cryptobanking.news daily brief, 25 October 2026
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ANCHOR: This is the cryptobanking.news daily brief for Sunday, 25 October.
ANCHOR: The ECB's Piero Cipollone told Milano Finanza that a digital euro pilot with real transactions by central bank staff will launch in 2027. If the regulation is approved this year, he said, the digital euro could be rolled out as early as 2029, distributed by banks.
CO-HOST: The Department of Finance Canada pre-published the proposed Stablecoin Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I on 24 October 2026.
ANCHOR: HSBC’s first stablecoin, HSBC RedCoin, is now available on PayMe by HSBC in Hong Kong. In the coming days, over 3.3 million PayMe users will be able to activate an in-app wallet for peer-to-peer payments and payments at more than 100,000 merchants.
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Sources:
- Piero Cipollone: digital euro pilot in 2027, rollout as early as 2029 if the regulation is approved this year (European Central Bank, 2026-10-24): https://cryptobanking.news/item/ecb-cipollone-milano-finanza-digital-euro/ | primary source: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/inter/date/2026/html/ecb.in261024~ee2ba73cf3.en.html
- Canada publishes draft Stablecoin Regulations: Bank of Canada registration, 1:1 reserves, three-day redemption, in force targeted for fall 2027 (Department of Finance Canada (Canada Gazette, Part I), 2026-10-24): https://cryptobanking.news/item/canada-proposed-stablecoin-regulations/ | primary source: https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2026/2026-10-24/html/reg1-eng.html
- HSBC RedCoin launches today (HSBC Hong Kong, 2026-10-23): https://cryptobanking.news/item/hsbc-redcoin-launch-payme/ | primary source: https://www.about.hsbc.com.hk/news-and-media/hsbc-redcoin-launches-today

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