DekaBank launched cryptocurrency trading and custody services for institutional clients. The issue of working with retail investors remains open. German bank DekaBank officially began offering services for buying, selling, storing,…

Citadel Securities, one of the largest TradFi market makers, plans to start providing liquidity on crypto exchanges, anticipating industry growth amid support for the sector from Donald Trump’s administration. Citadel…

USDC and EURC became the first stablecoins to receive official recognition as approved crypto-assets in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Circle secured approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority…

The U.K. government is selecting a provider for the GOV.UK Pay national payment system, which will enable the use of bank cards and open banking APIs. The Government Digital Service…

Crypto exchange Bybit suffered a hack, resulting in the theft of over $1.4 billion in assets on February 21. The incident marks the largest digital asset hack in the history…

In 2024, crypto app downloads in the UAE reached 15 million, marking a 41% increase from the previous year. December set a record with 2.8 million installations. 49 largest crypto…

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expanding its program for central bank money settlements based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). The ECB Governing Council approved a two-phase approach to implementing…

Mastercard is moving towards the development of real crypto products and the large-scale implementation of blockchain solutions in the traditional financial system. The company is shifting from experimenting with digital…

As part of the new cryptocurrency asset regulations (MiCA), the European Union officially approved 15 stablecoins, ten pegged to the euro and five to the U.S. dollar. As of February…