Deutsche Bank custody site says bitcoin, ether and 3 stablecoins are available in Germany
Germany's largest bank says its digital asset custody is available to Corporate Bank clients in Germany. Retail customers are not part of it.
Canada proposes barring banks from issuing stablecoins directly. Subsidiaries only
Budget 2026 proposes to bar federally regulated banks, trust companies and insurers from issuing stablecoins themselves. They would have to use a separate non-financial subsidiary that the Bank of Canada supervises.
GL1 Org launches with HSBC and JPMorgan on its member list. What will it build?
Global financial institutions have formed the Global Layer One Organisation to push shared rules for tokenized markets. Its site lists HSBC, JPMorgan, MUFG, Forge and Standard Chartered as members. The project began at Singapore's central bank in 2024.
Hackers drained French bank Arkéa's own account. It calls a $133 million estimate about right
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirmed a cyberattack that sent fraudulent transfers out of the bank's own account, possibly into crypto. It denies the attackers came in through Fortuneo and says customer savings are safe.
Circle and ACI want banks to settle in USDC on rails they already run. First: Colombia
ACI Worldwide, which built the core of Colombia's Bre-B instant payment system, will plug Circle's USDC into its payments platform for a Colombian pilot. The two companies gave no volumes, no bank names and no launch date.
GENIUS Act explained: what the US stablecoin law requires and who enforces it
The GENIUS Act is the US federal law for payment stablecoins. It requires full reserves, quick redemption and no interest for simply holding a token, and it takes effect on January 18, 2027, under the OCC's final rule.
Tokenized gilts as margin? The Bank of England says yes; stablecoins must wait
The Bank of England says clearinghouses can already accept tokenized versions of collateral they take today, and set out what they must check first. Stablecoins, tokenized money funds and tokenized gold get questions, not approval.
Stablecoin issuers need OCC approval by January 18, 2027. Applications are not open yet
The US bank regulator finalized its GENIUS Act rule on October 21, 2026. Issuing a US payment stablecoin without approval becomes a crime in January, and existing issuers will lean on waivers.
Kraken's owner is buying a bank in Lithuania. What does that unlock in the EU?
Payward agreed to buy Saldo Bank, a digital lender licensed in Lithuania and active in four EU markets. If regulators approve, Kraken's parent could offer Europeans deposits, loans and cards from its own bank.