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The Blockchain Association (BA) and Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) have asked an Illinois court to accelerate its review of challenges to the state’s Digital Asset Tax Act.

Qivalis B.V. received Electronic Money Institution authorisation from De Nederlandsche Bank on 14 October 2026, clearing a key regulatory step towards issuing its euro stablecoin.

Standard Chartered PLC (LSE:STAN; HKEX:2888) has launched cryptocurrency trading for eligible affluent clients in the United Arab Emirates, following regulatory approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).

Tether has invested in EFY Finance’s seed funding round to expand institutional use of USD₮ and USA₮ across Latin America.

Starknet, an Ethereum layer-2 network, has introduced Shadow Accounts to separate DeFi activity from users’ main wallet identities.

Privy, a wallet infrastructure provider owned by Stripe, has partnered with Ripple to bring programmable wallets to the XRP Ledger (XRPL).

Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) has urged early preparation for Bitcoin’s (BTC) post-quantum transition, outlining technical priorities for strengthening network security.

Metaplanet Inc (TSE:3350) repurchased 73.98 million ordinary shares for ¥19.31 billion through off-auction trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 14 October.

Ledger has asked resellers and distributors to suspend device sales across six Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong while investigating suspected hardware tampering.

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) has launched cryptocurrency staking, allowing eligible clients to earn rewards on supported digital assets.

Privacy-first social network mewe is advancing its SocialFi ecosystem through a strategic partnership with Kraken parent company Payward Services, bringing embedded financial infrastructure, crypto tipping, and stablecoin payments to its 21 million global users.

Sberbank has secured Russian regulatory approval to exchange cryptocurrencies, clearing a key step before its planned December retail launch.