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UAE’s ‘digital dirham’ CBDC pilot completes first transaction

UAE’s ‘digital dirham’ CBDC pilot completes first transaction

The United Arab Emirates has made the first transaction with its central bank digital currency in the first major update to the project since it was announced in March.The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Finance and Dubai Finance said on Tuesday that the transaction was part of the pilot phase of …

JPMorgan Launches Deposit Token JPM Coin for Institutional Clients

JPMorgan Launches Deposit Token JPM Coin for Institutional Clients

JPMorgan Chase has started to roll out JPM Coin, a deposit token that represents a claim on existing customer deposits, to its institutional clients. The token will be circulated under the ticker JPMD.Digital assets meet tradfi in London at the FMLS25.JPMorgan Aims to Make Banking More EfficientAcco…

Bank of England’s Breeden warns watered-down stablecoin rules risk stability

Bank of England’s Breeden warns watered-down stablecoin rules risk stability

Weaker stablecoin rules in the UK could risk financial stability and trigger a credit crunch, according to the Bank of England’s deputy governor, Sarah Breeden.“We have a different set of risks to manage as we transition to bringing in this new form of money,” Breeden’s told Reuters on Tuesday. Last…

JPMorgan and DBS Bank to Enable Tokenized Deposit Transfers Across Blockchains

JPMorgan and DBS Bank to Enable Tokenized Deposit Transfers Across Blockchains

JP Morgan and Singapore’s DBS, a leading financial services group in Asia are teaming up to create a system that lets banks move tokenized deposits across different blockchains.By linking their digital banking services, the two institutions aim to make cross-bank, cross-chain transactions faster, mo…

Custodia Bank Loses Appeal as Court Upholds Fed’s Crypto Account Rejection

Custodia Bank Loses Appeal as Court Upholds Fed’s Crypto Account Rejection

The fight between Custodia Bank and the Federal Reserve just took another sharp turn, and it’s not in favor of crypto. A U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with the Fed’s decision to deny Custodia Bank a master account, a move that effectively keeps crypto-focused banks locked out of the n…

Fed Vice Chair Michelle Bowman among other pro-crypto candidates to lead the Federal Reserve

Fed Vice Chair Michelle Bowman among other pro-crypto candidates to lead the Federal Reserve

Crypto-supportive Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman is one of five candidates to lead the central bank ahead of current Chair Jerome Powell's leave next year. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also has on his list former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, National Economic Council Dir…

Kyrgyzstan launches stablecoin on BNB Chain, confirms future CBDC rollout

Kyrgyzstan launches stablecoin on BNB Chain, confirms future CBDC rollout

Kyrgyzstan has rolled out a new stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Kyrgyzstani som, while confirming plans to issue a central bank digital currency and explore a digital asset reserve.The KGST stablecoin will run on the BNB Chain, and BNB (BNB) would be included in the crypto reserve if launched, accordin…

Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and other big banks ‘jointly exploring’ a stablecoin

Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and other big banks ‘jointly exploring’ a stablecoin

Some of the world's biggest and most powerful banks, including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Citi, are considering joining forces to issue a stablecoin — even if they're not calling it that.In a statement from Friday, BNP Paribas and other banks are "jointly exploring the issuance of a 1:1 res…

Coinbase Files for OCC Trust Charter, Says It Won’t Become a Bank

Coinbase Files for OCC Trust Charter, Says It Won’t Become a Bank

Coinbase is making another push into traditional finance. The U.S.’s largest crypto exchange has applied for a National Trust Company Charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The license could give Coinbase more control over custody and payments, but the company is keen to s…

From Gold Bars to Bitcoin — Deutsche Bank Sees Central Banks Embracing Crypto by 2030

From Gold Bars to Bitcoin — Deutsche Bank Sees Central Banks Embracing Crypto by 2030

Deutsche Bank predicts that by 2030, central banks might hold Bitcoin alongside gold, signaling its rise as a recognized store of value.

Swiss banks claim first binding payment using public blockchain

Swiss banks claim first binding payment using public blockchain

Three Swiss banks, including UBS , have carried out a binding payment using bank deposits and a public blockchain for the first time, the Swiss Bankers Association said on Tuesday.The payment was carried out as part of a feasibility study on use of deposit tokens by PostFinance, Sygnum Bank and …

Crypto Regulation in Brazil to Start in 2026 as Central Bank Sets Timeline for VASP Rules

Crypto Regulation in Brazil to Start in 2026 as Central Bank Sets Timeline for VASP Rules

Brazil is finally moving ahead with long-awaited crypto regulations, with the Central Bank setting 2026 as the year when rules for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) will officially come into force. The decision follows years of delays and pressure from regulators, prosecutors, and law enforcem…