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Robinhood is acquiring two Indonesian firms to enter Southeast Asia's crypto market, targeting 17 million investors in the region.
The IMF released a report that campaigns in favor of CBDCs and warns against the risk stablecoins represent, sparking criticism among crypto experts.
Former Google product lead and Brava Finance founder Graham Cooke says the world is entering a new financial era,. And according to him, the market has...
China's integration of blockchain and digital yuan in finance could streamline processes, enhance transparency, and influence global digital currency adoption. The post Huaxia Bank issues 637M blockchain bonds settled in digital yuan appeared first on Crypto …
Stablecoins have the potential to broaden individuals’ access to financial services, but that may come at the cost of central banks, per IMF.
India's next major digital public infrastructure, Finternet, is set to launch next year, beginning with capital markets and regulated financial assets. This Nandan Nilekani-backed project aims to create unified ledgers for tokenized money and assets, enabling…
Hua Xia Bank, a commercial bank operating in China, has successfully issued $600 million in tokenized yuan-backed bonds to onchain holders.
India's Dream11 is pivoting to a second-screen platform for live sports following a new online gaming bill that banned real-money contests. The reinvented app will host watch-along rooms with creators, offering commentary and social features alongside broadca…
Bank issues over $637m worth of bonds All purchases were made using digital yuan wallets Huaxia is majority state-owned
More than half of Brits say that fraud is their biggest worry, along with loss of funds, when it comes to making payments, according to research from Santander UK.
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Martin Bruncko writes that the next big step for stablecoins will be a credible, scalable euro-denominated stablecoin issued by the private sector, not another USD token. Then, we dive into the sharp post-holiday…
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron said stablecoins can no longer be viewed as marginal, citing their trillion-dollar trading volumes and growing systemic risks.
The GENIUS Act promises safer, fully reserved dollar stablecoins and faster payments, but by steering issuers toward T-bills and cash, it may also hardwire a new demand engine for US debt.
The South African Reserve Bank found no short-term need for a retail CBDC, saying wholesale or cross-border uses should be explored instead.
Uzbekistan will reportedly roll out stablecoins as an official payment method from Jan. 1, 2026, under a new regulatory sandbox that also enables tokenized securities trading.