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  1. Wall Street blockchain infrastructure expands for tokenized assets and 24/7 settlement

    Major banks advance permissioned blockchain platforms to tokenize securities and deposits, with DTCC launching its service in late October 2026.

  2. Stablecoin Adoption Survey Shows Corporate Use Doubles to 18% in 2026

    EY-Parthenon’s July–August 2026 survey of 521 executives finds corporate stablecoin use at 18%, up from 9% in 2025, with 69% of financial institutions offering or planning services.

  3. ASEAN stablecoin Cross-Border Project Expands with Central Bank Additions

    Singapore’s MAS announced on October 23, 2026 that Bank Negara Malaysia and Bank of Thailand joined the BLOOM initiative to develop common rules for cross-border acceptance of regulated stablecoins and tokenized deposits.

  4. South Korea Stablecoin Rules Advance as Forex Law Amendment Takes Shape

    South Korea's government and Bank of Korea are preparing a Foreign Exchange Transactions Act amendment to classify stablecoins as means of payment.

  5. HSBC RedCoin Launches for Retail Payments in Hong Kong PayMe App

    HSBC issues its first HKD stablecoin RedCoin on 23 October 2026, enabling instant P2P and merchant payments inside the PayMe by HSBC app for over 3.3 million users.

  6. Switzerland Bitcoin ETF Receives FINMA Approval for Retail Investors

    FINMA approved BIT Asset Management’s spot Bitcoin Fund ETF on 20 October 2026, clearing the first retail-accessible product of its kind in Switzerland for trading in November.

  7. FCA DeFi Guidance Consultation Outlines Existing Rules for Operational Resilience and AML

    The FCA published GC26/7 on 21 October 2026 to clarify how existing SYSC and MLR requirements apply to decentralised finance activities.

  8. ECB Tokenized Central Bank Money Essential as Cipollone Outlines Pontes Role in DLT Markets

    ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone stressed tokenized central bank money as the anchor for safe scaling of DLT markets during an address to the Italian Banking Association.

  9. Digital Yuan Upgrade Expands e-CNY Smart Contracts Through New PBOC Platform

    The PBOC E-CNY Operation Management Center announced major infrastructure upgrades on October 21, 2026, shifting the digital yuan to a programmable platform with expanded smart contract capabilities.

  10. Aerodrome Velodrome Aero Merge Launches Unified DEX Across Seven Networks

    Aerodrome and Velodrome completed their merger on October 21, 2026, to launch Aero, a cross-chain decentralized exchange operating on seven networks with combined monthly DEX volume near $120 billion.

  11. Ripple Prime DTCC Tokenization Participation Strengthens Institutional Standards Input

    Ripple Prime joined the DTCC Industry Working Group on tokenized securities in May 2026 alongside BlackRock and JPMorgan to shape operational and technical requirements.

  12. Malaysia SSDS+ Platform Launches for Tokenized Bonds and Sukuk

    Bank Negara Malaysia introduced SSDS+ on 20 October 2026 to handle issuance and settlement of tokenized bonds and sukuk using cloud and distributed ledger technology.