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Bybit licensed as VASP by VARA


23 October 2026 UAE
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Bybit’s Dubai entity has been authorised by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority as a Virtual Asset Service Provider, covering spot trading and adding to its broader Dubai presence
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Arf brings settlement liquidity to XRP Ledger


22 October 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Swiss-regulated company aims to provide authorised firms with working capital across markets to pre-fund payment flows, underpinned by Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD
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Boerse Stuttgart Group receives DLT TSS licence


22 October 2026 Germany
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The distributed ledger technology Trading and Settlement System licence allows Seturion, the group’s digital settlement platform for tokenised assets, to operate as pan-European post-trade infrastructure
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GCEX launches Bitcoin and Ethereum options


22 October 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The service is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, giving hedge funds, asset managers, and family offices, among others, access to calls and puts booked through GCEX’s OTC desk
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JPM Coin launches on Ethereum


21 October 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The US dollar-denominated deposit token supports peer-to-peer transfers between institutional clients within the Ethereum Virtual Machine ecosystem, including Layer 2 blockchain Base
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Anchorage Digital partners with Securitize


21 October 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Securitize will mint and redeem stablecoins directly with Anchorage Digital Bank, which also handles custody and settlement, forgoing the need to use intermediaries for stablecoin sourcing
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OCC announces GENIUS Act final rule


21 October 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s final rule is designed to implement the act and establishes requirements for permitted and foreign payment stablecoin issuers and certain regulated custody activities
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Rossiello to head B2C2 operations


21 October 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Elizabeth Rossiello joins B2C2 as chief operating officer from a Kenya-based AZA finance, as the firm looks to expand its cross-border payment services
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24X Bermuda completes second spot cryptocurrency trade


20 October 2026 Bermuda
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The trade was executed in Bitcoin as part of 24X’s partnership with Standard Chartered, which also acted as the liquidity taker, with Wintermute serving as the liquidity provider