CSBS Survey: Community Banks Take a Wait-and-See Approach to Tokenized Deposits and Stablecoins
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On October 7, 2026, Ledger Insights reported that the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) released its 2026 community banking survey. The survey showed that community banks are interested in both tokenized deposits and stablecoins, but are not in a rush to move forward. If all banks planning to launch related products within the next 12 months follow through on their plans, by this time next year approximately 20% of community banks are expected to offer tokenized deposits and approximately 17% are expected to offer stablecoins. Looking ahead five years, an estimated 23% and 21% of community banks, respectively, are expected to offer these two types of products. The survey also showed that banks planning to offer stablecoins prefer to do so through core service providers rather than by partnering with stablecoin networks. The above percentages reflect plans and expectations reported in the survey, not current actual coverage rates.
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- Ledger InsightsCommunity bankers are interested in tokenized deposits and stablecoins, but are not in a hurry to move forward
The 2026 community banking survey released by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) shows that community banks are interested in tokenized deposits and stablecoins, but are not in a rush to move forward. If all banks planning to launch them within the next 12 months follow through, about 20% of community banks will offer tokenized deposits and about 17% will offer stablecoins by this time next year; the figures for those bullish on doing so within five years are 23% and 21%, respectively. Banks planning to offer stablecoins are more inclined to do so through core service providers rather than by partnering with stablecoin networks.