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A single day's financial headlines reveal tectonic shifts: regulatory capture of USDC, Kraken's EU ambitions, neobank profitability, and Bank of America's steep earnings fall.…
Bank of New York Mellon delivers 12% revenue growth and a 24% EPS increase in Q3 2026, as its digital asset push reshapes its long-term market position.…
Patrick Witt's resignation as chief of the White House Crypto Council marks the fourth high-profile departure from the advisory group, deepening a leadership crisis.…
Bitget and Liquid exploits headline a brutal Q3 for digital asset security, with supply chain and infrastructure failures accounting for 77% of nearly $1.2B in losses.…
KPay has secured a Major Payment Institution license from Singapore's MAS, authorising merchant acquisition and cross-border money transfer services under the Payment Services Act 2019.…
The EBA has classified USDC as the first significant e-money token under MiCA, marking a watershed moment for stablecoin regulation in Europe.…
BingX EU secures a MiCA licence from Austria's FMA under entity MEGE zweite GmbH, gaining regulatory clearance to offer crypto services across 29 European countries.…
Payward, parent of crypto exchange Kraken, has agreed to acquire Finnish holding company Saldo Finance Oy, owner of Lithuania-licensed Saldo Bank, securing a coveted EU banking licence.…
The IMF and World Bank have jointly released the Bangkok Blueprint, a 12-consideration framework developed with the Bank of Thailand to combat cyber-enabled fraud in digital financial services.…
A regulatory review exposing security deficiencies at 130 South Korean financial firms — banks and crypto exchanges alike — has triggered proposals for tougher cybersecurity assessments.…
Patrick Witt's exit as executive director of the White House Crypto Council deepens uncertainty over U.S. digital asset policy at a critical legislative juncture.…
Australia's securities regulator launches public consultation on capital, custody and trading rules for crypto platforms, following Parliament's April passage of digital asset legislation.…