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Hong Kong regulators are reportedly preparing to issue the city’s first stablecoin licenses, with HSBC and a Standard Chartered-led venture expected among the initial approved issuers.
Gemini’s decision to withdraw from the UK, EU, and Australia has intensified industry concerns that slow, overlapping regulation is undermining Britain’s crypto hub strategy.
Canada’s investment regulator has introduced stricter, tiered custody standards for crypto assets, aiming to reduce losses from fraud, hacks, and weak governance.
Nevada regulators have moved to block Coinbase’s prediction market offerings, arguing the exchange is facilitating unlicensed sports wagering through event-based contracts.
Universal Digital has introduced USDU, the first US dollar stablecoin registered by the UAE central bank, marking a milestone in the country’s regulated digital payments framework.
PwC predicts 2026 will mark a turning point for crypto regulation, as jurisdictions worldwide move from draft frameworks to enforceable laws, reshaping stablecoins, compliance, and institutional…
Debates at the World Economic Forum highlighted growing tensions between private-sector tokenization, Bitcoin-based monetary visions, and central bank control through CBDCs.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong plans to meet banking executives at the World Economic Forum as negotiations over the stalled US crypto market structure bill shift from…
Coinbase has begun offering stock trading to select users as it moves toward an integrated platform combining crypto, equities, and alternative markets.
Chinese authorities accuse former digital yuan architect Yao Qian of accepting more than $8 million in cryptocurrency bribes, exposing governance risks at the intersection of blockchain…
US community banks are urging lawmakers to amend the GENIUS Act to prevent stablecoin-linked yield programs, warning that the practice could accelerate deposit outflows and weaken…
Barclays has made its first equity investment tied to stablecoins, backing Ubyx as global banks look for regulated exposure to tokenized cash infrastructure without issuing tokens…
Hong Kong’s insurance regulator is considering new capital rules that would impose a full risk charge on crypto assets while aligning stablecoin treatment with underlying fiat…
