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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

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 19 on January 16 establishing a legal framework for "cryptobanks" that combine digital token operations with traditional banking services. The decree permits joint-stock companies with High-Tech Park residency status to integrate token-base

KBC Bank will become the first Belgian financial institution to offer cryptocurrency trading to retail customers on February 16 through its Bolero investment platform under newly implemented EU regulations. Belgium's second-largest bank with approximately $300 billion in assets will enable trading o

Bankinter has acquired a minority stake in Bit2Me, joining a €30 million funding round that stablecoin issuer Tether led in August 2025. The Spanish bank's investment strengthens a growing alliance between traditional finance and regulated cryptocurrency platforms in Europe. Bankinter now joins fell

DZ Bank, Germany's second-largest lender, has secured authorization under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and simultaneously joined an 11-bank consortium working to launch a regulated euro stablecoin, marking a