cryptobanking.news daily brief, 31 October 2026
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ANCHOR: This is the cryptobanking.news daily brief for Saturday, 31 October.
ANCHOR: In Kazakhstan, Alatau City Bank says it has become the first commercial bank on the stock exchange's digital financial assets platform, and it names a regulated tenge stablecoin and the tokenization of deposits among its planned directions.
CO-HOST: The Bank of England has opened a consultation on how central counterparties can accept tokenised forms of eligible collateral; it closes on 12 February 2027.
ANCHOR: The BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures has published a report on the roles of central banks as stablecoins and tokenised deposits reshape payments, reaffirming central bank money as the anchor of trust.
CO-HOST: The ECB's Piero Cipollone said Pontes will extend its operating hours by mid-2027 and move to 24/7/365 availability in 2028. He also confirmed Europe moves to T+1 settlement on 11 October 2027.
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Sources:
- Alatau City Bank becomes the first Kazakh commercial bank on KASE's digital financial assets platform, eyeing a tenge stablecoin and deposit tokenization (Alatau City Bank, 2026-10-30): https://cryptobanking.news/item/alatau-city-bank-kase-dfa-first-bank/ | primary source: https://alataucitybank.kz/en/articles/news/alatau-city-bank-stal-pervym-bankom-vtorogo-urovnya-na-rynke-cfa-kase
- Bank of England consults on supervisory expectations for CCPs accepting tokenised collateral (Bank of England news, 2026-10-29): https://cryptobanking.news/item/boe-consultation-tokenised-collateral-central-clearing/ | primary source: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2026/october/bank-of-england-sets-out-approach-to-tokenised-collateral-in-central-clearing
- BIS CPMI report sets out central banks' roles as stablecoins and tokenised deposits reshape payments (Bank for International Settlements (CPMI), 2026-10-29): https://cryptobanking.news/item/cpmi-central-banks-payments-trust-in-money/ | primary source: https://www.bis.org/media-releases/20261029-cpmi-publishes-analysis-how-central-banks-support-payment-system-safety-and-efficiency-and
- ECB’s Cipollone: Pontes to extend operating hours by mid-2027 and move to 24/7/365 in 2028, as Europe prepares for T+1 (European Central Bank, 2026-10-29): https://cryptobanking.news/item/ecb-cipollone-t1-tokenisation-pontes-24-7/ | primary source: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2026/html/ecb.sp261029~e9b57c3495.en.html

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