The crypto market cap stood at $2.46 trillion, down 0.1% in 24 hours. BTC traded at $69,848 and ETH at $2,048.9. HYPE posted solid gains while NIGHT and Pi Coin led losses, with sentiment still stuck in extreme fear.

Agustín Carstens, former head of the BIS, has dramatically shifted from critic to supporter of stablecoins, urging coexistence with fiat and a robust regulatory framework. Current BIS leadership remains cautious, while the US and EU have enacted stablecoin legislation.

Euroclear and SG-FORGE are studying whether MiCA-compliant USD CoinVertible can settle tokenised USD NEU CP, targeting a gap in Europe’s multi-currency DLT funding markets.

The UK FCA has published its final crypto regulatory framework, opening license applications in September 2026 and requiring firms to apply by February 28, 2027, before the regime takes effect on October 25, 2027.

Lise completes the world's first native tokenized IPO on a regulated exchange. ST GROUP, a French industrial SME, is the debut issuer. Settlement uses deposit tokens with real-time T+0 finality.

Boerse Stuttgart has brought Societe Generale, SG-FORGE and flatexDEGIRO onto Seturion, expanding its blockchain-based settlement network for tokenized securities across Europe.

Nasdaq and Boerse Stuttgart Group partner to connect Nasdaq's European markets to Seturion, a blockchain-based settlement platform for tokenized securities, aiming to streamline post-trade processing and reduce fragmentation.

The ECB said the Eurosystem will launch Pontes in Q3 2026 and use the Appia roadmap to build a unified European tokenized finance framework by 2028.