Schwab Enables Retail Crypto Trading for 11M Clients

- Charles Schwab now offers direct Bitcoin and Ether trading for retail investors alongside stocks and ETFs in a single brokerage account - Rollout positions crypto in mainstream portfolios but excludes residents of New York and Louisiana under regulatory constraints 2026-05-13 On May 13, 202

Kazakhstan Legalizes Crypto, Keeps Tenge as Sole Payment

- New law grants legal recognition to cryptocurrencies while maintaining tenge as exclusive payment currency - Crypto transactions routed through licensed intermediaries under stricter oversight On May 14, 2026, Cryptopolitan reported that Kazakhstan had enacted comprehensive cryptocurrency regul