Ripple Receives Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank
The OCC signed off on October 26 for Ripple to open Ripple National Trust Bank as a national trust bank.
Blockchain & Crypto
Robinhood Sees a Surge in Bitcoin and Gold Prediction Markets
Robinhood says contracts on Bitcoin, gold, and oil are among the fastest-growing products in its prediction markets segment.
HSBC HKD-Pegged Stablecoin Now Live on PayMe App
HSBC RedCoin (RCHKD) is 100%-backed by liquid assets held in segregated accounts.
Micro Rewards Have Outgrown the Payment Rails That They Run On
“The rewards industry has built impressive infrastructure at the catalogue, delivery and programme-design layers. But the weak link is the settlement layer underneath, and the shift to micro rewards has exposed it,” claims Derek Corcoran, CEO of Confirmo Limited (Europe)
OCC Finalizes Stablecoin Rules for GENIUS Act
Stablecoin issuers will enjoy some rule flexibility, but stablecoin yield question still hangs in the air.
WalletConnect Pay Becomes Available in South Africa via Ezeebit
WalletConnect Pay, a payment infrastructure for crypto and stablecoin transactions, is now available to merchants in South Africa through Ezeebit
How to Invest in Blockchain With Minimum Risk
There are multiple ways to invest in the blockchain technology today
Thunes and Coinbase Partner on Unified Digital Asset Infrastructure
Thunes and Coinbase have announced a strategic collaboration. The alliance combines Thunes’ global fiat payout infrastructure with Coinbase’s advanced stablecoin infrastructure.
JPMorgan Launches JPM Coin on Ethereum Mainnet
As of October 19, JPMoragan’s institutional clients will be able to make transfers of JPM Coin (JPMD) on Ethereum’s main blockchain.
WeFi CEO: Stablecoins Need Clear Economic Justification to Scale
PaySpace Magazine Global has spoken to Maksym Sakharov, Co-Founder and Group CEO of WeFi, a fintech and Web3 company building towards decentralised on-chain banking future, about the challenges crypto providers face in current legal ambiguity circumstances and factors that slow down institutional adoption of stablecoins.
Tether Invests in Platforms for AI-Agent Payments and Cross-Border Transfers
Tether Capital has made two strategic moves to expand stablecoin-based infrastructure.
OpenAI AI Agent Found Someone Else’s Crypto Wallet and Spent Test ETH Without Permission
An internal research AI agent from OpenAI independently located a third-party cryptocurrency wallet on the Ethereum Sepolia test network and used its funds to pay transaction fees for deploying smart contracts.
ChainUp Brings Flagship Executive Gathering to Money20/20 USA as TradFi and Digital Assets Align
ChainUp announces its exclusive executive mixer in Las Vegas, focusing on institutional digital asset infrastructure and direct dealmaking.
USDC Becomes the First Significant E-Money Token under MiCA
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has classified the USDC stablecoin as the first significant e-money token (EMT) in the European Union under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
Ripple and Meritz Securities Partner to Bring Institutional Custody and Tokenization to Korea’s Capital Markets
Ripple has announced a strategic partnership with Meritz Securities, one of the top securities companies in Korea.
French Finance Committee Backs Crypto Reporting Requirement for Wallets Over €100,000
French lawmakers have approved an amendment requiring holders of self-custodied crypto assets worth €100,000 ($112,000) or more to report their holdings or face fines of up to €10,000.
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