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TradFi & Fintech
Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank
Saldo reported €196.9 million in assets at the end of June. The acquisition is expected to close in 2027, subject to regulatory approval.

Regulation & Politics
EBA Names USDC the EU’s First ‘Significant’ E-Money Token
Financial supervision shifts to the EBA on Nov. 12, while France’s ACPR keeps responsibility for governance and other corporate matters.

TradFi & Fintech
Bastion Demands $3.50 SkyAI Tender Price and Board Overhaul
The shareholder says it will not participate on current terms. SkyAI’s latest filing reports 600,000 SOL remaining and cash covering about 80% of the proposed offer.

Regulation & Politics
OCC Finds Debanking Policies at Nine Major US Banks
Digital-asset issuers and exchanges faced restrictions, while the regulator is considering further rules without announcing bank-specific penalties.

TradFi & Fintech
Evernorth Taps Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo for XRP Yield Push
The Nasdaq-listed treasury company plans to start institutional strategies in Q4, with direct XRP Ledger credit-market investments to follow as the infrastructure matures.

TradFi & Fintech
L2 Capital Signs On To Tokenize $500 Million Of Pre-IPO AI Shares With Newton
The Hong Kong firm is the first partner on a platform Newton Labs is still building. Compliance rules would sit inside each token and be checked before every transfer settles.

Regulation & Politics
Qivalis Secures Dutch E-Money License for Planned Euro Stablecoin
The 37-bank venture plans to distribute its token through financial intermediaries, with issuance expected in the coming months.

TradFi & Fintech
Standard Chartered Launches Bitcoin and Ether Trading for Affluent UAE Clients
The bank’s closed-loop service bars external crypto transfers and charges a spread of up to 2%.

TradFi & Fintech
BNY and Citadel Securities Use Tokenized Treasury in Overnight Repo
A two-year note settled within minutes on BNY’s private digital ledger before Citadel Securities used it to raise cash.

TradFi & Fintech
Robinhood Opens Social Trading Feed to Eligible US Customers
Users can share charts and portfolio allocations, while a rollout on the Legend desktop platform is planned in the coming weeks.





