Barclays Bank is the corporate-news account of Barclays, a diversified universal bank spanning UK consumer, corporate, wealth and private banking, investment banking, and US consumer banking. Barclays Bank's Twitter Score is 14 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #67,298 among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Barclays Bank has been expanding into digital-asset infrastructure through a series of investments and industry initiatives. In January 2026, Barclays acquired a stake in Ubyx, a stablecoin-settlement company, marking its first disclosed investment in a stablecoin-related business. Barclays and Ubyx stated a shared commitment to developing tokenised money within the regulatory perimeter. Separately, Barclays was one of ten banks reported in October 2025 to have joined a group exploring the possible joint issuance of a stablecoin pegged to G7 currencies.
Barclays Bank has also backed institutional crypto infrastructure. Barclays participated in a funding round for Copper, which provides custody, prime-brokerage and settlement services to institutional crypto investors. The @Barclays account on X serves as the bank's corporate-news channel, directing customer enquiries to @BarclaysUKHelp. Barclays Bank has published 9,211 posts and has 296,865 followers as of August 2026.
Barclays Bank's portfolio includes R3, Copper.co, Anthemis, Illuminate Financial, Team8 and Ubyx.
Barclays Bank has been mentioned by 593 accounts, with 2,155 total mentions.
Who follows Barclays Bank on X?
The accounts that follow Barclays Bank include 60 founders, 14 angel investors, 30 influencers and 11 VCs, among them DEGEN NEWS, OSF, Marc Weinstein, Jim Bianco, Andrew Keys and Joshua Lim.