• Barclays has made its first investment in digital currency infrastructure by backing Ubyx.
• Ubyx aims to simplify the redemption and acceptance of stablecoins and tokenized deposits through a many-to-many clearing system designed to unify today’s fragmented digital money landscape.
• The move shows that Barclays is focused on regulated interoperability rather than issuing its own stablecoin.

UK-based banking giant Barclays is making its first investment in the digital currency infrastructure space this week. The bank made a strategic investment in Ubyx, a US-based clearing system for digital money.

Ubyx was founded in 2025 to create stablecoin ubiquity. In other words, the company focuses on facilitating…