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MiCA Regulatory Clarity Is Not Enough: AMINA Group Myles Harrison on EU Stablecoin Race
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MiCA Regulatory Clarity Is Not Enough: AMINA Group Myles Harrison on EU Stablecoin Race

Europe is currently seen by many as a bright example of well-defined crypto regulation opening doors for banks and payment providers to move from stablecoin experimentation to operational adoption. Yet, despite undeniable MiCA implementation milestones and compliant euro stablecoins gaining ground, local industry players have a lot of obstacles to overcome to establish the crypto […]

Bank of England Pilots Digital Pound-Stablecoin Trade Payments: Which Fintech Providers Involved?
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Bank of England Pilots Digital Pound-Stablecoin Trade Payments: Which Fintech Providers Involved?

NOBO Finance, Dun & Bradstreet and Polygon Labs have been selected to take part in Phase 2 of the Bank of England’s Digital Pound Lab. The programme is a sandbox where the central bank and outside companies test, with no real money involved, whether a digital pound could work alongside other forms of digital money, […]

Coinbase Wins Abu Dhabi Approval to Sell Tokenized Stocks
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Coinbase Wins Abu Dhabi Approval to Sell Tokenized Stocks

Coinbase has received regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi to offer tokenized securities, a step that lets the crypto exchange bring traditional stocks onto the blockchain outside the United States.

Ravencoin Rollback Highlights Unexpected Blockchain Settlement Risk
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Ravencoin Rollback Highlights Unexpected Blockchain Settlement Risk

P2P blockchain network Ravencoin is facing a serious test of transaction finality after a critical flaw affected its blockchain. Two mining pools controlling most of the network’s hashpower are rebuilding the chain from before the first invalid block, potentially putting around four days of transactions at risk of reversal.

CLARITY Act Vote Is Now Due September
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CLARITY Act Vote Is Now Due September

The CLARITY Act, Washington’s biggest attempt yet to write clear rules for crypto markets, missed its shot at finalizing in a vote before the Senate’s August recess. Nevertheless, the initiative is still very much alive. U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has opened the first procedural steps needed to bring the bill to a vote […]

Sygnum Data Shows 75% Singapore Investors Already Hold Tokenized Assets
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Sygnum Data Shows 75% Singapore Investors Already Hold Tokenized Assets

Singapore’s wealthiest and most experienced investors are not waiting for regulators to catch up. New research from digital asset bank Sygnum shows that three in four of the city-state’s high-net-worth and professional investors already own tokenized assets, at the same time as the country’s financial regulator is asking the public whether ordinary retail investors should […]

CLARITY Act Stalls Before Recess as Coldcard Wallet Exploit Rattles Self-Custody Users
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CLARITY Act Stalls Before Recess as Coldcard Wallet Exploit Rattles Self-Custody Users

Crypto had a rough week on two fronts, regulation and cybersecurity, at once and it says a lot about where the industry actually stands.

CLARITY Act Senate Vote: Payments Industry Stakes Explained
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CLARITY Act Senate Vote: Payments Industry Stakes Explained

The U.S. Senate has one real shot left to vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before lawmakers leave Washington for the August recess. For payment processors and fintechs building on stablecoin rails, this bill matters far more than crypto trading stats.

Dakota Applies for OCC National Trust Bank Charter, Joining Stablecoin Licensing Race
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Dakota Applies for OCC National Trust Bank Charter, Joining Stablecoin Licensing Race

Stablecoin fintech company Dakota has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to charter Dakota National Trust Bank, a de novo national trust bank. If approved, the new entity would let Dakota offer digital asset custody, U.S. dollar stablecoin issuance, and related transactional services as a federally regulated bank, […]

Western Union Launches Stablecard With Rain in 37 Markets
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Western Union Launches Stablecard With Rain in 37 Markets

Western Union has launched the Stablecard app, a digital wallet and Visa card that lets people hold and spend U.S. dollar value backed by a stablecoin. The company built the product with Rain, a stablecoin infrastructure provider. Stablecard is live in 37 markets, and Western Union plans to expand to more than 60 markets by […]

Tokenized Stock Trading Hits Record in July, but Fee-Free Promotion Questions Real Demand
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Tokenized Stock Trading Hits Record in July, but Fee-Free Promotion Questions Real Demand

Tokenized stock trading reached a record high in July, but new data suggests the headline growth may not reflect the broader market.

Stablecoin Firm BALBOA | CORP Brings Former Paxos Executive on Board
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Stablecoin Firm BALBOA | CORP Brings Former Paxos Executive on Board

Panama-based stablecoin infrastructure company BALBOA | CORP has strengthened its advisory board by appointing former Paxos treasury executive Austin Campbell and fintech entrepreneur Richard Douglas, as it develops payment technology designed for international shipping and trade.

Solana RWA Volume Tops $3.6B as Alpenglow Update Nears Mainnet
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Solana RWA Volume Tops $3.6B as Alpenglow Update Nears Mainnet

Solana, a blockchain network known for fast and low-cost transactions, is rolling out a technical overhaul called Alpenglow. The upgrade is designed to confirm transactions in about 150 milliseconds, down from roughly 12.8 seconds today. 

Coldcard Hardware Wallet Flaw Exposes Institutional Crypto Custody Risks
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Coldcard Hardware Wallet Flaw Exposes Institutional Crypto Custody Risks

The discovery of a firmware-related vulnerability affecting Coldcard hardware wallet is heating up discussions around Bitcoin self-custody, extending concerns well beyond individual investors to payment service providers (PSPs), fintechs, and businesses holding digital assets on their balance sheets.

USDC Merchant Adoption Hits 39% of US Businesses
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USDC Merchant Adoption Hits 39% of US Businesses

USDC merchant adoption in the United States is shifting from isolated pilot programs to infrastructure-level integration. Adoption remains early-stage compared with card payments, but the mechanics of accepting the stablecoin have changed substantially over the past year. Merchants no longer need to build separate crypto integrations. USDC is increasingly available as a native checkout option […]

What Is Tokenized Money?
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What Is Tokenized Money?

Tokenized money is a blanket term, not a single instrument. It covers at least four distinct categories of digital claims. Each of them has a different issuer, a different legal status, and a different settlement risk profile. Under this blanket sit stablecoins, tokenized deposits, tokenized money market fund (MMF) shares, and wholesale or central bank […]

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