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Odaily Planet Daily reported that Bitget has announced a partnership with U.S. licensed broker Atomic Vaults (AVS). AVS will provide the underlying support for Bitget's recently launched direct U.S. stock connection service, "Bitget Stocks." AVS is a broker-dealer registered with the U.S. SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC, with a monthly notional trading volume exceeding $20 billion, offering institutional-grade trading infrastructure and compliant access to the U.S. stock market.It is understood that Bitget's U.S. stock business now operates on a dual-track model. On one hand, it provides stock token (rToken) trading through the compliant RWA protocol Reality; on the other hand, it offers direct real stock trading through AVS.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media on the 22nd that all parties are fully aware that Iran will agree to large-scale weapons inspections to ensure its long-term "nuclear integrity" in the future. Earlier that day, the first round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iranian delegations concluded in Bürgenstock, Switzerland. U.S. Vice President Vance stated at a press conference that significant progress has been made in the U.S.-Iran negotiations, laying a very good foundation for reaching a final agreement, and Iran has agreed to invite International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors back to Iran. On the 22nd, the Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Baghaei as saying that Iran's cooperation and interaction with the IAEA will continue under the current mechanism, adhering to relevant laws of the Iranian Parliament and decisions made by the Supreme National Security Council. (Jin Shi)
According to The Block, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced that its “Project Agorá” tokenized prototype has successfully validated the feasibility of atomic settlement for cross-border wholesale transactions. The prototype adopts a layered architecture that leverages tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits to execute multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction “all-or-nothing” transaction chains, while allowing individual central banks to retain operational autonomy. Legal analysis indicates that settlement finality can be achieved across all seven participating jurisdictions, and privacy protection can also be ensured within a compliant regulatory framework. Launched jointly by the BIS and the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the project currently involves seven central banks—including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Bank of England, Banque de France, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Korea, Banco de México, and the Swiss National Bank—as well as over 40 private-sector financial institutions. In the next phase, the Bank of Canada will officially join as the eighth central bank participant; the project will advance to real-value testing and further expand private-sector involvement.
Odaily, Dallas-based United Texas Bank has converted from a Texas state-chartered bank to a national bank approved by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, positioning itself as an institution connecting global crypto companies with the U.S. banking system. United Texas Bank stated that it now holds the same federal license as major money center banks and has direct access to the Federal Reserve. The bank currently clears approximately $10 billion in monthly USD transaction volume for global crypto companies. The bank is launching UTB Atomic, a 24/7 AI-driven payment network, paired with its compliance platform UTB Prism Sentinel, to restore around-the-clock crypto liquidity and meet emerging federal rules related to digital assets and stablecoins.