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Jeonbuk Bank has reportedly started offering won-denominated corporate loans secured by Bitcoin, with a third-party custodian holding the cryptocurrency. The service follows South Korean legal changes covering the seizure and liquidation of virtual-asset claims.
Calamos Investments CEO John Koudounis continues to predict that Bitcoin could reach $1 million by 2030. He says bank lending against Bitcoin, lower volatility and expanded ETF access could bring institutional and advised capital into the market.
The XRP Ledger has activated PermissionDelegationV1_1, allowing banks, stablecoin issuers and other businesses to assign limited tasks to separate accounts while keeping primary keys offline. Users are still warned not to delegate PaymentBurn because a separate flaw could permit issued-token creation.
Cantor Fitzgerald is facing Senate questions over its relationship with Tether, including compliance with sanctions rules, the value of its stake and payments involving Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s family. The inquiry follows allegations that USDT has been used in Iran’s shadow banking network.
Netflix has released a trailer for an eight-episode series about the collapse of FTX, starring Anthony Boyle as Sam Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison. The show is set for release on Nov. 19 and draws on the criminal case surrounding the exchange.
Germany’s BaFin rejected the MiCA authorization application of Futurum Bank, operator of Bitcoin.de. The platform plans to outsource trading and custody to regulated German partners, while withdrawals remain available and trading and euro deposits stay suspended.
Standard Chartered plans to offer custody for selected cryptoassets, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets to institutional clients in Singapore, extending a digital-asset service already available in the UAE, Luxembourg and Hong Kong.
SALT Lending CEO Shawn Owen says banks, credit unions and advisers are increasingly engaging with Bitcoin-backed lending, marking what he describes as the cryptocurrency’s first institutional cycle. The interview covered collateral, volatility, regulation, ETFs and the changing profile of borrowers.
Standard Chartered plans to offer institutional digital-asset custody in Singapore for selected cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets. The service remains subject to regulatory requirements, and the bank has not yet disclosed the supported assets or launch date.
Samsung will let eligible U.S. Galaxy users send USDC through Samsung Wallet to crypto wallets or bank accounts in more than 60 countries from late October, with Coinbase, Bastion, Solana and Sui supporting the service.
Samsung plans to add USDC transfers to Samsung Wallet for eligible US Galaxy users in the last week of October. The service will support international crypto-wallet transfers and bank payments to more than 60 countries, subject to identity verification and applicable fees.
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Tether, Kazakhstan’s National Bank and Alatau City Authority will explore a tenge-pegged stablecoin and blockchain-based asset tokenization. The nonbinding memorandum includes pilot planning, staff workshops and possible use of Tether’s Hadron platform.
Wells Fargo is discussing a potential arrangement with Payward, the parent company of Kraken, to provide liquidity for digital-asset trading. The talks are ongoing and add to both companies’ expanding connections with traditional financial institutions.
Tether, Kazakhstan’s central bank and the Alatau City Authority will study a tenge-backed stablecoin pilot and create a framework for tokenizing real-world assets. The agreement adds to Kazakhstan’s wider push into digital payments, crypto mining and regulated digital-asset projects.
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, says the Bank of Russia has approved it to provide bitcoin custody and digital-asset transfer services. The bank describes itself as the country’s first authorized institution for bitcoin custody.
Kazakhstan’s central bank, Tether and Alatau City will study a possible tenge-linked stablecoin and a framework for tokenized real-world assets. The agreement is exploratory, with a pilot planned in Alatau City and Tether’s Hadron platform under consideration.
Rain has applied for an OCC charter to create a New York national trust bank for digital-asset custody, stablecoin reserves, and token issuance and redemptions. The proposed institution would not take deposits or make loans, and its application still faces regulatory review and public comment.
