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Sun, Sep 6

OCC Charters the New Species

OCC grants preliminary national-bank charter to OpenReserve (a16z-backed, blockchain-native) + conditional approval to Revolut for US stablecoin distribution — the charter queue moves for newcomers while Coinbase's application sits; Gould arc delivery #3

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StanChart Adds UAE Spot Crypto

StanChart multi-jurisdiction crypto

Standard Chartered is rolling out institutional crypto trading products across multiple jurisdictions, adding UAE spot BTC/ETH to its expanding global rails.

Latest: Standard Chartered launches spot BTC/ETH trading on its Dubai eFX institutional platform — first top global bank offering spot crypto in the UAE (per CoinDesk); third jurisdiction-shaped product (HKD stablecoin via Anchorpoint, Swift-ledger pilot, now UAE FX rails)

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UK's Biggest Platform Opens Crypto Door

UK retail crypto ETN access

Hargreaves Lansdown is opening Bitcoin and Ether ETN trading to millions of UK retail investors following the FCA's retail ban lift.

Latest: Hargreaves Lansdown opens Bitcoin/Ether ETN trading (Bitwise among the partners) after the FCA's retail ban lift — the UK's largest retail platform shelves crypto wrappers the same week the LSE's tokenised stocks exclude UK investors

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LSE Tokenizes Its Own Market

LSE partners with Payward: FTSE 100 tokenized as xStocks (1:1, Jersey-issued, no voting rights) in coming weeks for 110+ countries — UK investors excluded; LSE 24 listing planned 2027 pending approval; native on-chain issuance to be explored

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