RegulationAdoption3 SourcesCommunity Bankers Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Charter RuleThe Independent Community Bankers Association filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the OCC's authority to grant crypto tr...Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 PMOCCICBA
AdoptionExchanges3 SourcesAbsa Becomes First African Bank to Offer Bitcoin and Digital-Asset CustodySouth African lender Absa launched a custody service for bitcoin and other digital assets, becoming the first bank on th...Oct 2, 2026, 07:11 PMAbsaBitcoin
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesBNY Mellon in Talks With Kraken Parent Payward on Custody and PaymentsBNY Mellon and Payward, the parent company of exchange Kraken, are negotiating a partnership covering digital assets cus...Oct 2, 2026, 07:01 PMBNY MellonPayward
RegulationAdoption3 SourcesIMF Approves $138M for El Salvador After Waiving Bitcoin RuleThe International Monetary Fund approved a $138 million disbursement to El Salvador after waiving a prior condition proh...Oct 2, 2026, 06:20 PMEl SalvadorIMF
AdoptionStablecoins3 SourcesVisa Reports Business Payments Now 17% of Stablecoin Card VolumeVisa disclosed that business and commercial card programs account for approximately 17% of its stablecoin-linked card vo...Oct 2, 2026, 04:11 PMVisaStablecoins
DeFiAdoption3 SourcesSMBC Nikko and Uniswap Plan Japan-Compliant DeFi Gateway by Mid-2027SMBC Nikko, Uniswap Labs, Nethermind, Base, and Nyx Foundation announced a partnership to build a Japan-compliant DeFi g...Oct 2, 2026, 03:13 PMSMBC NikkoUniswap Labs
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesTokenized Assets Reach $34B–$46B as On-Chain Equities LeadTwo independent analyses report tokenized real-world assets ranging from $34 billion to $46.2 billion across multiple bl...Oct 2, 2026, 08:16 AMDune AnalyticsCrypto Briefing
AdoptionExchanges2 SourcesLowest Fee Bitcoin ATMs Launches 400+ Machines NationwideLowest Fee Bitcoin ATMs announced the deployment of more than 400 cryptocurrency ATMs across the United States, charging...Oct 2, 2026, 08:14 AMLowest Fee Bitcoin ATMsBitcoin
StablecoinsAdoption5 SourcesFiserv Launches Roughrider Coin Stablecoin on Solana for North Dakota BanksFiserv's digital-asset platform featuring Roughrider Coin, a bank-only stablecoin issued by VersaBank, went live October...Oct 2, 2026, 07:01 AMFiservRoughrider Coin
