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The Federal Reserve opened two GENIUS Act proposals for comment: one requiring supervised stablecoin issuers to fully back tokens with safe assets, and another creating an application process for banks seeking to issue stablecoins.
The EBA has outlined potential MiCA rules for crypto lending and firms providing access to DeFi protocols. The proposals are part of the European Commission’s review of the EU’s crypto-asset regulatory framework.
A Visa survey suggests US stablecoin adoption could increase if the assets receive bank-like protections. The findings arrive as companies prepare for the enactment of the GENIUS Act and assess its potential market impact.
RBC, TD, BMO, Scotiabank, CIBC and National Bank are exploring a shared network for tokenized Canadian-dollar deposits. The proposed system would initially support transfers between the six banks, with broader details still undisclosed.
Raiffeisen Bank International plans to expand Bitcoin services across Europe under an enlarged Bitpanda partnership, Bitcoin Magazine reports. The Austrian bank joins other European institutions moving into crypto trading, although rollout details were not disclosed.
Raiffeisen plans to extend crypto trading across 11 European markets using Bitpanda’s infrastructure. The initiative could make digital assets available to approximately 18 million customers of banks in the Raiffeisen network.
The XRP Ledger is retrying an upgrade that could activate Oct. 5, allowing businesses to delegate limited powers such as payments or customer approvals without giving another account full control.
The CLARITY Act needs 11 more Senate votes after a 49-50 procedural defeat. Four Republican senators who supported advancing the bill also back a bank-backed amendment seeking tougher restrictions on stablecoin yield.
Kakao Pay and KakaoBank are exploring digital-asset opportunities with Fireblocks, including stablecoin infrastructure. Cointelegraph reported that the companies have not disclosed a specific stablecoin, network, product or launch timeline.
Europe’s central bank plans to invest its own funds in tokenized, euro-denominated public-sector debt. Decrypt reports that the transactions will be settled through Pontes, a new service being developed by the institution.
Russia’s central bank says the country’s crypto industry could be operating legally by the end of 2026. Bitcoin Magazine reports that Russia has continued advancing cryptocurrency regulation this year, though specific rules were not provided.
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.
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.
