EU Banking Watchdog to Deepen Probe of Links Between Banks, Crypto Entities: FT
Concerns over contagion have triggered the need to "dig deeper into the links between banks and other financial firms," José Manuel Campa, the chair of the EBA told the FT.

Cão de guarda bancário da UE para aprofundar investigação de ligações entre bancos e entidades criptográficas: FT
As preocupações com o contágio desencadearam a necessidade de “aprofundar as ligações entre os bancos e outras empresas financeiras”, disse José Manuel Campa, presidente da EBA, ao FT.

BitGo Signs Strategic Agreement With Korean Heavyweight Hana Bank
The Californian company will develop custody services and security solutions, local media reported.

Figure Abandons Quest to be U.S. Chartered Crypto Bank After Three-Year Fight
Anchorage Digital stands alone as the only OCC-chartered crypto bank after other efforts have fizzled out or been withdrawn.

Myanmar Shadow Government to Start Neobank With Crypto Rails to Fund Fight Against Military Junta
The National Unity Government (NUG) bank is set to run on Polygon and do currency swaps via Uniswap v3 pools and USDT stablecoins.

EU Governments Friendly to Tough Bank-Capital Restrictions for Crypto
European Union governments appear to support new bank-capital standards, which could see unbacked crypto treated as the riskiest kind of asset for lenders to hold, according to an official leading talks on new legislation. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Jack Schickler explains what this could mean for assets such as bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH).

Australia's Commonwealth Bank Will Partially Restrict Payments to Crypto Exchanges
The Australian bank announced on Thursday that will decline "certain payments" to crypto exchanges or hold them for a period of 24 hours

Pakistan Announces Fresh Ban on Crypto, but Adoption as a Hedge Remains Popular
Cryptocurrencies will “never be legalized in Pakistan,” said Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha.

Hong Kong's Central Bank Digital Currency Could Be on Permissioned Blockchain: Source
The regulator of e-HKD has left the implementation of Hong Kong's CBDC to the banks.
