regulations
EBA and NYDFS Strike Cross-Border Stablecoin Supervision Deal
The EBA signed a memorandum with New York's financial regulator as USDC becomes the EU's first significant e-money token under MiCA.
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BIS paper: banks can slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more
A BIS working paper finds higher deposit rates slow stablecoin growth, giving banks a pricing lever against tokens like USDC and USDT.
Cryptocurrencies
MSCI’s new index rules put Strategy and Metaplanet at risk of removal from Nov. 30
MSCI's new rules make 'non-operating' companies ineligible for its global indexes, putting Strategy and Metaplanet at risk of removal, with a final list due Nov.…
Cryptocurrencies
VanEck withdraws SEC registration for its Lido Staked Ethereum ETF
VanEck told the SEC it does not intend to proceed with its Lido Staked Ethereum ETF filing, the first US filing tied to stETH, without…
Cryptocurrencies
Standard Chartered launches direct bitcoin and ether trading for wealthy UAE clients
Standard Chartered opened direct bitcoin and ether trading to wealthy UAE clients on October 14, with VARA approval, custody and settlement kept in-house.
Business
Federated Hermes to Issue First Directly Onchain Fund Shares in Early 2027
Federated Hermes plans its first fund shares recorded directly onchain in early 2027, issuing the share classes itself with Prometheum providing custody, clearing and settlement.
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Greece drafts a 10% crypto tax, near the bottom of Europe’s rate ladder
Greece's draft 10% capital gains tax on crypto, with a €500 annual exemption, would sit near the bottom of the EU's rate ladder if parliament…
Cryptocurrencies
Why Polygon is buying its way into payments: the Coinme and Sequence deals behind Open Money Stack
Polygon Labs built Open Money Stack by acquiring its way in: a pending Coinme deal for 48-state licensed fiat ramps and a completed Sequence deal…
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ICBA lawsuit tests whether the OCC can charter non-fiduciary crypto trusts at all
The ICBA's lawsuit argues the OCC's rule letting non-fiduciary crypto firms take national trust charters exceeds the National Bank Act.
Cryptocurrencies
Europe’s MiCA issuers are betting on dollars, not euros
Four MiCA-regulated European issuers are launching or promoting US dollar stablecoins, arguing euro tokens alone cannot serve corporate demand.