DeFiAdoption2 SourcesL2 Capital, Newton Labs to Tokenize $500M in Pre-IPO AI SharesL2 Capital has partnered with Newton Labs to tokenize $500 million in pre-IPO AI company shares, marking the first deplo...Oct 14, 2026, 01:02 PML2 CapitalNewton Labs
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesNasdaq Explores Extended 23-Hour Trading to Match Crypto Market ExpectationsNasdaq is evaluating an expansion to 23-hour trading sessions, driven partly by investor demand shaped by cryptocurrency...Oct 14, 2026, 12:14 PMNasdaqCoinbase
StablecoinsRegulation3 SourcesDutch Central Bank Approves Qivalis E-Money License for Euro StablecoinThe Dutch central bank granted Qivalis an e-money license to operate a MiCA-compliant euro token backed by a consortium ...Oct 14, 2026, 12:13 PMQivalisBBVA
RegulationAdoption6 SourcesKraken Parent Payward to Acquire Lithuania's Saldo Bank for $181MPayward, Kraken's parent company, agreed to acquire Saldo Finance Oy for $181 million, gaining control of a licensed Eur...Oct 14, 2026, 11:04 AMPaywardKraken
AdoptionRegulation3 SourcesStandard Chartered Launches Bitcoin and Ether Trading for UAE Wealth ClientsStandard Chartered began offering Bitcoin and Ether trading to Professional Investor clients in the UAE through existing...Oct 14, 2026, 07:04 AMStandard CharteredBitcoin
ExchangesRegulation3 SourcesRipple Extends South Korea Reach With Fourth Institutional Partner at MeritzRipple announced October 14 a partnership with Meritz Securities, adding it to an existing network of three South Korean...Oct 14, 2026, 03:02 AMRippleMeritz Securities
MarketsAdoption3 SourcesBNY and Citadel Securities Execute Tokenized Treasury Repo TradeBNY Mellon and Citadel Securities completed a repo transaction using a tokenized two-year Treasury note on a major tripa...Oct 13, 2026, 09:07 PMBNY MellonCitadel Securities
AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesFederated Hermes to Launch Tokenized Fund Shares via Prometheum in 2027Federated Hermes, which manages $911 billion in assets, partnered with blockchain infrastructure firm Prometheum to brin...Oct 13, 2026, 07:02 PMFederated HermesPrometheum
AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesFederated Hermes to Launch Tokenized Fund Shares via Prometheum in 2027Federated Hermes, a $911 billion Pittsburgh-based asset manager, partnered with blockchain platform Prometheum to distri...Oct 13, 2026, 07:02 PMFederated HermesPrometheum
