does not get treated like a different kind of money from another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:39.23948%;width:100.72816%;height:7.60518%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-d941d053-7e38-4d8a-ab7f-3d6702d7837d\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:103.87983%;left:0%;top:-1.93991%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12085639\/1718182599-bg-2.png\" alt=\"bg-header\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12085639\/1718182599-bg-2.png 680w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 101vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:89.32039%;top:39.15858%;width:10.92233%;height:7.28155%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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1.1494252873563218% 1.1494252873563218%\" id=\"el-601f1500-a4a0-4c09-a459-38f59f8d4b1d\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.4169696969696973% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">The deal lands as markets keep rewarding the idea that tokenization is moving from pilot projects to production, especially in payments.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #737373\">For Barclays, the Ubyx stake also fits a broader industry pattern, big banks want exposure to stablecoin rails without stepping outside compliance lines.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.73786%;top:33.17152%;width:82.52427%;height:18.93204%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 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$187B of tokens in circulation, a reminder of how quickly privately issued dollars have scaled once crypto users found product-market fit.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.49515%;top:32.52427%;width:82.52427%;height:18.93204%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% \/ 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095%\" id=\"el-a2cea9d7-210f-4ee9-92f2-a1549aa97678\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.4047058823529416% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,0.54)\">In October, Barclays joined a group of 10 banks exploring the issuance of a 1 to 1 reserve-backed form of digital money tied to G7 currencies, another signal that lenders want a seat at the table if stablecoins become standard settlement plumbing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.73786%;top:14.56311%;width:82.52427%;height:14.40129%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% \/ 2.247191011235955% 2.247191011235955% 2.247191011235955% 2.247191011235955%\" id=\"el-670076e2-7378-434b-8f92-255ebfb85196\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.6070588235294123% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.388350em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700;color: #fff\">Regulators Press Limits As Stablecoins Move Toward Wider 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