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EU officials are reportedly planning to revise the MiCA framework — dubbed "MiCA 2.0" — to extend oversight to non-EU stablecoin issuers in response to new US legislation.…
Sony's Connectia Trust secures conditional OCC trust charter approval, paving the way for a 2027 stablecoin issuer launch despite industry objections.…
Crypto exchange Kraken secured a $22M arbitration award after accounting firm Mazars walked away from a nearly completed audit during Operation Choke Point 2.0.…
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has reportedly pushed back on suggestions that a meeting with Nigel Farage influenced the Bank's stance on central bank digital currency.…
Payward Inc., Kraken's parent, secured a $22 million arbitration award against former auditor Mazars USA after the firm abruptly abandoned a near-complete financial review during Operation Chokepoint 2.0.…
The CFTC chairman has officially confirmed the US will not develop a central bank digital currency under the Trump administration, a move set to reshape global digital currency competition and accelerate private stablecoin adoption.…
Dinari and tZERO have partnered to give broker-dealers regulated infrastructure for launching tokenized U.S. equity offerings across trading, custody, clearing, and settlement.…
Malaysian authorities have seized over 75,000 crypto mining rigs across 3,000+ raids since 2022, arresting 629 individuals for stealing electricity from the national grid.…
PBoC Deputy Governor Zhu Hexin used the 2026 Lujiazui Forum to outline China's strategic vision for high-level financial opening amid shifting global capital flows.…
Governor Timur M Suleimenov of the National Bank of Kazakhstan delivered a formal base rate statement in Astana on 5 June 2026, signalling continued monetary policy vigilance.…
The BoE has published its systemic stablecoin policy, replacing per-user holding limits with a £40bn issuance cap and targeting a 2027 live date.…
Kazakhstan's president has signed a landmark decree targeting gas-powered mining electricity, income tax exemptions for regulated crypto, and cross-border stablecoin payments.…