MarketsBitcoin below $80,000 ahead of Fed and ECB decisions
Bitcoin slipped to $79,800 before the Fed meeting. The week ahead: Fed, ECB and BOJ rates, Coinbase and Strategy earnings, and the $82,500 level.
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RegulationCoinbase Ireland fined 3.25 million euros over fund safeguarding
Coinbase Ireland will pay 3.25 million euros over client fund safeguarding failures: a 0.54% underfunding and 30 Silvergate customers.
InstitutionalStandard Chartered signs deal to acquire Zodia Custody
Standard Chartered signed definitive agreements to acquire Zodia Custody. The deal awaits regulatory approval.
RegulationFINMA approves Switzerland's first retail Bitcoin ETF
Swiss regulator FINMA has cleared the first ETF holding Bitcoin directly for retail investors. The issuer and launch date are still unknown.
RegulationRevolut secures Gibraltar crypto license
Gibraltar's regulator granted Revolut a DLT Provider license. The firm will expand crypto services beyond the UK and EEA, no countries named.
InstitutionalDeutsche Bank prepares crypto custody in Germany
Deutsche Bank is launching Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoin custody in Germany and plans to expand to Asia in 2027.
StablecoinsEBA designates USDC a significant token under MiCA
The European Banking Authority gave USDC significant e-money token status. The EBA and France's ACPR will share supervision.
RegulationHex founder Richard Heart detained in Istanbul
Turkish media report Richard Heart was detained in Istanbul on an Interpol Red Notice requested by Finland. What is known and what it means for HEX and PLS.
InstitutionalPayward buys Saldo Bank: EU license for Kraken
Kraken's parent Payward is buying Saldo Bank in Lithuania. The deal brings an EU banking license, deposits and loans, closing in 2027.