Taurus brings full Hedera stack to 40+ banks

Taurus completed an 18-month integration of Hedera on Aug. 5, giving banks and regulated financial institutions access to custody, staking, token issuance, node infrastructure and smart contract deployment through one provider. Summary Taurus completed an 18-month Hedera rollout covering custody, staking, tokenization, nodes, and smart contract services. More than 40 banks and institutions use Taurus technology, including Deutsche Bank and State Street. Institutions can now custody HBAR, stake tokens, issue assets, and deploy Hedera smart contracts directly. The integration spans Taurus-PROTECT, Taurus-EXPLORER, and Taurus-CAPITAL under one institutional risk framework for banks worldwide. Taurus joined the Hashgraph Association’s membership program in July after launching the partnership in 2025. The Hashgraph Association said the final phase added Hedera smart contract support to the Taurus platform. The rollout is available across Taurus-PROTECT, Taurus-EXPLORER and Taurus-CAPITAL. Taurus technology is used by more than 40 banks and regulated institutions, including Deutsche Bank, CACEIS and State Street. The announcement did not identify a bank that has already launched a live ...