Japan is mulling new lightweight legislation for cryptocurrency intermediaries that are not crypto exchanges. Last week the Financial...
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SIX invests in OpenBrick. Its Spanish CSD Iberclear plans DLT Pilot regime platform
SIX, the owners of Spanish stock exchange BME, has invested in Spanish real estate tokenization platform OpenBrick. It considers the...
Deutsche Bank invests in DLT payment infrastructure Partior
Today DLT payments network Partior confirmed that Deutsche Bank participated in its Series B extension round, bringing total funds...
BIS, 7 central banks share views on CBDC system design, including privacy
For several years, seven central banks have been collaborating on various retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) topics. Today the...
StanChart’s Zodia inks custody deal with Securitize, BlackRock’s tokenization partner
Zodia Custody announced it is now one of the custody providers for Securitize, BlackRock’s tokenization partner. In March the asset...
EIB issues second €100m digital bond in a week using wCBDC
Last week we reported that the European Investment Bank (EIB) had issued its fifth digital bond. Just a few days later it issued its...
UK outlines roadmap for crypto regulation: 2026
Under the previous UK Conservative government, regulations for stablecoins and cryptocurrency staking were planned to be in place by now...
NY Fed explores financial stability risks of digital assets amplified by lack of coherent regulation
The New York Federal Reserve (NY Fed) published a report on the financial stability implications of digital assets. It concludes that...
Schwab planning to offer crypto to investors when regulations change as expected
Charles Schwab is preparing to offer crypto to its client investors when the regulatory environment becomes more supportive of...
Credit Agricole CIB, CACEIS experiment with tokenized deposits, wCBDC as part of ECB trials
Crédit Agricole CIB has been working on its so|cash tokenized correspondent banking model for over a year. As part of the European...
Hong Kong’s ZA Bank is first bank in Asia to launch retail crypto services
Today Hong Kong digital bank Zhong An Bank (ZA Bank) unveiled a retail cryptocurrency trading service. It claims to be the first Asian...
Cantor Fitzgerald invests in stablecoin issuer Tether – report
Cantor Fitzgerald has invested in stablecoin issuer Tether during the past year, in a deal that would give the broker a 5% stake, which...