Hong Kong to grant first licenses for stablecoin issuers in March 2026
Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of the region, confirmed that Hong Kong is ready to start the stablecoin license issuance next month. During the Consensus...
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CFTC expands crypto-collateral pilot to accept national trust bank stablecoins
by Nathan Blake
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) broadened its crypto-collateral pilot to permit stablecoins issued by nationally chartered trust banks to serve as margin in...
China bars unapproved offshore yuan stablecoins and tightens rules on tokenized assets
by Emily Carter
The Central Bank of China and seven other agencies issued a formal ban on the offshore issuance of yuan‑pegged stablecoins without prior authorization and expanded...
U.S. regional banks at risk in $500 billion shift as stablecoin adoption advance
by Nathan Blake
Financial giant Standard Chartered has issued a critical alert regarding how the growing stablecoin adoption is eroding the deposit base of regional banks in the...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pulls Support for crypto market-structure bill
by Emily Carter
On January 14, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong withdrew the exchange’s backing for the Senate’s Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, calling the current draft “materially worse...