Deutsche Bank is the latest bank to join the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s multi-year Project Guardian initiative to explore asset tokenisation applications.

Thailand’s second-largest bank has acquired a 97% stake in a company that runs a crypto exchange.

Terraform Labs and its former CEO Do Kwon have reached a $4.5 billion settlement with the SEC after a jury verdict held them liable for orchestrating a years-long fraud involving crypto asset securities that led to massive investor losses when the scheme unravelled.

Binance Kazakhstan has been granted consent for a full regulatory licence from Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA).

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has created a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) to focus on combatting cyber-related misconduct and to protect retail investors from hackers and the misuse of AI.

WeeFin, a fintech that helps financial institutions manage their sustainability strategies, has completed a €25m financing round Series B, led by Blackfin Capital Partners.

Trading app Robinhood has agreed a $200 million cash deal to buy crypto exchange Bitstamp in an effort to expand outside of the US and accelerate its push into digital assets.

HSBC has led a Series A investment in MarketNode, a Singapore-based digital market infrastructure operator founded by SGX and Temasek.

Two of the biggest names on Wall Street are seemingly about to enter the stablecoin market based on comments made by their senior executives.

Standard Chartered Bank’s SC Ventures unit is joining forces with Fujitsu to accelerate the development of quantum computing from the research stage to commercial use in financial services.

Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas are among the latest banks to be hit with multi-million dollar penalties by US regulators over employee use of unofficial communication tools like WhatsApp and iMessage.

JPMorgan is to give AI training to all new employees, as the bank seeks to cement its reputation as an AI powerhouse.

Gemini, the cryptocurrency platform founded by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has filed for an initial public offering, seeking a valuation of up to $2.22 billion.

Visa has launched a stablecoins advisory practice to provide insights and recommendations to guide banks, fintechs, merchants, and businesses in Europe on market fit, strategy, and implementation.

Portrait Analytics, the startup behind a generative AI research platform for investment analysts, has brought its total capital raised to $10 million with an investment led by Unusual Ventures.