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Reserve Bank

2026-09-03 00:49:09

Reserve Bank of Australia Seeks Input on Tokenized Settlement Role

The Reserve Bank of Australia has launched a consultation on the role of its Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System in settlement services for tokenized assets. The consultation, open until October 30, seeks feedback on supporting tokenized markets and private money while maintaining security and stability. Separately, a joint report with the Treasury states there is no sufficient case for a retail CBDC.

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Binance

2026-10-09 22:53:11

U.S. Justice Department reviews Binance compliance with 2023 settlement

The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing whether Binance has complied with the settlement it reached with U.S. authorities in 2023. The review is focused on transactions after that agreement that may have violated U.S. sanctions on Iran, including whether Binance allowed transactions to pass through that its own systems should have blocked. The matter is being led by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Justice Department’s criminal division. It involves a Hong Kong entity accused of helping move proceeds from Iranian oil sales. Binance said it has zero tolerance for sanctions violations. In 2023, the exchange pleaded guilty, agreed to pay more than $4.3 billion in penalties and forfeitures, and accepted compliance monitoring.

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Solana

2026-10-06 09:23:48

Solana Foundation launches DvP settlement program targeting near-instant transfers

The Solana Foundation has launched a delivery-versus-payment, or DvP, settlement program aimed at financial institutions, according to a Techub News item citing Cointelegraph. The program is positioned as an open-source settlement solution and is designed to complete asset transfers and payments within seconds. The stated goal is to improve both efficiency and security in transactions involving traditional financial assets. No additional technical details, launch timeline, or participating institutions were disclosed in the brief. The announcement centers on the program’s intended use in settlement workflows where delivery of assets and payment are linked, with Solana Foundation presenting it as infrastructure for faster transaction completion.

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Bitcoin

2026-10-02 09:27:48

BTC and ETH options worth $2.95 billion are set to expire this week

BTC and ETH options with a combined notional value of $2.95 billion are due to expire on Oct. 2, according to a post on X by Adam from the Greeks.live research team. The batch includes 30,500 BTC options with a put-call ratio of 1.07, a max pain point of $82,000, and notional value of $2.63 billion. It also includes 116,000 ETH options with a put-call ratio of 1.17, a max pain point of $2,660, and notional value of $320 million. Adam said this marks the first weekly expiry after quarterly settlement. He added that BTC rebounded noticeably on the settlement day, while block trades in call options were active and BTC has traded around $85,000 for more than a week. He also said implied volatility across major tenors fell from last week but recovered from two weeks earlier, and remains at a low level for the current bull cycle. Monthly realized volatility showed a similar pattern, while volatility risk premiums across major tenors also declined.

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European Cent

2026-10-02 08:30:14

ECB outlines three on-chain central bank money models for settlement

The European Central Bank has outlined three models for bringing central bank money on-chain: direct issuance, a bridging mechanism, and an approach that relies on private intermediaries. According to the brief, these structures are designed to let central bank money support settlement on distributed ledger technology networks. The proposed use cases cover transactions involving tokenized securities, bank deposits, and stablecoins. The update focuses on settlement design rather than a single implementation path, laying out multiple ways central bank money could interact with blockchain-based financial infrastructure.

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Visa

2026-09-30 09:14:27

Visa and Lloyds Banking Group complete real-time stablecoin settlement pilot

Visa and Lloyds Banking Group have completed a real-time pilot focused on stablecoin-based settlement, according to Techub, citing Finextra’s crypto channel. The test examined how stablecoin settlement could support cross-border transactions with faster processing, greater transparency, and more flexibility. It was designed to assess whether stablecoins can improve efficiency in traditional financial transactions. The companies were not reported to have disclosed additional details about the pilot’s scale, transaction volume, or technical setup in the source summary.

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Toss

2026-09-21 13:10:36

Toss and KOMSCO complete OP Stack proof of concept for blockchain payment settlement

South Korean payments company Toss and Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, or KOMSCO, have completed a proof of concept for a blockchain-based payment flow on the OP Stack, according to the Optimism blog. The test covered the full process for a "local love gift certificate" payment system and showed that top-ups, spending, and settlement could be handled within a single on-chain transaction. Under the test setup, merchants were able to receive funds immediately instead of waiting through a traditional settlement cycle that can take several days. The trial was conducted in a separate test environment and has not gone live. Neither Toss nor KOMSCO has announced a timeline for a production launch.

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KiiChain

2026-09-09 10:45:31

KiiChain partners with two Colombian banks to expand its 24/7 FX network in Latin America

KiiChain said it has entered partnerships with two major financial institutions in Colombia as it looks to expand its institutional foreign exchange and settlement business across Latin America. The counterparties are Financiera Juriscoop, a regulated financial institution with more than 40 years of history, and Banco Agrario de Colombia, the state-owned agricultural bank. KiiChain will serve as the infrastructure provider for 24/7 foreign exchange and settlement services. In its work with Juriscoop, the company plans to bring Colombian peso institutional liquidity into its FX corridor, with the two sides targeting as much as $10 million in daily volume after the integration is scaled. Co-founder and CEO Danyel Arenas said the partnerships with Juriscoop and Banco Agrario form a base for broader integration with a wider banking network. KiiChain also said it has processed more than $500 million in volume so far. The update was carried by Techub News and attributed to BeInCrypto.

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