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Celsius Revamp Plan Hits Speed Bump With SEC: Source
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants more information about the assets of the former crypto lender, which is reorganizing through bankruptcy, a person familiar with the matter said.

Santander Private Bank Introduces Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading for Clients in Switzerland
Santander Private Banking International is offering buy, sell and hold services with bitcoin and ether to clients with accounts in Switzerland.

Crypto Giant OKX Goes Live With Off-Exchange Derivatives Trading
Asset manager CoinShares, along with crypto custody joint venture Komainu, are aiming for TradFi standards in derivatives settlement with much-reduced counterparty risk.

Tokenized Cash Fintech Fnality Raises $95M Led by Goldman and BNP Paribas
DTCC, Euroclear, Nomura and WisdomTree also participated in the Series B funding round.

Meet Midas: A New Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Investing in U.S. Treasuries
The proposed stablecoin, which tokenizes ownership of Treasuries, mentions BlackRock, Circle, Fireblocks and Coinfirm as "institutional partners."

HSBC to Offer Tokenized Securities Custody Service for Institutions
The platform, planned for 2024, complements its new offering for tokenized gold as well as one for issuing digital assets.

Ripple Broadens Remittances Between Africa, Gulf States, UK and Australia
At its annual conference, Ripple also announced product enhancements and license updates, including a focus on payments between enterprises and smaller businesses.

Crypto Broker sFOX Offers Commission-Free Blockchain Staking from Regulated Custody
“We are providing a gateway to staking without stepping in the middle or taking any revenue or profit,” founder Akbar Thobhani said.

FTX Relaunch Effort Includes Celsius Winner Proof Group, Sources Say
Plans to bring Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange back to life include the Silicon Valley investment firm Proof Group, which was part of the Fahrenheit consortium that successfully bid for bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius.

BitGo and Copper Combine Crypto Custody Settlement Networks
The network effect of BitGo’s cold storage settlement system and Copper’s ClearLoop comprises exchanges like Bybit, OKX, Powertrade, Bitget, Gate.io, Deribit, BIT, Bitfinex and Bitstamp.
