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The ECB plans to buy tokenized bonds with its own funds after launching a system connecting its payment infrastructure to blockchain-based financial markets, CoinDesk reported. Details on timing, instruments and transaction size were not provided.
CoinDesk cited experts who say the Senate’s failure to pass the Clarity Act benefits banks opposing stablecoin yields and overseas crypto hubs such as Dubai, leaving the bill’s intended regulatory changes unresolved.
Tim Draper said Apple and Meta should hold Bitcoin, arguing that continued government spending could lead to hyperinflation or interest rates high enough to break banks, Bitcoin Magazine reported.
The ECB has deployed Pontes, a wholesale platform linking distributed-ledger market infrastructure with payment rails to settle tokenized assets in central-bank money. The initiative is separate from the retail digital euro pilot planned for 2027.
Hana Bank issued South Korea’s first digital bond through Euroclear’s blockchain platform. The $100 million foreign-currency bond settled the same day, shortening the usual three- to five-business-day settlement period.
The Bank of Korea has begun a pilot network for 24-hour won settlement, allowing foreign investors to process won transactions during business hours in their home countries, Cointelegraph reported.
Hana Bank reportedly issued a five-year, $100 million digital bond through Euroclear’s blockchain infrastructure, cutting settlement from three to five business days to the same day, according to Cointelegraph.
Visa is moving to stop meme coin purchases from being coded as ordinary digital media transactions eligible for credit card rewards, according to Decrypt, following the failed Clarity Act and a narrower win for JPMorgan.
Crypto pioneer Marc van der Chijs, who sold much of his bitcoin for AI investments, now warns the technology could trigger systemic banking and infrastructure shocks and is considering moving some profits back into crypto.
JPMorgan and Citi have processed billions in tokenized deposits within their own branch networks, while a U.K. challenger bank is preparing a move beyond the model used by both Wall Street firms, CoinDesk reports.
Bastion Platforms National Trust Company received conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter. The planned entity would provide stablecoin custody, wallets, payment infrastructure and white-label issuance through one federally regulated platform.
Brazil’s central bank will require a licensed FX transaction or qualifying non-resident real account for a specific cross-border settlement flow involving regulated FX providers from Oct. 1, limiting stablecoin use on that payment route.
A former Hong Kong banking official received a four-year prison sentence over $1.6 billion in false letters of credit and $470,000 in cryptocurrency bribes, according to a Cointelegraph report.
A former Hong Kong banking official received a four-year prison sentence over $1.6 billion in false letters of credit and $470,000 in cryptocurrency bribes, according to Cointelegraph.
A Wall Street Journal report cited by Bitcoin Magazine says ECB President Christine Lagarde blocked Binance from gaining a foothold in the European Union. The source also notes her past criticism of Bitcoin and support for CBDCs.
A Wall Street Journal report cited by Bitcoin Magazine says ECB President Christine Lagarde blocked Binance from establishing a foothold in the European Union. Lagarde has previously criticized Bitcoin and supports central bank digital currencies, the source says.
Gilt yields fell after the Bank of England paused active auctions, but its £368 billion portfolio unwind continues. CryptoSlate says the eight-year process leaves a prolonged rates risk for Bitcoin.
