Crypto-native bank Custodia partners with Vantage on 'first bank-issued stablecoin' backed by tokenized customer deposits

Description

Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank announced a pilot program to issue Avit, a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin backed by tokenized customer deposits, on Ethereum. The initiative is described as the first bank-issued stablecoin on a permissionless blockchain.

Publish date

Mar 25, 2025 - 8:03am