{"id":13842,"date":"2026-09-29T05:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13842"},"modified":"2026-09-29T05:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:04:36","slug":"us-bank-group-taps-quant-for-tokenized-deposits-but-qnts-role-is-left-in-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13842","title":{"rendered":"US bank group taps Quant for tokenized deposits, but QNT’s role is left in doubt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bank-owned US payments operator The Clearing House has chosen Quant to supply software for a planned network for tokenized bank deposits.<\/p>\n

The September 24 deal gives Quant a role in moving digital representations of bank deposits between institutions, but it doesn’t address whether those transactions require Quant’s QNT utility token.<\/p>\n

QNT registered an intraday high of $373 on Sept. 27, but retraced heavily on Sept. 28, registering an intraday low of $195.35 before rebounding.<\/p>\n

What Quant will provide<\/h2>\n

The Clearing House announced its On-Chain Money Initiative in June as a way for banks to clear and settle tokenized commercial-bank deposits across institutions. Unlike a publicly issued stablecoin, a tokenized deposit remains a claim on the issuing bank.<\/p>\n

The planned network would connect this activity to established fiat payment systems, so bank money could move between on-chain and conventional infrastructure. The Clearing House says it aims to support immediate settlement and payments that trigger when agreed conditions are met.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 24, The Clearing House selected Quant for the layer that connects systems, orchestrates activity and manages transactions. Its technology is also intended to link the network to RTP and CHIPS, two existing Clearing House payment systems.<\/p>\n

Quant’s\u00a0announcement described the same role and said it will offer Tokenized Deposits-as-a-Service to US institutions using The Clearing House that lack their own tokenized-deposit capability.<\/span><\/p>\n

The network is expected to become available to participating institutions in the first half of 2027. Neither September announcement reports a live rollout nor names banks that have subscribed to Quant’s additional service.<\/p>\n

A technology selection then provides no published schedule of transaction volume or service revenue.<\/p>\n

Quant’s general terms define QNT as a utility token customers may use for Quant products and services. The Clearing House and Quant do not say that participating banks must acquire or hold QNT, pay a network fee in it, use it as a settlement asset, or burn it.<\/p>\n

Banks backed the initiative when it was unveiled in June, before Quant was named. Their support for the network is not a disclosed commitment to buy QNT or subscribe to Quant’s bank-side service.<\/p>\n