加密交易所Kraken的母公司Payward正瞄准收购欧洲持牌银行Saldo Bank，拟通过此次收购拓展在欧洲市场的贷款、支付与银行卡发行业务。这是加密原生平台首次系统性整合欧洲持牌银行资源，被视为加密行业机构化、合规化进程加速的重要信号，也可能为欧洲加密监管框架下的「持牌化竞争」奠定新基础。
The Block reports that Citi is expanding its partnership with Coinbase to build infrastructure connecting traditional fiat payments with stablecoins, offering corporate clients cross-border settlement, liquidity management and compliance services. The deal is a flagship example of collaboration between a global systemically important bank and a leading crypto exchange, and signals that the convergence of traditional finance and crypto assets has entered a more operational phase with major implications for enterprise stablecoin adoption.