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Payward signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lithuania-licensed Saldo Bank, aiming to add regulated deposits, lending and payments infrastructure in Europe after approvals.

Strive plans a 5 million-share SATS perpetual preferred offering with a 15% annual dividend rate and potential use of proceeds for bitcoin purchases.

Tether invested in EFY Finance's seed round to expand regulated stablecoin payment, custody and settlement infrastructure across Latin America.

The FSB says global stablecoins need stronger cross-border monitoring, data standards and crisis planning as the market approaches $300 billion.

Tereina and Circle plan to embed USDC and EURC payment workflows into SAP Cloud ERP, with customer proof-of-value programs expected over the coming months.

New York secured up to $35 million from former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky and a permanent ban from the securities, commodities and crypto industries.

The CFTC is seeking public comment on a possible federal framework for retail crypto commodity transactions, including abuse controls and a purpose-built market category.

Standard Chartered plans Singapore custody for selected cryptoassets, stablecoins and tokenized assets, subject to regulatory requirements.

Solana Foundation has launched an open-source delivery-versus-payment program that settles both sides of a tokenized trade in one transaction.