News
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 …
Stablecoins
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ESMA: three months to drop non-MiCA stablecoins
ESMA told EU national regulators that MiCA-authorised crypto firms should stop serving EU clients with non-compliant stablecoins, …
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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 …
Policy
CFTC advance notice RIN 3038-AF80, released 5 October 2026, asks how to regulate retail crypto trades offered with leverage, margin, or financing, and it is now in the Federal Register with comments due 14 December 2026
The CFTC’s 5 October 2026 advance notice, RIN 3038-AF80, covers retail crypto leverage and a new crypto asset market …
News
Startale Japan opens digital bond paid in JPYSC
Startale Japan opened the Startale Bond, a one-year digital corporate bond that pays interest and principal in JPYSC, the yen …
Guides
How do you tell if the USDT in your wallet is real? Same name, ticker and logo can sit on a fake airdrop, so you match the token contract to Tether's official list on that network and leave the rest untouched
A second USDT line in your wallet can be a same-name fake. Compare the contract to Tether’s official list on that network, …
News
BND launches Roughrider Coin bank-to-bank pilot
Bank of North Dakota launched Roughrider Coin with four local banks and credit unions. The dollar-backed token is for bank-to-bank …
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Schuman and eToro launch Eurøpe Consortium
Schuman Financial, Nasdaq-listed eToro and nine other European firms announced the Eurøpe Consortium in Paris on 5 October 2026, …
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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 …
News
Open Standard launches Open USD stablecoin
Open Standard launched Open USD (OUSD) on September 30, 2026. Mint and burn are 1:1 with dollars at no cost; Coinbase business …
News
Treasury sets forms for state stablecoin certification
Treasury’s September 30 interim final rule sets the forms and the approve-or-deny process for state payment-stablecoin …
News
CFTC registers Coinbase Clearing as a DCO
The CFTC registered Coinbase Clearing LLC as a derivatives clearing organization on September 28, 2026, permitted to clear only …