https://cryptobanking.news/changes/Week-over-week diff of bank crypto statuses, deadlines and verified itemshttps://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W43/changes:2026-W43:17Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin (HSBC RedCoin): commercial Announced / exploring → Live — commercial, within explicit scope (2026-10-23). HSBC RedCoin (RCHKD) available from today on PayMe by HSBC; over 3.3 million PayMe users able to activate a wallet in the coming days. | Status move: SoFi Earn (SOFIE) consumer tokenized deposit: commercial → Live — commercial, within explicit scope (2026-10-22). Launch announced; rolling out to SoFi Crypto members now through November. | Status move: JPM Coin (JPMD) USD deposit token on public blockchains: technical → Live — restricted / specific counterparties (2026-10-19). Scope change: extended to Ethereum, its second public blockchain (status unchanged). | New in tracker: BNY Digital Asset Custody (US; EU under MiCA) — Live — restricted / specific counterparties | New in tracker: Openbank retail crypto trading (Germany, Spain) — Live — commercial, within explicit scope | New in tracker: Standard Chartered digital asset custody (DIFC, UAE) — Live — restricted / specific counterparties | New in tracker: Zodia Custody (SC Ventures / Northern Trust) — UK — Live — commercial, within explicit scope | New in tracker: SBI VC Trade USDC handling (first Japanese EPI exchange registration) — Pilot / proof of concept | New in tracker: Inter crypto trading via B3 Digitas — Live — restricted / specific counterparties | New in tracker: SoFi Earn (SOFIE) consumer tokenized deposit — Live — commercial, within explicit scope | Verified item: 2026-10-23 · HSBC RedCoin launches today (HSBC Hong Kong) | Verified item: 2026-10-23 · Bank Negara Malaysia and Bank of Thailand join MAS-led BLOOM initiative on cross-border settlement in digital money (Monetary Authority of Singapore) | Verified item: 2026-10-22 · SoFi Launches SoFi Earn (SOFIE), the First and Only National Bank-Issued Tokenized Deposit for Consumers (SoFi Technologies (via Business Wire on Nasdaq.com)) | Verified item: 2026-10-21 · OCC Advances U.S. Digital Asset Leadership with Final Rule to Implement GENIUS Act (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency) | Verified item: 2026-10-21 · Standard Chartered: Rethinking controls for institutional stablecoin adoption (Standard Chartered) | Verified item: 2026-10-19 · JPM Coin deposit token goes live on Ethereum (J.P. Morgan) | Added to database: Riksbank asks Riksdag to start preparing digital krona legislation, citing digital euro and stablecoins (published 2026-10-15)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W42/changes:2026-W42:6Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, transfer services: regulatory → Notified (MiCA Art. 60) (2026-10-12). Notification recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register. | Verified item: 2026-10-15 · Riksbank asks Riksdag to start preparing digital krona legislation, citing digital euro and stablecoins (Sveriges Riksbank) | Verified item: 2026-10-15 · Visa Direct stablecoin capabilities move from pilot to production (Visa) | Verified item: 2026-10-14 · EBA classifies USDC as the first significant e-money token in the EU (European Banking Authority) | Verified item: 2026-10-12 · FSB Chair sets out FSB work on AI and stablecoins (Financial Stability Board) | Verified item: 2026-10-12 · FSB: Global stablecoin arrangements — cross-border vulnerabilities and financial stability monitoring (Financial Stability Board)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W41/changes:2026-W41:5Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: BNY Digital Asset Custody (US; EU under MiCA): commercial → Live — restricted / specific counterparties (2026-10-08). Scope change: expanded to select EU institutions under MiCA (status unchanged). | Verified item: 2026-10-09 · MAS Managing Director Chia Der Jiun on building trusted foundations for digital finance (Monetary Authority of Singapore) | Verified item: 2026-10-07 · Tereina and Circle bring USDC and EURC into enterprise workflows, starting with SAP (Circle) | Verified item: 2026-10-06 · Piero Cipollone: Money in the digital age — digital euro, tokenisation and the role of central banks (European Central Bank) | Verified item: 2026-10-05 · CFTC seeks comment on ANPRM for Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (Commodity Futures Trading Commission)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W40/changes:2026-W40:9Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin (HSBC RedCoin): commercial → Announced / exploring (2026-09-30). Product named, phased rollout announced. | Status move: Citi Token Services for Cash: commercial → Live — commercial, within explicit scope (2026-09-28). Scope change: Japan and UAE added (seven markets). | Verified item: 2026-10-01 · BoE's Sasha Mills: the legal and commercial frontier of digital assets (Bank of England speeches) | Verified item: 2026-10-01 · SEC Chairman Atkins on the proposal to address custody of crypto assets by advisers and funds (SEC statements) | Verified item: 2026-10-01 · SEC proposal on how investment advisers and funds can custody crypto assets (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) | Verified item: 2026-10-01 · Visa data shows stablecoins gaining traction in business payments (Visa) | Verified item: 2026-09-30 · FCA opens the gateway to regulated crypto (Financial Conduct Authority) | Verified item: 2026-09-30 · HSBC names its forthcoming Hong Kong stablecoin 'HSBC RedCoin' (HSBC) | Verified item: 2026-09-28 · Volante Technologies and Circle to advance stablecoin payment and settlement capabilities for financial institutions (Circle)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W39/changes:2026-W39:5Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTVerified item: 2026-09-24 · CFTC staff update FAQs on registrant activities relating to crypto assets and blockchain (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) | Verified item: 2026-09-24 · EBA identifies priorities for the review of MiCA (European Banking Authority) | Verified item: 2026-09-24 · Federal Reserve Board requests comment on GENIUS Act framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers (Federal Reserve Board) | Verified item: 2026-09-23 · Visa study: safeguards could boost stablecoin use among Americans (Visa) | Verified item: 2026-09-21 · Eurosystem launches Pontes to settle tokenised wholesale transactions in central bank money (European Central Bank)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W38/changes:2026-W38:2Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTVerified item: 2026-09-17 · SEC issues “Innovation Exemption” for trading of tokenized NMS stock (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) | Verified item: 2026-09-15 · BoE's Carolyn Wilkins: lessons from history for stablecoins and US dollar dominance (Bank of England speeches)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W36/changes:2026-W36:1Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTVerified item: 2026-09-01 · MAS consults on legislative amendments to implement its stablecoin regulatory framework (Monetary Authority of Singapore)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W34/changes:2026-W34:4Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: Swift shared blockchain ledger for tokenised-deposit cross-border payments: technical Developing / partnership established → Live — restricted / specific counterparties (2026-08-20). First live bank-to-bank tokenised deposit transaction (HSBC–Standard Chartered). A single live transaction; not commercial availability. | Status move: HSBC Tokenised Deposit Service (TDS): commercial → Live — commercial, within explicit scope (2026-08-20). Status as stated in HSBC release (first date this tracker recorded it, not launch date). | Verified item: 2026-08-20 · HSBC and Standard Chartered execute first live tokenised deposit transaction on Swift's blockchain (HSBC) | Verified item: 2026-08-17 · Brazil central bank requires 24-hour precautionary hold on large virtual-asset transfers abroad (Banco Central do Brasil (published by Ministério da Fazenda))https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W32/changes:2026-W32:2Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, order execution, reception & transmission of orders, transfer services: regulatory → Notified (MiCA Art. 60) (2026-08-07). Notification recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register. | Verified item: 2026-08-03 · National Treasury and SARB publish draft Crypto Assets Manual for cross-border activities (South African Reserve Bank)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W29/changes:2026-W29:1Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTVerified item: 2026-07-16 · Visa introduces platform for stablecoin minting, movement and management (Visa)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W28/changes:2026-W28:2Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: Swift shared blockchain ledger for tokenised-deposit cross-border payments: technical → Developing / partnership established (2026-07-08). Ledger ready for initial use. | Verified item: 2026-07-08 · Swift's blockchain ledger ready for initial use as 17 banks prepare tokenised cross-border payments (Swift)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W27/changes:2026-W27:5Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: DDSC dirham stablecoin (with IHC, Sirius): regulatory → Approved / authorised (2026-07-04). CBUAE NOC per issuer press release. | Verified item: 2026-07-04 · DDSC dirham stablecoin receives CBUAE approval for selected VARA-regulated exchanges (DDSC (press release via Zawya)) | Verified item: 2026-07-01 · Czech National Bank grants MiCA crypto-asset service licences to 11 entities (Czech National Bank) | Verified item: 2026-06-30 · Swissquote Bank Europe obtains Luxembourg MiCA CASP licence (Luxembourg for Finance) | Verified item: 2026-06-29 · FSTB and HKMA to further unlock potential of DLT in Hong Kong’s fixed income market (Hong Kong Monetary Authority)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W24/changes:2026-W24:2Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTVerified item: 2026-06-10 · HKMA showcases tokenisation use cases to corporate treasury centres (Hong Kong Monetary Authority) | Verified item: 2026-06-09 · SARB Deputy Governor Rashad Cassim: payments, digital assets and the future of finance (South African Reserve Bank)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W23/changes:2026-W23:1Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTVerified item: 2026-06-05 · HKMA establishes Tokenised Bond Expert Group (Hong Kong Monetary Authority)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W22/changes:2026-W22:1Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTVerified item: 2026-05-27 · BIS: Project Agorá shows tokenisation can improve wholesale cross-border payments; moving to real-value testing (Bank for International Settlements)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W17/changes:2026-W17:1Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: MiCA CASP authorisation (custody, execution, transfer): regulatory → Approved / authorised (2026-04-24). CSSF authorisation recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register (primary). Upgraded evidence on 2026-10-22: previously sourced only to Luxembourg for Finance.https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W15/changes:2026-W15:2Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin (HSBC RedCoin): regulatory → Approved / authorised (2026-04-10). HKMA granted stablecoin issuer licence. | Verified item: 2026-04-10 · HKMA grants first stablecoin issuer licences to Anchorpoint and HSBC (Hong Kong Monetary Authority)https://cryptobanking.news/changes/2026-W13/changes:2026-W13:1Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatus move: MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, order execution, reception & transmission of orders, transfer services: regulatory → Notified (MiCA Art. 60) (2026-03-27). Notification recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register.