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Bybit secures digital assets licence in UAE

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced that it has officially secured the Virtual Asset Platform Operator Licence from the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Ripple expands into Kingdom of Bahrain

Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB), the Kingdom’s leading fintech incubator and ecosystem builder which partners with government bodies and others to further accelerate the development and adoption of blockchain and digital assets technology in Bahrain.

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Binance Japan and PayPay form digital assets alliance

Binance Japan, a subsidiary of Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem by trading volume, today announced that it has entered into a capital and business alliance with PayPay Corporation (“PayPay”), a SoftBank Corp. group company and one of Japan’s leading financial services providers, best known for its “PayPay” cashless payment service with over 70 million users.

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ShapeShift integrates Zcash in onchain privacy move

The community-led multichain DEX aggregator, ShapeShift announces the integration of Zcash, bringing shielded transactions directly into the ShapeShift self-custodial wallet ecosystem and making it one of the first decentralized exchanges to offer true privacy onchain for its users.

FCA lifts retail ban on crypto ETNs

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FCA lifts retail ban on crypto ETNs

The UK's financial watchdog has ended its four year ban on the use of crypto-based exchange traded notes (ETNs) by retail investors in a move that could add 20% to the UK's crypto market

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Fireblocks integrates XION for walletless blockchain

XION, the first consumer-centric Layer-1 blockchain designed for mainstream adoption, today announced a strategic integration with Fireblocks, the industry-leading digital asset infrastructure provider trusted by 2,200 institutions to secure over $10 trillion in digital asset transactions.

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ECB enlists G+D for digital euro resilience

Advancing the preparation of a digital euro, the European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the conclusion of the framework agreements for each of the five digital euro negotiated procurement procedures (also see the notice view in the Official Journal of the EU).

Sibos 2025: DeFi expected to take over financial ecosystem

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Sibos 2025: DeFi expected to take over financial ecosystem

In the rapidly developing financial universe, there are certain buzzwords that have been reappearing throughout discussions: blockchain, stablecoins, and tokenisation. While cryptocurrencies are not new, these new developments in decentralised finance (DeFi) are taking the financial sector by storm.

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21X to bring blockchain-enabled exchange to American market

21X, a leader in regulated on-chain trading and settlement, today announced its expansion into the United States with the establishment of a new operation incorporated in Delaware and a primary office in New York. The move marks a monumental next step in the company’s global growth strategy and paves the way for the launch of the 21X U.S. exchange, a fully regulated blockchain-based trading venue for digital financial instruments.

Robinhood CEO calls tokenisation unstoppable 'freight-train'

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Robinhood CEO calls tokenisation unstoppable 'freight-train'

It is inevitable that the entire financial market will be tokenised, according to Vlad Tenev, co-founder and CEO of online trading platform Robinhood

ECB turns to AI startup for fraud detection for digital euro

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ECB turns to AI startup for fraud detection for digital euro

The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected Portugal-based startup Feedzai to provide fraud detection and prevention for its digital euro.

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Ignyte and Binance form Mena blockchain alliance

Ignyte - the region’s leading global digital start-up ecosystem has announced a landmark collaboration with Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, to accelerate blockchain innovation across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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Gleif and Chainlink to create legal entity identifier for the blockchain industry

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the only global source of open, standardized and high-quality legal entity reference data, and Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform, today announced a strategic partnership to create an institutional-grade identity solution for the blockchain industry.

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Thomas Sullivan appointed as managing director of DTCC Digital Assets

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Thomas Sullivan as Managing Director of DTCC Digital Assets, reporting to Nadine Chakar, Managing Director, Global Head of DTCC Digital Assets.

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Ripple strikes deal with i-payout

i-payout and Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, announced a partnership to transform cross-border payouts.

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21X and DekaBank complete on-chain trade on the Polygon Testnet

21X, the operator of the first EU-regulated on-chain trading and settlement system, and DekaBank, the securities services provider of the German Savings Banks Finance Group (Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe), today announced the successful completion of an on-chain trade on the Polygon testnet.

Sibos 2025: How to build the bank of tomorrow

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Sibos 2025: How to build the bank of tomorrow

Following the popular session on building tomorrow’s bank at Sibos 2024, McKinsey’s Megha Kansal moderated a follow-up session on the year’s developments in Frankfurt.

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Citi Token Services integrates with 24/7 USD clearing for real-time cross-border payments

Today, Citi announced its plans for an industry-first integration of Citi® Token Services, a blockchain-based platform, with its 24/7 USD Clearing solution to create a 24/7, multibank cross-border instant payments capability for Citi’s institutional clients in the UK and US.

FS giants test blockchain and AI to tackle $58bn corporate actions problem

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FS giants test blockchain and AI to tackle $58bn corporate actions problem

A host of banking and capital market players - including Swift, the DTCC and UBS - have closed out the second stage of a Chainlink-led project to use AI and blockchain technology to standardise and streamline corporate actions processing.

Sibos 2025: AI, quantum, CBDCs, tokenised assets and stablecoins to lead the agenda

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Sibos 2025: AI, quantum, CBDCs, tokenised assets and stablecoins to lead the agenda

In the opening plenary of Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, executives at Swift and leading German banks Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Bank introduced the themes of the conference and what can be accomplished on ‘the next frontier of global finance’.

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