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Four of crypto's largest institutions agreed to a shared framework for on-chain market disclosure, targeting a Q3 2026 rollout.
Ripple, Coinbase, Grayscale Investments and Blockworks on Wednesday formed the Transparency Alliance, a four-member initiative to standardize disclosure practices across digital asset markets.
"Consistent disclosure standards are the prerequisite for institutional capital to engage with on-chain markets at scale," the group said in a joint statement.
The alliance brings together Ripple's cross-border payments network, which has processed over $100 billion in transaction value, Coinbase's US-regulated exchange, Grayscale's crypto investment products, and Blockworks' research division. The group said it will develop common reporting templates for reserve attestations, smart contract audits, and trading volume verification.
The initiative arrives as US regulators increase scrutiny of crypto market structure. The OCC since December has approved national trust charters for nine crypto firms including Ripple and Coinbase, a policy Senator Elizabeth Warren challenged as illegal under the National Bank Act in a May 18 letter demanding the agency's legal reasoning by June 1.
The alliance's first workstream targets reserve attestation standards, according to the announcement. Each founding member will publish a baseline disclosure report covering custody arrangements, audit frequency, and counterparty risk exposure.
Ripple's participation extends its broader push into institutional finance. The company filed two trademark applications on May 15 covering decentralized exchange services and prime brokerage, and acquired prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion in 2025. Ripple also holds a conditional OCC national trust charter to manage reserves for its RLUSD stablecoin under federal supervision.
Coinbase, the largest US-based exchange by spot volume, has published proof-of-reserves reports since 2022 and has pushed for federal stablecoin legislation mandating regular attestations. Grayscale, which converted its Bitcoin Trust into a spot ETF in 2024, has advocated for standardized reporting as a prerequisite for pension and endowment allocation to digital assets.
The alliance said it will publish its first joint disclosure framework in the third quarter of 2026 and will open membership to additional firms.
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