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Vietnam is moving ahead with its crypto market plans, outlining a framework to license a few exchanges under a new pilot program. Summary Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance plans to license only a small number of crypto exchanges under its newly launched five-year pilot program. The counntry aims to regulate crypto issuance, trading, and payments within an official framework. Vietnam seeks to bring offshore crypto activity onshore, with over 17 million traders and $100 billion in annual volumes. Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Finance, Nguyen Duc Chi, revealed during a recent government press briefing that only a few exchanges will be licensed…

Russia’s central bank intends to comprehensively study the country’s cryptocurrency market and compile its findings within months. The authority will be collecting detailed information from market participants to determine how much Russians are invested in crypto assets and derivatives. Russian central bank to carry out massive crypto survey The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is going to conduct a large-scale survey of the Russian crypto assets market, media reports unveiled, citing official documents. Russia’s main financial regulator plans to study cryptocurrency investments and lending in the sector in early 2026. Commenting on the matter, the bank elaborated: “The survey is…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held their first joint roundtable in nearly 14 years. The discussion highlighted that the two agencies intend to cooperate on crypto regulation, despite having little history of collaboration. Alignment on Crypto Rules Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham acknowledged at Monday’s roundtable that while the SEC and CFTC have had many opportunities to work together for market participants and global capital markets, unclear regulatory boundaries have sometimes caused friction and difficulties for the public. Pham said she was pleased that both regulators are now aligning rules to reduce…

PancakeSwap declared the opening of a new IDO (Initial DEX Offering) launchpad, which is known as CakePad. CakePad offers first time access to new tokens prior to their initial exchange listing. The news was relayed by BSCNews on X at 07:59 UTC on October 6, 2025. 🚨JUST IN: @PANCAKESWAP LAUNCHES CAKEPAD, A ‘NEW AND IMPROVED’ PLATFORM OFFERING EARLY ACCESS TO NEW TOKENS BEFORE EXCHANGE LISTINGS — BSCN (@BSCNews) October 6, 2025 Platform Overview PancakeSwap PancakeSwap is one of the top decentralized exchanges (DEX) in the BNB Chain. It facilitates the token swaps, liquidity provision, and yield farming. A native token…

ETF approvals for altcoins like XRP and Solana (SOL) were expected to come very soon after the SEC asked ETF issuers to withdraw their 19b-4 applications. However, the US government shutdown has negatively impacted government agencies like the SEC. Like many other government agencies, the SEC will furlough many employees and continue to operate with a limited staff. While it was stated that this could delay the decisions on the altcoin ETFs awaiting approval, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley made important statements regarding the Solana ETFs. Comparing Solana and Ethereum, Bitwise CEO stated that Solana has a more favorable design for…

Data updated as of October 1, 2025. The three-digit deficit of Paris’s budget and the loss of the Banque de France bring the spotlight back on European monetary policy.The foreign demand for French securities shows signs of strain, increasing the risks of financial fragmentation in the eurozone, while the growing pressure on the state budget sparks discussions on the use by the ECB of unconventional tools that could also impact scarce assets like Bitcoin. According to the data collected by our research team and the official reports from the Banque de France and the IMF, the tensions observed on French…

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) statement following a visit by an IMF staff team led by Mr. Said Bakhache to the UAE has commended the country on its enhancements to the AED Dirham monetary framework. It praised the progress in the rollout of the Digital Dirham (CBDC) project, as well as its proactive stablecoin regulations. The IMF statement called for modernization efforts to continue including careful assessments of risks while promoting local capital market development. When it came to crypto the IMF statement noted that while the UAE is growing as a global hub for virtual assets, this should be…

Trading 212 has launched crypto trading services, weeks after onboarding a lead for its crypto operations. However, it will offer cryptocurrencies under its Cyprus-based entity. Join IG, CMC, and Robinhood in London’s leading trading industry event! Crypto in Trading 212 The company will offer Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other crypto assets, which can be traded from its crypto account, separate from its regular contracts for differences (CFDs) account. It also explained that cryptocurrency trading will be offered under the Cyprus-regulated Trading 212 Markets, meaning the platform’s European Union users can access these instruments. However, UK users of Trading 212, the…

Key Takeaways FG Nexus and Securitize are partnering to tokenize FG Nexus shares and preferred shares on the Ethereum blockchain. This initiative enables legal, onchain trading of FG Nexus equity with instant settlement and automated compliance. FG Nexus is teaming up with Securitize to tokenize its shares on the Ethereum blockchain, the company announced Thursday. Shareholders will be able to elect to convert their common stock into tokenized shares. The move makes FG Nexus one of the earliest Nasdaq-listed companies to extend tokenization options for common stock on Ethereum. The company, which recently pivoted to an Ethereum treasury strategy, will…

OranjeBTC will debut on Brazil’s B3 through a reverse IPO, with a 3,650-bitcoin treasury valued at $420M. The company combines its bitcoin reserve strategy with an investor education platform to boost adoption. Backed by Ricardo Salinas, the Winklevoss twins, FalconX and Adam Back, it aims to challenge Meliuz. Brazilian cryptocurrency company OranjeBTC will begin trading on the B3 stock exchange in São Paulo next week, rivalling fintech Meliuz (CASH3.SA). Meliuz (CASH3) was the first Brazilian publicly traded company to implement a Bitcoin treasury strategy. However, OranjeBTC intends to build on that template by mixing physical collateral with a learning mechanism…