Volksbanken and Sparkassen Open Crypto Retail: Germany Banks Bitcoin
German cooperative banks open crypto trading to millions of retail customers under the MiCA framework. Banked retail crypto is scaling up.
7 h ago 7 8
Santander reaches an AI milestone: towards banking commerce entirely enhanced by artificial intelligence
Banco Santander announces a new phase in its AI deployment for trade services: automation of international trade financing, predictive risk scoring for buyers/sellers, and reduction of documentary friction. AI banking moves from labs to the P&L.
Jun 24, 2026 at 10:00 11 8
Aisha Bello
**Project Pangea: Chainlink and 47 Banks Test Stablecoin Settlement Between Europe and Korea**
A coalition of 47 Korean and European banks will use Chainlink to settle multimillion-dollar currency exchanges in near real-time-marking an industrial milestone in the tokenization of interbank payments.
Jun 23, 2026 at 21:44 5 5
Elena Fischer
Standard Chartered Joins ESMA MiCA Register: Traditional Finance Enters European Crypto Framework
MiCA Day+2: ESMA Publishes First CASP Register Update. Standard Chartered Listed. Binance Still Absent. Regulatory Divide Widens.
yesterday 8 8
Lars Eriksson
Trump renews offensive against the Fed: governors in the crosshairs
After installing Kevin Warsh as Fed chair, Trump's allies cross a new threshold: reshaping the entire Board of Governors. An institutional escalation with potentially systemic consequences for U.S. monetary credibility.
yesterday 8 11
Heinrich Vogel
UOB explores quantum computing to enhance derivatives: finance enters the post-classical era
Singaporean bank UOB tests quantum algorithms to accelerate the valuation of complex derivatives. A weak signal today, a structural transformation tomorrow.
Jul 1, 2026 at 09:39 11 9
Aisha Bello
Yen at 40-Year Low: BoJ's Countdown Begins
USD/JPY breaks through the 158-160 range - the historic tolerance level of the Ministry of Finance. The Bank of Japan has fewer and fewer reasons not to act in July.
Jul 1, 2026 at 09:38 9 9
Heinrich Vogel
SCOTUS protects the Fed's independence: a hawkish constitutional lock for markets
By keeping Lisa Cook at the Fed, the Supreme Court has drawn a constitutional red line. For bond markets, this is an institutional guarantee—and a lasting structural hawkish signal.
Jul 1, 2026 at 09:37 8 9
Heinrich Vogel
Morgan Stanley receives conditional approval from the OCC for crypto custody: Wall Street enters the digital vault
When one of the world's largest banks gains the right to hold your crypto-assets directly under a federal license, the sector's value chain undergoes a profound reconfiguration.
Jun 30, 2026 at 23:30 8 9
Aisha Bello
PBoC keeps rate at 1.25% and injects 600 bln yuan: China ends Q2 on life support
The Chinese central bank floods markets with liquidity at the end of the quarter, accentuating monetary divergence with the Fed—and the risk of competitive devaluation of the yuan.
Jun 30, 2026 at 10:05 14 12
Heinrich Vogel
BoJ: Japanese government incorporates "appropriate monetary policy" - signal strengthens ahead of July
The Kishida government includes the coded phrase "appropriate monetary policy" in its draft annual economic plan—a clear signal of non-opposition to a BoJ rate hike in July, as USD/JPY trades in the 155-157 range and JPY carry trade tensions rise. [ENCADRE titre="Key Context"] [ENCADRE contenu="This language marks a shift from previous statements, aligning with market expectations of a potential Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy adjustment amid persistent yen weakness and inflationary pressures."]
Jun 29, 2026 at 17:16 9 11
Heinrich Vogel
BIS: AI Spending Boom Threatens Global Financial Stability
The Bank for International Settlements sounds the alarm: massive investments in AI could form a capital bubble likely to crash markets and trigger a recession—a warning that resonates as the U.S. Moratorium Act puts pressure on the sector.
Jun 29, 2026 at 17:15 8 11
