Interactive Brokers joins a number of traditional finance institutions who are considering entering the stablecoin space, including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup.
Christopher Tepedino
Christopher Tepedino is a reporter and writer with four years of experience in the crypto space. He has been writing for Cointelegraph since 2025, contributing news and interviews. With over five years of journalism experience, he covers emerging trends in crypto from stablecoins to real-world asset tokenization. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a minor in English and has published over a dozen short stories. In his mind, crypto can revolutionize the world’s financial system and create a more equitable world. Christopher has no crypto holdings above Cointelegraph’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.
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