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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued regulations that require issuers of foreign currency stablecoins used by Nigerians to incorporate locally.

US crypto exchange Coinbase has received full approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for its national trust bank, Coinbase National Trust Company.

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) has launched a pilot with Polish broker XTB that gives the broker’s clients in other EU countries automatic access to instruments listed in Warsaw.

The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an order prohibiting US financial institutions from transmitting funds to or from Seychelles-based crypto exchange MEXC

Kudo has appointed Felice Digennaro as Head of Prop at Kudo Funded. He joins from FunderPro, where he was Head of Affiliates, and will lead the prop business as Kudo pursues diversification and growth plans. Finley Wilkinson, Chief Operating Officer at Kudo, and Digennaro commented on the appointment.

Crédit Agricole has proposed merging Banco BPM with Crédit Agricole Italia to create Italy's third-largest bank, offering Banco BPM shareholders a 20% premium and a €1bn extraordinary dividend, with Crédit Agricole's stake rising to about 45% and completion targeted for the second half of 2027, subject to approvals.

Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) has appointed former NYSE President Stacey Cunningham as President. She joins as the global digital asset platform advances its strategy to connect traditional capital markets infrastructure with blockchain technology, following its $4.2 billion agreement to acquire Equiniti, announced in May 2026.

Barclays has opened a new office in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District after receiving its CMA operational licence, and appointed former State Street Saudi Arabia CEO Majed Al Hassoun as Chief Executive Officer and Head of Investment Banking, Barclays Capital Saudi, alongside several senior hires in the Kingdom.

Spotware launches cTrader Admin MCP server allowing brokers to connect Chat GPT and Claude to their broker data.

Asian technology stocks rebounded sharply at the start of the week, recovering from Friday’s losses despite ongoing scrutiny surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.