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Hong Kong awards first stablecoin licenses to HSBC, Standard Chartered-led group

Hong Kong granted its first two stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial, a Standard Chartered-led consortium that includes Animoca Brands on Friday.The...

Bessent Urges Congress to Approve CLARITY Act Amid Stablecoin Debate

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has asked Congress to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act without delay, warning that Senate floor time...

Stablecoin Yield Won’t Harm Banks: White House Economists

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White House study bolsters crypto’s stance in stablecoin yield fight against bankers

A White House report released Wednesday directly challenges the banking industry's claims that stablecoin yields would drain deposits and weaken lending to households and...

Stablecoin Yield Ban Would Barely Boost Bank Lending, White House Finds

A White House report found that banning yield on stablecoins would have a marginal impact on bank lending while creating clear economic downsides.According to...

Stablecoin Yield Ban Hurts Consumers More Than Banks

The federal government’s own economists at the White House have thrown cold water on one of the central justifications for restricting stablecoin...

Circle Launches Stablecoin Settlement Solution for TradFi Institutions

Circle Payments Network (CPN) Managed Payments let financial institutions operate in fiat, while using crypto rails behind the scenes via Circle.Circle today launched Circle...

South Korea proposes comprehensive digital asset law including stablecoin rules

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party proposed a “Digital Asset Basic Act” Wednesday that would establish a legal framework for digital assets, including issuance, trading,...

U.S. Treasury to propose demands that stablecoin firms be set to police bad transactions

A firm issuing stablecoins in the U.S. would have an array of new duties to head off criminals and keep government watchdogs informed about...

Ethereum Stablecoin Value Hits All-Time High of $180 Billion

The onchain value of stablecoins on the Ethereum network has reached an all-time high of $180 billion, according to blockchain analytics firm Token Terminal.Ethereum...

FDIC Proposes Rules For Stablecoin Issuers under GENIUS Act

The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has proposed new rules to regulate FDIC-supervised stablecoin issuers in accordance with the Guiding and Establishing National...