Policy
Hong Kong passes CARF bill: crypto platforms collect tax data from 2027
LegCo passed Hong Kong’s Inland Revenue CARF and amended CRS Bill 2026 on 4 November. Platforms collect data from 2027; the …
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Projects
Cobre sweeps approved stablecoin deposits into its own treasury and pays businesses in USDC, USDT and RLUSD, while Cobre Financial, authorized under Resolución 2216, still awaits its operating permit
Cobre’s pay-in docs sweep approved stablecoins into its treasury. Cobre Financial, authorized under Resolución 2216, is …
News
Mastercard and BVNK launch a stablecoin money platform
Mastercard Global Money Platform is available now through BVNK. Banks and fintechs can add accounts that hold traditional …
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EBA will oversee USDC as first significant EMT
From 12 November the EBA will supervise USDC reserves, capital, liquidity and recovery and redemption plans. The ACPR keeps …
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FSB: Global stablecoins untested in severe stress, insolvency
Global stablecoins and national rules around them are still untested in a severe stress or an insolvency. One country may miss the …
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Singapore central bank will settle bills in CBDC
Chia Der Jiun said there may be limits to using stablecoins for large wholesale settlement. Singapore will next settle tokenised …
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Samsung Wallet to add USDC transfers on U.S. Galaxy phones
Samsung Wallet will let eligible U.S. Galaxy users send USDC starting in the last week of October, to outside crypto wallets and …
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Lloyds and Visa settle US$750,000 in USDC
Lloyds Banking Group and Visa settled US$750,000 of payment obligations with USDC in a seven-day live pilot. Funds reached Visa in …
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BVNK adds Stellar to its stablecoin payment rails
BVNK made native Stellar support live for enterprise customers in 130+ countries, adding a stablecoin rail for cross-border …
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Circle StableFX goes live on Arc
Circle switched on StableFX on Arc for vetted institutions: 24/7 RFQ FX with onchain payment-versus-payment settlement. Developer …
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U.S. Bank completes USBDC Stellar pilot
U.S. Bank completed a live intercompany USBDC payment between its North American and European entities on Stellar on Sept. 9, …
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MoneyGram Card launches Visa spend in Colombia
MoneyGram launched a USDC-backed Visa card in Colombia on Sept. 10. Eligible users can hold a dollar balance in the app, spend at …