Thailand Plans New Rules for Stablecoins, BNPL and Gold Trading
The Bank of Thailand plans new rules covering stablecoins, BNPL services and high-value gold transactions as it expands regulatory oversight.
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Bank of England Consults on Tokenised Collateral
The Bank of England is consulting on tokenised collateral and considers existing regulation is not a barrier for CCPs to accept it.
Polygon opens US bank payouts to Solana stablecoin businesses
Polygon added Solana to its Open Money Stack, letting Solana-based businesses convert bank deposits into stablecoins and pay out to US bank accounts.
Ripple Moves Deeper Into Banking With Stablecoin Deals
Ripple spent the week securing more places for its dollar stablecoin to be held and used, with agreements with Coinbase, Robinhood and BNY plus federal approval for a national trust bank.
Circle and ACI plan USDC settlement pilot alongside Colombia’s payment rails
Circle and ACI plan a USDC settlement pilot alongside Colombia's payment rails, integrating through Connetic; bank participation and volumes remain undisclosed.
Licensed to Shill: There Is No Tokenized Finance Without Tokenized Liquidity | Emma Pecenicic, Fidelity International
Fidelity International's digital assets lead says tokenized dollar liquidity funds have grown roughly tenfold in two years, with secondary markets and collateral rules now the harder problems.
XRP Ledger developers tighten the rules for who can hold 'restricted' tokens
XRP Ledger developers propose fixes to tighten who can hold permissioned ('restricted') tokens on the network. The XRP Ledger Foundation says no users were affected.
Securitize Defends Tokenization Against Critics With Full-Page WSJ Ad
Securitize ran a full-page Wall Street Journal ad touting tokenization for public companies. It counters an earlier full-page ad urging CEOs to reject tokenizing their shares.
London Metal Exchange Tokenizes Reserves to Unlock New Financing
London Metal Exchange is reportedly tokenizing its off-balance-sheet metal reserves held in warehouses, using them as digital assets to finance its business. The move could position Hong Kong as a next-generation commodities hub.
20 institutions join DTCC token service, but only 34 securities qualify
Already-tokenized securities can move between registered wallets all weekend, while conversion orders remain limited to business-day hours. Twenty institutions have joined DTCC's token service, with 34 securities eligible.
Hanwha Investment & Securities and Chainlink Form Strategic Partnership to Tokenize, Connect, and Collateralize Real-World Assets Worldwide
Hanwha Investment & Securities and Chainlink have formed a strategic partnership to tokenize, connect and collateralize real-world assets worldwide.
Hanwha Investment & Securities Forms Strategic Partnership With Chainlink To Tokenize, Connect, And Collateralize Real-World Assets Worldwide
Hanwha Investment & Securities has formed a strategic partnership with Chainlink to tokenize, connect and collateralize real-world assets.
DBS survey finds 88% of large corporates are deploying or piloting tokenised money
A DBS survey finds 88% of large corporates are deploying or piloting tokenised money.
Alfonso Cahero's Cahero Heritage Launches Gem-Backed Tokens
Cahero Heritage, the firm of Alfonso Cahero, has launched gem-backed tokens, per an ACCESS Newswire release.
PhotonPay Raises $40M Series C to Scale Its Stablecoin-Centric Financial OS
PhotonPay raised a $40M Series C to scale its stablecoin-centric financial operating system.
PhotonPay raises $40m for stablecoin-centric financial OS
Stablecoin-centric financial operating system PhotonPay raised $40 million in a Series C round led by Blockchain Capital.
Trump’s crypto firm joins Tether, Circle, and Ripple in $2.6 billion stablecoin freeze as Binance hack outflows near $6 billion
Stablecoin issuers including Tether, Circle, Ripple and World Liberty Financial have frozen more than $2.6B in assets linked to the suspected Binance breach.
MANTRA brings Privy embedded wallets to its RWA apps
MANTRA is integrating Privy's non-custodial embedded wallets into its RWA apps to simplify access to tokenized real-world assets.
AndX Global Unveils Manila One, a First-of-Its-Kind Tokenized Land Development With Global Access
AndX Global has unveiled Manila One, a tokenized land development offering global access to the project. Announced via PR Newswire.
ECB says ESM digital bond shows tokenised finance moving from testing to adoption
The ECB says the European Stability Mechanism's digital bond shows tokenised finance moving from testing to adoption.
Tether, Circle freeze $2.38 billion after Binance reports security incident
Tether and Circle froze $2.38 billion of stablecoins after Binance reported a security incident.
LBMA members back tokenised gold but seek legal certainty and safeguards
LBMA members back tokenised gold but seek legal certainty and safeguards.
Binance investigating hack as suspicious outflows reach up to $5.8 billion
Tether and Circle froze $1.79 billion in USDT and USDC after billions moved out of Binance hot wallets; Binance says it is investigating.
Circle asks SEC to treat qualifying payment stablecoins as cash, with a zero haircut
Circle urged the SEC to recognize qualifying payment stablecoins as cash in its proposed crypto fundraising rules and cut the broker-dealer capital haircut from 2% to zero.
Nasdaq opts out of SEC tokenization exemption as OKXICE objections mount
Nasdaq has opted out of the SEC's tokenization exemption as objections mount over the OKX-ICE arrangement. The stance points to potential market fragmentation and issuer-control questions for tokenized securities.
Public companies double share of blockchain revenue since 2022: Report
A new 1kx report finds public companies are capturing a larger share of blockchain revenue, driven by institutional adoption and real-world applications.
Tokenization Gives Illiquid Funds a 24/7 Trading Twist
Bloomberg looks at how tokenization is giving traditionally illiquid funds a 24/7 trading structure.
Who is behind the WSJ ad attacking tokenized stock venues?
Ledger Insights asks who is behind a Wall Street Journal ad attacking tokenized stock venues.
CFTC Chair Selig backs onchain finance rules at Link:NYC
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig pledged to help reshape regulations for onchain finance at Chainlink's Link:NYC event, as the agency develops a federal registration pathway for crypto trading platforms.
UK writes the tokenization rulebook as US industry pitches its own to the SEC
The Bank of England opened a consultation on letting clearing houses accept tokenized collateral in the UK, while a crypto trade group sent the US SEC a 238-page report on vault regulation.