Bank of Russia Opens Private Banks to Cryptocurrency Operations

The Bank of Russia has recently announced that it will open the possibility for private banks to include crypto operations in their service offering. First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia, Vladimir Chistyukhin, stated that these operations would face capital and reserve standards restrictions. Bank of Russia to Allow Private Banks to Offer Crypto … Read more

Morgan Stanley Opens Crypto Access to All Clients

Morgan Stanley is opening crypto investments to all clients, allowing access through any account type — including retirement plans — in a sweeping shift that removes wealth and risk-profile limits. According to a CNBC report, Morgan Stanley will now allow all clients to invest in crypto funds, expanding access beyond the ultra-wealthy and high-risk investors … Read more

Fasset Receives Malaysian Approval to Operate Stablecoin-Powered Islamic Digital Bank

Fasset said on October 7, 2025, that it has secured Malaysian approval to provide banking services from Labuan’s regulatory sandbox for Islamic fintech, allowing the firm to offer full-service digital banking to its existing global user base of 500,000. The provisional license positions Fasset as the world’s first stablecoin-powered Islamic digital bank, enabling on-chain, asset-backed, … Read more

Coinbase Files for National Trust Charter to Bridge Crypto and Traditional Finance

Coinbase is charging ahead to reshape finance by seeking a national trust charter, signaling bold expansion plans beyond custody into mainstream crypto innovation. Coinbase Files OCC Application to Broaden Custody, Payments, and Compliance Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) announced on Oct. 3 that it has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller … Read more

Societe Generale-FORGE Opens Ethereum Access for Regulated Euro and Dollar Tokens

Societe Generale-FORGE, the digital assets unit of France’s third-largest bank, is pushing its euro and dollar stablecoins deeper into decentralized finance (DeFi) with new deployments on Morpho and Uniswap. EURCV, USDCV Go Live on Morpho Vaults With Curation by MEV Capital With vaults live, pairs trading, and liquidity humming, SG-FORGE has officially stepped out of … Read more

UBS Tokenize Pilot Trials Chainlink DTA With Swift Messaging

Chainlink announced a method to let financial institutions trigger and manage digital-asset workflows from existing systems using Swift messages routed through the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE). Chainlink Says Banks Can Use Swift to Access Blockchains via CRE Chainlink said on Tuesday that the approach allows banks and service providers to access public or permissioned blockchains … Read more

Bank of Thailand Warns More Account Freezes Are Incoming

Authorities at the Bank of Thailand warned that more bank accounts could be frozen in the next few days as part of the institution’s campaign to curb online scams and recover victims’ funds. The bank has already frozen millions of accounts linked to those crimes. Bank of Thailand Acknowledges More Accounts Might Be Frozen in … Read more

Report: Unicredit, ING Lead 9-Bank Push to Build Euro Stablecoin by 2026

Unicredit, ING and seven other European lenders plan a euro stablecoin, targeting a launch in the second half of 2026 as banks test a homegrown answer to a dollar-centric market. Bloomberg first reported the effort on Thursday. 9 European Lenders Form Consortium to Launch Euro Stablecoin Amid ECB Digital Euro Backdrop According to the report, … Read more

Fnality Raises $136M Series C to Accelerate DLT‑Enabled Wholesale Settlement

Fnality announced a $136 million Series C round led by Wisdomtree, Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek and Tradeweb, with participation from existing investors including Banco Santander, Barclays, BNP Paribas, DTCC, Euroclear, Goldman Sachs, ING, Nasdaq Ventures, State Street and UBS. The funding will scale Fnality’s regulated distributed‑ledger payment systems—built to bridge wholesale markets … Read more

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