---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-26-000601"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "USBC"
cik: "0001074828"
company_name: "USBC, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T07:48:43.925716+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# USBC signs definitive triparty agreement with Uphold and Vast Bank for tokenized deposits

## Summary
- Agreement dated Jan 20, 2026; press release Jan 26, 2026.
- Uphold becomes exclusive partner for tokenized deposits at launch; USBC/Vast Bank exclusivity on market maker.
- Initial term one year from general launch, auto-renewing; replaces Oct 2025 MOU.
- Parties target use cases: faster settlement, treasury ops, digital asset services, subject to regulatory approvals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-26-000601
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: USBC
- cik: 0001074828
- company_name: USBC, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495426000601/0001654954-26-000601-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495426000601/usbc_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-000601
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-000601.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-000601.txt

## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  USBC, Inc. entered into Agreement with Vast Bank, N.A. and Uphold HQ Inc. (effective 2026-01-20).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: collaboration
  - Counterparty: Vast Bank, N.A. and Uphold HQ Inc.
  - Effective: 2026-01-20
  source text: On January 20, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), USBC, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a strategic partnership agreement (the “Agreement”) with Vast Bank, N.A., a national banking association (“Vast Bank”) and Uphold HQ Inc., a South Carolina corporation (“Uphold”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495426000601/0001654954-26-000601-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.