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Magnus Ahmad lost about $14,000 after strangers he met outside a London bar allegedly stole his iPhone, emptied his cryptocurrency wallets, accessed bank accounts and disabled his laptop, according to CoinDesk.
Bitcoin’s potential quantum-security problem is becoming an economic concern as institutions assess its long-term viability. Meanwhile, Ripple won a US banking charter, USDC expanded its European trading lead and VanEck launched an ETF with a small Bitcoin allocation.
Doomberg says U.S. pressure limiting central banks’ ability to sell Treasuries could strengthen the long-term case for gold and Bitcoin as neutral reserve assets, despite gold’s recent weakness.
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ACI Worldwide and Circle are planning a Colombia-focused pilot to test USDC settlement alongside existing payment systems. The project will use ACI’s Connetic platform, but names no participating banks, transaction volumes, cost comparisons or timetable for broader adoption.
The payments committee hosted by the Bank for International Settlements has identified four central bank roles—issuer, operator, overseer and catalyst—as stablecoins, tokenized deposits and other digital payment systems expand.
Polygon and Solana are shifting from rivals to partners in a reported effort to connect Solana’s stablecoin activity with Polygon’s banking, wallet and payment infrastructure. The cooperation could link blockchain-based payments with established financial channels, although key implementation details remain undisclosed.
Russia has approved NAUFOR, a long-established securities association, as the first self-regulatory organization for crypto exchanges and digital depositories. The decision activates a new framework covering registrations, investor limits, custody and supervised cross-border digital-asset transactions.
The Bank of England is consulting on guidance for central counterparties accepting tokenized collateral, emphasizing that digital forms must remain valued, transferable and realizable in stressed conditions under existing standards.
Switzerland’s first genuine spot bitcoin ETF is set to have international access through SIX Swiss Exchange, potentially opening the product to overseas banks and brokers. FINMA has addressed its approval, while future ether and solana ETFs remain under discussion.
A Galaxy Research report found that nine hedge funds and banks drove most institutional selling in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, while wealth platforms and sovereign funds bought. The shift largely reflected weaker cash-and-carry returns as the futures premium over Treasury bills narrowed sharply.
Moody’s assigned Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin A2 and P-1 ratings, citing its reserves of government assets and cash. The move followed final OCC approval for Ripple National Trust Bank, while RLUSD expands custody and settlement ties with major institutions.
Itaú Unibanco has notified Brazil’s central bank of its crypto trading and custody operations, becoming the first bank to formalize those services under the country’s new digital-asset rules before the Oct. 30 deadline.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said U.S. leadership in digital assets could reinforce the dollar’s global role. He pointed to stablecoins, demand for Treasury securities and possible agency-led crypto safeguards after Congress failed to pass the Clarity Act.
Anchorage Digital has expanded its custody and listing arrangement with Bitso, covering stablecoins moving between the United States and Mexico. The deal places MXNB and two dollar stablecoins across a regulated custody framework targeting one of the world’s largest remittance corridors.
Bitcoin was trading below $80,000 and its 50-day moving average, raising concerns about further weakness. Ripple received approval to launch a U.S. national trust bank, but analysts said the charter does not require XRP purchases, and the token failed to gain from the announcement.
Ripple has won final OCC approval to establish a federally supervised national trust bank supporting its $2.6 billion RLUSD stablecoin. The charter will cover reserve management, collateral trusteeship and digital-asset custody, while legal challenges to crypto bank charters continue.
Binance has applied for a Brazilian cryptocurrency service provider license before the country’s Oct. 30 deadline. The exchange is restricting several products and delisting 22 assets for local users while seeking to preserve access to crypto, stablecoin trading, payments and investment services.
