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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. SWIFT CBDC Interoperability Tests Show Connector Solution for Cross-Border Flows

    SWIFT completed sandbox experiments with 38 institutions testing a connector that links CBDCs across DLT networks and traditional payment systems.

  3. BLOOM Initiative Expands as Malaysia and Thailand Central Banks Join Singapore Project

    Monetary Authority of Singapore announced on 23 October 2026 that Bank Negara Malaysia and Bank of Thailand have joined the BLOOM initiative as policymaker members to advance cross-border settlement in digital money.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  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. Sweden Digital Krona Legislation Preparation Urged by Riksbank

    On 15 October 2026 the Riksbank asked the Riksdag to begin legislative work on a possible digital krona driven by security concerns and digital euro developments.

  11. Stablecoin Transfer Volume Q3 2026 Hits $891 Billion in Coinbase Report

    A new analysis of filtered stablecoin activity found $891 billion in adjusted transfers during the third quarter of 2026, with most volume occurring outside traditional banking hours.

  12. Polygon Coinme Acquisition Completes Regulated US Stablecoin Payments Coverage

    Polygon Labs closed its acquisition of Coinme on October 14, 2026, securing regulated money transmission licenses across 48 U.S. states for its Open Money Stack platform.