British stocks go global. Bumpy stays behind the glass.
xStocks adds UK and European listings while UK investors remain excluded. Across reports recovery from a domain hijack, and Deutsche Bank's institutional crypto custody moves from announcement to paying clients.
Editorial illustration · 11 November 2026THE ROYAL DECREE · OPINION
Check where an asset comes from, who may access it, and what rights the token actually carries. Those are three different details.
Payward announced more than 200 tokenized UK- and EU-listed equities on 11 November, including all DAX 40 constituents. The expansion changes the assets available through xStocks, not every investor's eligibility: Payward explicitly says UK investors still cannot access the product.
Across Protocol said on 11 November that it had regained control of its website and restored normal systems after a domain hijack the previous day. It attributes the takeover to social engineering at its registrar, Namecheap. A reimbursement pledge is not evidence that affected users have already been repaid.
Deutsche Bank said on 11 November that its digital-asset custody service is live for paying clients. Its product page lists Bitcoin, Ether, USDC, EURC and EURAU, with Germany as the initial market and cross-border European servicing subject to regulations.