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Finance

Brazil’s Largest Private Bank Itaú to Launch Tokenization Platform

The company will also offer crypto custody services.

Itaú branch. (Itaú)

Finance

Japanese Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Trust to Establish Digital Asset Custodian: Report

The bank's pivot to digital assets comes alongside a global banking shift toward cryptocurrencies.

Tokyo, Japan (thetalkinglens/Unsplash)

Finance

Commonwealth Bank's Crypto Services Face Regulatory Delays: Report

The Australian bank was testing a program that allowed customers to hold and use crypto on its app.

Melbourne city at night (James O'Neil/ Getty Images)

Policy

Bank of Israel Publishes Draft Guidelines for Crypto Deposits

Banks in the country may no longer be able to bluntly refuse fiat deposits originating from crypto activities.

Exterior of the central bank of Israel located in Kiryat HaLeom also known as Kiryat HaUma which was traditionally considered to be the northern part of the Givat Ram neighborhood., West Jerusalem. Israel

Markets

Crypto Exchange-Traded Products Are Blossoming in Europe

Europe is seeing an increase in the number of issuers launching crypto ETPs as more investors are doing due diligence and want to invest in them.

(Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

JPMorgan Is the First Bank Into the Metaverse, Looks at Business Opportunities

The Wall Street bank has opened a lounge in blockchain-based Decentraland.

JPMorgan's Onyx lounge in Decentraland. (CoinDesk screenshot)

Finance

Japan's Biggest Bank to Issue Yen-Pegged Stablecoin for Settlement: Report

The trust banking arm of Mitsubishi UFJ plans to use blockchain technology for securities trading with the stablecoin acting as a payment instrument.

Japanese yen (Shutterstock)

Finance

Japanese Trading House Mitsui to Launch Gold-Linked Cryptocurrency: Report

ZPG coin will also be used for digital payments, Nikkei Asia reported.

A view of Tokyo tower. (Image credit: Jaison Lin/Unsplash)

Markets

SoFi Can Launch Bank Provided It Doesn't Touch Crypto

The student loan and financial service provider cannot "engage in any crypto-asset activities or services," the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said.

OCC (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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