UK's Barclays Considers Developing a Proprietary Blockchain for Payments and Deposit Management

According to a report by Bloomberg on the 27th, it has been revealed that Barclays, a leading financial institution in the UK, is considering the development of a proprietary blockchain platform for payment and deposit management. The bank is currently sending out Requests for Information (RFI) to several technology providers, aiming to build a platform capable of handling digital asset applications such as stablecoins and 'tokenized deposits.' The selection of vendors could be finalized as early as April...