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Malaysia's Bank Negara announced three pilot programs under its Digital Asset Innovation Hub for ringgit stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits. These initiatives target wholesale payments, both domestic and cross-border. The central bank aims to evaluate effects on monetary and financial stability

Danske Bank, Denmark's largest lender, is now offering Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded products to customers through its online and mobile banking platforms - ending an eight-year self-imposed ban on cryptocurrency services. The bank simultaneously stressed that it does not recommen

BBVA, Spain's second-largest bank by assets, joined Qivalis on Tuesday, bringing the Amsterdam-based euro stablecoin consortium to 12 major European lenders. The $800 billion-asset bank became the second Spanish institution in the group after CaixaBank. Dollar-denominated tokens control 99% of the $

Nearly half of customer payments to cryptocurrency platforms face blocks or delays from UK banks, according to a survey of major exchanges that handle billions in monthly transactions. The UK Cryptoasset Business Council surveyed 10 regulated exchanges including Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini. The repo

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao told World Economic Forum attendees that people will have "less need to visit physical banks" over time as blockchain technology and digital KYC processes reduce reliance on in-person banking services. Speaking at a Davos panel on January 22, Zhao identified tokeniz