Several major European banks are expanding their cryptocurrency offerings amid growing regulatory clarity and retail demand. Germany's Sparkassen, one of the country's largest banking groups with approximately 50 million customers, plans to introduce Bitcoin and Ethereum trading and custody services directly within its app by summer 2026. Deutsche Bank is also set to offer crypto services by 2026, signaling increased institutional confidence in digital assets in Europe's largest economy. In Italy, UniCredit, an $800 billion banking giant, announced it will offer European clients access to BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF through a newly structured product, marking a notable entry into crypto investment products. Additionally, Italy's Banking Group Sella is reportedly testing stablecoin custody services, indicating further crypto adoption in the Italian banking sector. On the crypto infrastructure front, Anchorage Digital and Jito Labs have partnered to launch the first federally chartered crypto-native bank in the United States, designed specifically for digital assets. Ripple has entered into a partnership with OpenPayd to enhance its RLUSD stablecoin and real-time payment infrastructure, aiming to support compliant global transactions. Swiss-regulated AMINA Bank became the first bank globally to support Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, providing custody and trading services to institutional clients. BitMEX has become the first exchange to accept RLUSD as margin on its derivatives trading platform. In Japan, Minna Bank is collaborating with Fireblocks, Solana Japan, and TIS Inc. to explore the use of stablecoins and Web3 wallets for everyday payments, marking a step toward real-world crypto adoption in the country.