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LiquidAcre
2026-10-09 13:50:59

LiquidAcre picks Uphold to support its tokenized real estate infrastructure

LiquidAcre, a tokenized real estate platform, has selected cryptocurrency exchange Uphold to support the infrastructure behind its tokenized real estate offering. According to Techub, citing Crypto Briefing, the partnership is intended to speed up adoption of tokenized real estate. The report also said the tie-up could reshape how real estate investment and ownership work on a global scale. No additional operational details, timeline, or financial terms were disclosed in the source brief. The announcement centers on infrastructure support and the broader goal of expanding access to tokenized property markets through the cooperation between the two companies.

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LiquidAcre picks Uphold to support its tokenized real estate infrastructure
U.S. banks
2026-09-29 17:20:23

Survey Finds 75% of U.S. Banks Are Moving Ahead With Blockchain Programs

A new survey commissioned by Uphold and conducted by American Banker found that 75% of U.S. banks have blockchain finance programs underway, with 22% already live or scaling and another 53% in pilot or evaluation. The findings point to a market that has moved beyond early exploration and into procurement, budgeting, and internal staffing. According to the survey, 54% of banks have issued requests for proposals to digital asset vendors and partners, while two-thirds have allocated budget for infrastructure. The most important use cases cited by respondents were digital wallets and custody, digital asset buy/sell/hold services for wealth management, wallet-led international expansion, stablecoin rails for institutional settlement, and prime brokerage and institutional-grade clearing. The study also found that 72% of institutions have assigned an executive to oversee digital asset or blockchain strategy, and 68% said they already have the in-house regulatory and compliance capabilities needed to support these efforts. At the same time, banks still see major hurdles. Cybersecurity concerns, risk management and operational risk, and regulatory uncertainty were the three most frequently cited barriers. The research was conducted online between July 27 and Aug. 14, 2026, among 114 qualified respondents from banks, credit unions, and neobanks across the U.S.

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Survey Finds 75% of U.S. Banks Are Moving Ahead With Blockchain Programs
Uphold
2026-07-28 04:02:50

Uphold cuts 17% of global workforce, shifts resources to enterprise services

Crypto trading platform Uphold said it is cutting 17% of its global workforce, affecting 85 employees across full-time and contract roles, as it redirects resources toward its enterprise services business. The company said the layoffs span multiple regions and come as retail crypto trading activity has weakened during the recent market slump. In response, Uphold is putting more emphasis on its enterprise platform, which allows banks, fintech firms, and brokerages to integrate digital asset services into their own products. Uphold described that segment as its fastest-growing area. The company also said it is not closing any offices and that service for the UK, Europe, and enterprise clients will continue as normal. At the same time, it still plans to expand its retail app by the end of 2026 to compete with Robinhood and Coinbase, with planned additions including U.S. stocks, tokenized securities, asset-backed lending, and prediction markets.

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Uphold cuts 17% of global workforce, shifts resources to enterprise services
Uphold
2026-07-27 16:55:58

Uphold cuts about 17% of staff as it shifts resources toward enterprise services

Digital asset platform Uphold said it is cutting about 17% of its global workforce, affecting 85 full-time and contract employees, as the company redirects resources to its faster-growing enterprise services business. CEO Simon McLoughlin said the company had nearly doubled its headcount during a period of rapid expansion over the past several years, and described the layoffs as part of a broader strategic reset rather than a retreat from crypto. Uphold said it remains optimistic about the long-term outlook for digital assets and blockchain technology even as trading activity across the crypto market has slowed. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company offers trading in cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, stocks and precious metals. It has also been building enterprise infrastructure for banks, fintech firms and brokerages seeking access to crypto trading and custody. The company said it is not shutting down its UK business or other overseas offices, and that operations across regions remain normal. Looking ahead, Uphold plans to keep expanding its enterprise platform while adding U.S. stocks, tokenized securities, asset-backed lending, credit cards, prediction markets and DeFi yield features to its consumer app.

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Uphold cuts about 17% of staff as it shifts resources toward enterprise services
Uphold
2026-07-22 19:59:37

Uphold expands fractional U.S. stock trading to more than 4,000 equities and ETFs

Uphold has expanded its fractional U.S. stock trading offering to more than 4,000 American stocks and exchange-traded funds, letting users move between digital asset trading and equity investing inside the same app. The update broadens a service the platform first introduced in 2020, when it began offering fractional share access. In 2021, Uphold added a regulatory milestone by acquiring broker-dealer JNK Securities, a move that gave it a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, license. According to CryptoBriefing, the latest expansion puts Uphold among a relatively small group of crypto-native platforms that hold the qualifications needed to run compliant securities business lines. The rollout adds to the company’s push to combine crypto and traditional market access under one product experience.

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Uphold expands fractional U.S. stock trading to more than 4,000 equities and ETFs