The Central Bank of Brazil said the recent pause in using blockchain for drex, its central bank digital currency project, is temporary. The bank intends to continue using decentralized technology in the future, including issuing its own currency for tokenization-linked settlements. Central Bank of Brazil: Drex CBDC Project Still Alive The Facts The Central Bank […] Source CryptoX Portal
The Central Bank of Brazil announced it would discontinue the platform used to run drex, the Brazilian CBDC initiative, during its first two phases. Fabio Araujo, the project’s coordinator, stated that drex would pivot to a platform to facilitate the use of assets as collateral. Central Bank of Brazil Winds Down Drex CBDC Platform, Pivots […] Source CryptoX Portal
Coinbase Europe was fined $24.8 million by the Central Bank of Ireland due to breaches of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing rules. The Penalty and Violations The Central Bank of Ireland has fined Coinbase Europe Limited approximately $24.8 million (€21,464,734) for breaching anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) obligations between April 2021 and […] Source CryptoX Portal
The UK’s top bank says it will roll out stablecoin rules “just as quickly as the US” amid concerns that it’s lagging behind global allies. Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden expects the government to keep pace with the US in stablecoin regulation, stating that it is “really important” for the allies to be synchronized on rules governing the $310 billion industry. Speaking at the SALT conference in London on Wednesday, Breeden reportedly said the UK will implement a stablecoin regulatory framework “just as quickly as the US” —…
Key Notes The workflow automates order taking, execution, settlement, and data synchronization across blockchain systems. The uMINT fund operates on Ethereum distributed ledger technology as part of the UBS Tokenize initiative. UBS manages $6.9 trillion in assets and previously tested blockchain through Singapore’s Project Guardian. UBS announced on Nov. 4 the completion of the world’s first live, in-production tokenized fund transaction. The Swiss banking giant executed an end-to-end workflow involving subscription and redemption requests for a tokenized money market fund. The transaction marks a milestone in the institutional adoption of…
Key Notes AMINA (Austria) AG received authorization for custody, crypto-fiat exchange, crypto-crypto exchange, portfolio management, and transfer services. AMINA Group holds licenses in Switzerland (FINMA), Hong Kong (SFC), and Abu Dhabi (FSRA), positioning it as a multi-jurisdictional crypto bank. AMINA competes with Swiss rival Sygnum and traditional banks like Societe Generale that are launching regulated digital asset services. AMINA Bank announced on Nov. 3 that its Austrian subsidiary, AMINA (Austria) AG, received a Crypto-Asset Service Provider license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. The authorization allows the Swiss-regulated bank to…
Swiss crypto-banking group AMINA’s Austrian unit secured a MiCAR crypto-asset service provider license from the Austrian regulator. AMINA Bank AG announces in Zug, Switzerland on 3 November 2025 that its subsidiary AMINA (Austria) AG (AMINA EU) has received a Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) under the Markets in Crypto‑Assets […] Source CryptoX Portal
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has pushed back on reports that he has been driving a proposal to establish a crypto-friendly private bank in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan, where he provides advisory services. The rumors emerged after Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov told the Kabar news agency on Sunday that CZ had visited the country in May and suggested a cooperative effort to establish a private bank that also deals in cryptocurrency. Japarov claims he would have preferred to open a state-owned bank, but when CZ rejected the idea,…
Banks and financial institutions have started experimenting with tokenized bank deposits, bank balances recorded on a blockchain, but the technology is doomed to lose out to stablecoins, according to Omid Malekan, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. Overcollateralized stablecoin issuers, who must maintain 1:1 cash or short-term cash equivalent reserves to back their tokens, are safer from a liability perspective than the fractional reserve banks that would issue tokenized bank deposits, Malekan said. Stablecoins are also composable, meaning they can be transferred across the crypto ecosystem and used in…
Key Notes The appeals court rejected Custodia’s interpretation that Federal Reserve services must be provided, finding discretionary authority prevails over mandatory language. Judge Tymkovich’s dissent warned the ruling grants unreviewable executive power to unappointed officials, raising constitutional concerns under the Appointments Clause. The Federal Reserve denied Custodia’s application in January 2023 after a 27-month review, citing novel risks from its cryptocurrency business model. The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled against Custodia Bank on Oct. 31, affirming the Federal Reserve’s authority to deny the crypto-focused bank’s application…