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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Ethereum Glamsterdam Hoodi Testnet Postponed Over Gas Accounting Risks

    Ethereum developers postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet on October 22, 2026, after identifying risks in gas accounting changes under EIP-8037.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. OCC GENIUS Act final rule Sets Standards for Payment Stablecoin Issuers

    The OCC issued its final rule under the GENIUS Act on October 21, 2026, establishing reserve, redemption and capital standards for payment stablecoin issuers under its supervision.

  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. Flirtella.com Neural Network Claims Lack Verification in AI Companion Sector

    Extensive checks find no verifiable evidence of Flirtella.com operating as described in the AI entertainment space.

  12. Starknet L1 Quantum Resistant Research Gains 93.5% Community Support

    Starknet holders voted 93.5 percent in favor of researching a shift to an independent post-quantum L1 on October 22, 2026. The non-binding poll sets the stage for further technical analysis.