Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Wealthy UAE Clients

Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Wealthy UAE Clients

The British bank won Dubai regulatory approval to let affluent clients buy BTC and ETH straight from their bank accounts, with custody and settlement kept in-house.
The EBA classified Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first "significant" e-money token, with new supervisory responsibilities beginning Nov. 12.
More than 100 celebrities have signed exclusive tokenization agreements ahead of the IPXOS, IPX Exchange and $IPX token launch on Base on November 15, 2026. Built on Base, IPX combines an agentic operating system for intellectual property with a tokenized launchpad and IPX Exchange.
The first major integration since Mastercard’s $1.8 billion BVNK acquisition lets banks, fintechs and enterprises hold, convert, and spend fiat and stablecoins through a single API, with agentic commerce support planned.

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Hex founder Richard Heart arrested in Istanbul, Turkish media report

Hex founder Richard Heart arrested in Istanbul, Turkish media report

Police reportedly seized $4 million in cash and 64 luxury watches during a raid on the crypto founder's Istanbul residence.
White House crypto council chief Patrick Witt steps down

White House crypto council chief Patrick Witt steps down

Witt’s departure leaves a leadership gap at the White House Crypto Council and marks the fourth high-profile exit from the advisory group.
Bybit Expands Beyond Crypto as CEO Outlines Next Phase of Financial Platform

Bybit Expands Beyond Crypto as CEO Outlines Next Phase of Financial Platform

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 13th, 2026, Chainwire. Bybit Co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou has outlined the latest stage of the company’s expansion from a crypto exchange into The New Financial Platform, highlighting new products and collaborations across traditional and digital markets.
Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank

Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank

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Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Wealthy UAE Clients

Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Wealthy UAE Clients

The British bank won Dubai regulatory approval to let affluent clients buy BTC and ETH straight from their bank accounts, with custody and settlement kept in-house.

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EBA designates Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first ‘significant’ e-money token

EBA designates Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first ‘significant’ e-money token

The EBA classified Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first "significant" e-money token, with new supervisory responsibilities beginning Nov. 12.
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IPX Exchange – The Agentic OS & Tokenized Exchange for IP Closes $4M Seed...

More than 100 celebrities have signed exclusive tokenization agreements ahead of the IPXOS, IPX Exchange and $IPX token launch on Base on November 15, 2026. Built on Base, IPX combines an agentic operating system for intellectual property with a tokenized launchpad and IPX Exchange.
Mastercard and BVNK Launch 'Global Money Platform' to Merge Fiat and Stablecoins

Mastercard and BVNK Launch ‘Global Money Platform’ to Merge Fiat and Stablecoins

The first major integration since Mastercard’s $1.8 billion BVNK acquisition lets banks, fintechs and enterprises hold, convert, and spend fiat and stablecoins through a single API, with agentic commerce support planned.
Hex founder Richard Heart arrested in Istanbul, Turkish media report

Hex founder Richard Heart arrested in Istanbul, Turkish media report

Police reportedly seized $4 million in cash and 64 luxury watches during a raid on the crypto founder's Istanbul residence.
White House crypto council chief Patrick Witt steps down

White House crypto council chief Patrick Witt steps down

Witt’s departure leaves a leadership gap at the White House Crypto Council and marks the fourth high-profile exit from the advisory group.

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