October 12, 2026 @ 10:51 am By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore’s central bank will step up work on wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoin regulation as tokenised financial markets develop, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)’s managing director saying central bank money will ultimately be needed to anchor monetary stability. Chia Der… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 9:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Brazil’s Agibank raises $410M in fund issuance The digital bank also has roughly 900 locations, mostly in underserved communities. This raise is the company’s third receivables-backed issuance. Capitolis confirms $220M in financing, including $120M Series E The fintech raised a $120 million Series E and… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The definition of an Accredited Investor has long been a discriminatory rule that blocks millions from participating in the Reg D private securities marketplace. Securities issued under Reg D measure in the trillions each year, and almost all promising early-stage firms leverage the exemption to… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Concerns over compromised Ledger hardware wallets have widened after a new claim that a device purchased from a major European retail chain contained unauthorized internal wiring consistent with earlier spy implants. The development, highlighted by the crypto media account Crypto Banter on October 11, 2026,… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) adjusted its outlooks on three major retail trading and crypto platforms in early October 2026, lifting targets on Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) while reducing its view on eToro Group (NASDAQ: ETOR) as the firms prepare to… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has offered a fresh indication that the company remains prepared to expand its Bitcoin holdings, posting the brief message “There’s always room for more orange” on X. The remark, widely interpreted by market observers as a reference to… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 6:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A London payments firm authorized by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) appeared on an internal roster of channels that the Kremlin-linked network A7 said it could use to move money, according to documents from a large leak examined by the FT. The company, trading… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 5:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise (NASDAQ: WSE), the payments company that has branched into savings and investment products, has identified a multi-year flaw in tax paperwork sent to roughly four thousand of its UK based customers. The problem affected users of its Wise Assets offering, specifically the interest and stocks… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 3:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The XRP Ledger has closed a critical integer-overflow vulnerability in its payment engine that had existed for roughly a decade and could have allowed an attacker to generate and spend new XRP in violation of the network’s fixed-supply rules. According to the official vulnerability disclosure… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 1:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On October 9, 2026, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council issued the “Opinions on Developing New Quality Productive Forces,” a policy document outlining 19 measures across areas including technological innovation, industrial upgrading, and institutional reform. Among the directives is… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 12:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced a cease-and-desist order together with a $350 million civil money penalty against American Express National Bank, based in Sandy, Utah. The action stems from longstanding weaknesses in the institution’s Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 12:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentina’s monetary authority has closed the door on any near-term integration of cryptocurrencies into the formal banking and payments system, citing persistent economic fragility as the decisive constraint. Juan Curutchet, Superintendent of Financial and Foreign Exchange Institutions at the Banco Central de la República Argentina… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 12:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payward, the Wyoming-based parent of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, is in discussions with Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) about serving as a liquidity provider for the bank’s digital asset trading activities, according to individuals familiar with the private conversations. Under the potential arrangement, Payward would supply market… Read More

October 11, 2026 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital onboarding continues to create significant friction for customers of major fintech platforms, including the robo-advisor Betterment and the banking app Revolut. Recent incidents and user experiences illustrate tensions between regulatory compliance requirements, data security, and the practical convenience of opening accounts online. In September… Read More

October 11, 2026 @ 9:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

South Korea and tokenization “Proposed rules would allow stocks, bonds, and investment funds to operate under the country’s tokenized securities framework when it comes into effect in 2027. “The framework includes requirements covering capital, compliance personnel, technology systems and the management of distributed ledger records…. Read More

October 11, 2026 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin has spent recent sessions trading in a relatively tight band between roughly $82,000 and $83,000, a range that has left many crypto industyr participants underwhelmed. October has historically delivered some of the strongest average returns for the asset, earning the informal label “Uptober,” yet… Read More

October 11, 2026 @ 9:41 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Philippines will adopt international pricing conventions for peso-denominated government and corporate bonds from January 4, 2027, as financial regulators and market participants work to make the local bond market more accessible to international investors. The initiative is being led by the Bureau of the… Read More

October 11, 2026 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adam Back, the longtime Bitcoin cryptographer whose early work was referenced by Satoshi Nakamoto and who has repeatedly denied speculation that he is Bitcoin’s creator, recently sharpened his critique of Ethereum’s foundational design. In response to warnings from Ethereum researchers that artificial intelligence could potentially… Read More

October 11, 2026 @ 4:34 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Hong Kong’s exchange-traded product (ETP) market has expanded sharply, with daily turnover rising 3.6 times since 2023 to account for nearly one-fifth of trading on the stock exchange’s Main Board, Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Chief Executive Julia Leung said. The growth reflects efforts to… Read More

October 11, 2026 @ 4:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As artificial intelligence focused executives, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Anthropic’s leadership, have pressed world governments to approach the accelerating pace of AI development with greater restraint and foresight, a senior European official has expressed confidence that existing continental regulations can manage the risks… Read More