XLM Surges As Stellar Joins Open USD
Stellar Signs On as Open USD Launch Partner Stellar's native token $XLM climbed roughly 10% over 24 hours after the Stellar Development Foundation joined the launch of Open USD as both a laun
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CLARITY Act Will Do For Crypto What GENIUS Did For Stablecoins
Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, says clear crypto regulation is already delivering tangible results, and argues the next major piec
Tether's $186B USDT Faces EU Ban Today As MiCA Kicks In
A Regulatory Line in the Sand July 1, 2026 is the hard deadline for the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, and for Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, it marks
CBN cancels 46 microfinance bank licences, lists 5 grounds
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks with effect from July 1, 2026, citing a range of regulatory failures that rendered the affected i
BlackRock, Visa and Coinbase Rally Behind Open USD as Stablecoin Competition Enters a New Phase
The race to build the next generation of stablecoin infrastructure intensified this week after more than 140 companies spanning banking, payments, technology and digital assets formally lined
JPMorgan shares crucial blocker to emerging tech regulation
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act aims to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States. It seeks to bring legal certainty to the crypto industry while setting c
Crédit Agricole Unveils EURXT Euro Stablecoin for Payments
Crédit Agricole has entered Europe’s regulated stablecoin race with the launch of EURO eXchange Token (EURXT), a euro-backed token issued via its asset servicing arm, Crédit Agricole Caisse d
Last-minute MiCA approvals mark end of EU transition period
A slew of last-minute licenses were issued to cryptocurrency companies in Europe as Wednesday marked the end of the transitional period under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). F
Anthropic Faces Backlash After Claude Code Secretly Flagged Users Linked To 147 Chinese Domains
Anthropic's Claude Code secretly embedded hidden markers to flag users linked to 147 Chinese domains and AI labs, developers disclosed this week. Key Points Claude Code encoded proxy and time
UK Crypto Regulation Sets New FCA Authorization Test for Digital Asset Firms
UK crypto regulation has reached a turning point after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalized its long-awaited framework for cryptoasset businesses. The announcement is more than ano
French Banking Giant Launches MiCA-Compliant Stablecoin On Ethereum
CACEIS Brings Institutional Euro Stablecoin to Ethereum Crédit Agricole, Europe's third-largest bank by assets, has launched the EURO eXchange Token (EURXT), a euro-backed stablecoin issued t
Tether's $186B USDT Faces EU Ban Today As MiCA Kicks In
A Regulatory Line in the Sand July 1, 2026 is the hard deadline for the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, and for Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, it marks