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  • Wells Fargo filed a trademark application for a cryptocurrency-related name called WFUSD<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The bank previously tested internal blockchain settlement tools and discussed a joint stablecoin with other major financial institutions<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Shares of the company traded lower on the day of the filing despite maintaining a gain over the past year<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Wells Fargo has filed a trademark application for \u201cWFUSD,\u201d a name tied to cryptocurrency and stablecoin-related services, according to a March 10 submission to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).<\/p>\n

    The filing shows the US banking giant may be considering a dollar-linked digital asset, such as a stablecoin or tokenised deposit. Wells Fargo did not respond to requests for comment before publication.<\/p>\n

    The application has been accepted by the USPTO but has not yet been assigned to an examining attorney. Trademark reviews typically take more than 10 months on average before reaching a decision.<\/p>\n

    Related: Crypto Hacks Drop in February as Phishing and Wallet Scams Surge<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Any product tied to WFUSD would likely depend on regulatory clarity and the bank\u2019s strategy for serving institutional or commercial clients.<\/p>\n

    Banks Expand Digital Asset Experiments<\/h2>\n

    Large financial institutions have been gradually increasing their involvement in blockchain-based payment systems and tokenized financial products. A report from the Wall Street Journal last May said Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citigroup had held early discussions about launching a jointly issued stablecoin.<\/p>\n

    Wells Fargo has also previously tested blockchain infrastructure internally. In 2019, the bank introduced a pilot program called Wells Fargo Digital Cash, designed as an internal settlement tool running on the company\u2019s distributed ledger technology platform.<\/p>\n

    A similar trademark strategy was used by JPMorgan last year. The bank filed for \u201cJPMD,\u201d a name that later appeared in connection with a permissioned U.S. dollar deposit token launched on Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network developed by Coinbase.<\/p>\n

    Shares of Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) were down about 1.8% on the day, recently trading near US$77.60 (AU$119). The stock has declined around 17.5% since the start of the year but remains more than 14% higher over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

    Related: Bitcoin Goes Interstellar: Startup Plans to Mine BTC in Orbit<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    Banks,Digital Asset,Wells Fargo#Wells #Fargo #Signals #Crypto #Expansion #WFUSD #Trademark #Filing1773306818<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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