HKMA Unveils “Fintech 2030” With Tokenization‑First Roadmap

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority launches Fintech 2030 to accelerate tokenization, AI adoption, payments and resilience. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority in Hong Kong on 3 November 2025 unveils “Fintech 2030” during Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, setting a DART strategy—Data and Payment Infrastructure, AI2Strategy (Artificial Intelligence x Authorized Institutions), Resilience, and Tokenization—backed by a … Read more

AMINA Bank Achieves First MiCA Crypto‑Asset Service Provider License Via Austrian Subsidiary

Swiss crypto-banking group AMINA’s Austrian unit secured a MiCAR crypto-asset service provider license from the Austrian regulator. AMINA Bank AG announces in Zug, Switzerland on 3 November 2025 that its subsidiary AMINA (Austria) AG (AMINA EU) has received a Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) under the Markets in Crypto‑Assets … Read more

Euroclear Sidesteps OFAC as New Procedure Unfreezes Over $200 Billion in Russian Assets

Euroclear, one of Europe’s leading clearinghouses, has implemented a procedure allowing Russian investors to unfreeze their assets without an OFAC license. The move opens a path to potentially unblocking more than $200 billion in Russian assets frozen by the institution. Euroclear Opens a Path for Unfreezing Russian Assets Without US Approval The Facts Euroclear has … Read more

Digital Ruble Push: Bank of Russia Reinforces That Crypto Can’t Be Used for Domestic Payments

While Russia prepares for a nationwide launch of the digital ruble, the Russian CBDC, it has also rejected crypto for domestic payments. Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, stated that cryptocurrencies cannot be used for settlements within the country. Bank of Russia Rejects Crypto Usage for Internal Payments The Facts The Bank of … Read more