By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Thailand has finalized 11 regulations allowing Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to list on its main stock exchange, with the new rules taking effect on October 16, 2026. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the framework on October 8, confirming that locally established crypto ETFs will trade exclusively
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed an Oct. 1 crypto custody framework under two federal investment laws, allowing conditional self-custody and state trust company custody for investment advisers and regulated funds. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said in the statement shared in his Oct. 3 X post that the
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news Absa has become Africa’s first bank to offer Bitcoin custody, with BTC making up the largest share of assets held through its institutional service. Bloomberg reported on Oct. 2 that the Johannesburg-based lender is providing digital asset custody to institutional clients in South Africa, including asset managers, non-bank financial institutions
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news El Salvador has secured an immediate IMF disbursement of roughly $138 million after the lender completed two reviews of its $1.4 billion program and granted waivers for missed conditions, including one tied to Bitcoin accumulation. The IMF said its Executive Board completed the second and third reviews under El Salvador’s
By Shaurya Malwa from CoinDesk Bitcoin rose 0.4% to just above $83,700 as of Thursday Asian morning hours. A softer-than-expected U.S. inflation report had pushed it as high as $85,500 on Wednesday, and the gains faded as Treasury yields stayed near their highest levels since 2002. “August’s PCE report showed inflation cooling more than expected,
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news HSBC has named its forthcoming Hong Kong dollar stablecoin HSBC RedCoin ahead of a planned second-half 2026 launch in Hong Kong. HSBC announced the name on Sept. 30, saying the first rollout will focus on person-to-person transfers and person-to-merchant payments before moving into corporate and institutional uses. The bank said
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news What the CFTC approved The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has registered Coinbase Clearing LLC as a derivatives clearing organization. The approval gives Coinbase an in-house clearing operation for fully collateralized futures, options on futures and swaps, complementing its regulated exchange and brokerage businesses. Coinbase says the clearinghouse will use
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2409 on Sept. 27, barring covered state and local public officials from issuing meme coins and restricting certain official-linked tokens issued from Jan. 1, 2027. The California governor’s office announced the signing as part of a package covering public ethics, cryptocurrency crime and
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds took in $2.39 billion during the Sep. 21–25 trading week, with net inflows on all five days. Spot Ether ETFs added $689.8 million, while Solana funds drew $188.1 million. According to Farside Investors, Monday’s $999 million was the largest daily Bitcoin ETF inflow of the
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Bitcoin reached an eight-month high above $87,000 before pulling back, the Federal Reserve proposed rules for U.S. stablecoin issuers, and Bitget suspended withdrawals after a $351.6 million wallet breach. The developments led to a week that also brought a major USDC agreement,
