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Maple–Elwood integration brings on-chain credit to pros
Maple Finance and Elwood Technologies announced a partnership to integrate Maple's lending platform with Elwood's execution and risk management software. The partnership links Maple with Elwood’s execution, portfolio-management and risk tools to streamline access to on-chain credit for banks and asset managers. QNB to use JPMorgan’s blockchain for 24/7 dollar transfers
Qatar National Bank (QNB Group), one of the Middle East’s largest lenders, has connected to JPMorgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments – a distributed‑ledger network of deposit accounts that lets banks settle U.S. dollar payments around the clock in near real time. 
David Bailey: altcoin DATs "toxic," Bitcoin banking is future
Nakamoto Holdings CEO David Bailey said the “treasury sector” is being tested by toxic financing and “failed altcoins rebranded as DATs.” He argued that true bitcoin treasury firms are evolving into “Bitcoin banks” – balance‑sheet businesses that monetize BTC – drawing sharp pushback on X. 
ECB: cash is critical in crises and access must be guaranteed
The European Central Bank said on Wednesday that cash remains a critical backstop in emergencies and that central banks and private lenders must guarantee access. In a review of crises from the pandemic to this year’s Iberian blackout, the ECB said cash’s utility "intensifies markedly" when stability is threatened and called for adequate stocks and resilient business‑continuity plans. -g8mMPLCN.jpg "Vietnam’s bank rules shut 86M accounts, boost BTC self-custody")
Bitcoin debate flares as Thailand freezes 3M accounts
Thailand’s anti‑scam drive froze about 3 million bank accounts and added daily transfer caps. Banks and police say freezes are temporary, but vendors and expats report disruptions. Crypto voices tout Bitcoin–yet using it for payments is still banned in Thailand. 
