Ripple has entered into a partnership with South Africa’s Absa Bank to provide digital asset custody services for institutional clients.

The UK’s FCA has launched a consultation on proposals that would enable asset managers to issue tokenised versions of their funds on public blockchains such as Ethereum.

Several leading financial institutions, such as Bank of America, have begun early discussions on the potential creation of blockchain-based tokens linked to G7 currencies.

Bankjoy and InvestiFi have entered a partnership aimed at integrating digital investing tools into online and mobile banking platforms used by credit unions and banks.

Coinbase and Mastercard have reportedly engaged in advanced talks to acquire BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure firm backed by Visa and Citi.

Bybit has secured a Virtual Asset Platform Operator License from the UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority.

Santander has announced that Openbank, its digital banking platform, will soon enable cryptocurrency trading services in the region of Spain.

Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) has partnered with digital asset infrastructure firm BitGo to introduce the Criptococos pilot platform.

Square has introduced a new service allowing merchants in the US to accept Bitcoin at checkout and store it through an integrated digital wallet.

MetaMask, the self-custodial crypto wallet developed by Consensys, has introduced perpetual futures trading on its platform.