Europe promotes a stablecoin in euros with 37 banks involved

99% of existing stablecoins are denominated in US dollars. The project incorporated 25 new financial entities, consolidating a banking network of 15 countries. The European banking consortium, Qivalis, expanded its base to 37 financial institutions with the aim of advancing the launch of a stablecoin in euros under the MiCA regulatory framework. The announcement was … Read more

With Trump’s new order, what cryptocurrency services would banks offer?

Hybrid custodians, direct settlement accounts, and BTC credit cards are possibilities. Cryptocurrency companies with FinCEN MSB license will be able to openly partner with banks. The new executive order issued by the White House transforms the rules of the financial game in the United States by mitigating bureaucratic fragmentation and ordering federal agencies to evaluate … Read more

Trump signs order to integrate cryptocurrencies into the US financial system

Trump’s executive order seeks to eliminate “excessively burdensome and fragmented” regulations. The head of each financial regulator will need to conduct a review of existing provisions. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at restructuring the country’s regulatory environment to enable the direct incorporation of distributed ledger technology and the use of bitcoin, … Read more

SoFi Bank joins the deposit tokenization trend

Commercial banks in the United States advance financial digitalization through corporate use of cryptocurrency networks. One of the most recent examples is SoFi Bank, a nationally licensed institution founded in 2011 that scheduled the implementation of tokenized deposits for the third quarter of 2026. The revelation of this novelty occurred on May 11, 2026 at … Read more

Iran would implement a bitcoin-based insurance market in Hormuz, report says

The information comes from reports from media linked to the government, not from an official statement. The premiums would be 1-2% of the value of the cargo, but the platform is still not operational. Reports from Iranian state media report the launch of “Hormuz Safe”, an alleged platform that would seek to offer maritime insurance … Read more

Why can Latin American banks no longer ignore cryptocurrencies?

For decades, the channels for sending money across Latin American borders have operated under the same script: processes that take days and corporate commissions that bite into pockets. However, this scenario of financial friction is changing as conventional banks discover that they can no longer ignore the digital asset ecosystem if they want to retain … Read more

we can connect Venezuelan companies and US banks with stablecoins

Within the framework of the Venezuela Tech Week event, held in Caracas from May 11 to 13, Ami Spiwak, co-founder of Qash, announced exclusively to CriptoNoticias that the neobank formally began operations in the country. The company, which specializes in the use of stablecoins linked to the dollar, functions as a financial bridge so that … Read more

Wells Fargo increased its exposure to Ethereum by 60%

The American financial entity Wells Fargo considerably increased its participation in the digital asset market during the first quarter of 2026. According to official records presented on May 11, 2026, the bank increased its exposure to ether (ETH), Ethereum’s cryptocurrency, by 60% through the acquisition of shares in exchange-traded funds (ETF) linked to this digital … Read more

Kraken seeks to create a federal trust company for cryptocurrencies

Payward, the parent company of the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States (OCC) on May 8 to obtain a national trust company license, in a bid to expand its regulated digital asset custody business. According to the releaseIf the company receives approval, … Read more

Morgan Stanley adds bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading to its platform

Regulations pushed by Donald Trump allow Morgan Stanley to offer these products. Morgan Stanley would add tokenized shares this year, according to company sources. The E*Trade platform, from the US bank, Morgan Stanley, incorporates exposure to bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies. As reported today, May 6, 2026, with a commission of 0.50% per operation, the financial … Read more