Monet Bank in Texas has become a crypto-focused lender

Monet Bank in Texas has become a crypto-focused lender serving cryptocurrency and digital-asset businesses.

Turkey’s Paribu Buys CoinMENA in $240M Deal, Expanding Into High-Growth Crypto Markets

With the acquisition, Paribu gains regulatory foothold in Bahrain and Dubai and access to the region’s fast-growing crypto user base.

Polish parliament upholds crypto veto, brushing aside PM’s Russia warning

Poland’s government failed to overturn a presidential veto of a bill regulating cryptocurrencies on Friday, hampering its bid to increase oversight of a market it says is plagued by money laundering and open to exploitation by Russian intelligence.

Russian Banking Giant VTB to Become Country’s First to Offer Spot Crypto Trading: Report

In 2026, VTB plans to be the first Russian bank to allow clients access to spot crypto trading services.

EU may consolidate crypto regulations, IMF warns of stablecoin risk: Global Express

The IMF and South Africa’s central bank are still concerned about stablecoins, while in the US, spot crypto products can now be traded on futures markets.

Cloudflare Outage Takes Down Coinbase, Kraken and Other Major Platforms

Cloudflare outage disrupts Canva, QuillBot and DownDetector as control panel and API issues affect services. Second major disruption in two weeks.