# Standard Chartered and Circle Open Bank-Run Minting of USD Coin for Institutions

The move puts a large regulated bank between institutions and the second-largest dollar token, part of a wider contest to control the infrastructure beneath stablecoins.

- Published: 2026-07-02T10:29:52.207Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-02/standard-chartered-and-circle-open-bank-run-minting-of-usd-c
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/standard-chartered-and-circle-launch-bank-led-usdc-access/), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/standard-chartered-and-lmax-group-execute), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Standard Chartered and Circle launched bank-led minting and redemption of the dollar token USD Coin (USDC) for eligible institutions, run through the bank's operations in the Dubai International Financial Centre, crypto.news reported. The a…

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