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title: "Standard Chartered expands further into crypto with stake in GSR at $1 billion valuation"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285204364.md"
description: "Standard Chartered’s venture arm SC Ventures has invested $150 million in crypto market maker GSR, valuing the company at over $1 billion. This marks GSR’s first external stake since its founding in 2013. The partnership aims to create regulated infrastructure linking traditional finance with digital assets, enhancing tokenization access for institutional clients. This investment aligns with Standard Chartered’s strategy to expand into digital assets, following its recent launch of custody and trading services for bitcoin and ether, and its bid to acquire crypto custodian Zodia."
datetime: "2026-05-05T12:15:15.000Z"
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# Standard Chartered expands further into crypto with stake in GSR at $1 billion valuation

-   Standard Chartered’s venture arm SC Ventures has invested about $150 million in crypto market maker GSR at a valuation above $1 billion, marking GSR’s first external stake since its 2013 founding.
-   The deal is framed as a broader partnership to build regulated, scalable infrastructure that links traditional finance with digital assets and expands access to tokenization for institutional clients.
-   The investment deepens Standard Chartered’s push into digital assets, following its launch of custody and spot bitcoin and ether trading services and its reported bid to fully acquire crypto custodian Zodia, while GSR continues to grow via acquisitions to bolster its tokenization business.

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