Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Bybit Fintech FZE has obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider licence from Dubai’s regulator for spot cryptocurrency trading, marking a key expansion of its licensed operations in the UAE capital while derivatives remain under separate review
The Financial Conduct Authority has held talks with platforms about potentially relaxing its 2019 prohibition on financial prediction markets for retail investors as UK users turn to foreign sites
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) will offer the regulated HKD-backed token to institutional clients, with tokenized fund settlement planned for the fourth quarter
Eligible European Economic Area users can now trade more than 7,000 US-listed shares together with over 700 xStocks and 600 crypto assets in one regulated account
Anchorpoint’s HKDAP began limited distribution on August 12 for professional users while HashKey and YF Life tested insurance settlements and analysts flagged smart-contract issues
Anchorpoint opens beta access to HKDAP for institutions via licensed distributors, targeting payments and settlement after securing an early HKMA licence
Eligible UK customers can now buy and sell American equities inside the same app used for crypto, with zero commissions, fractional shares and funding in pounds or USDC
Rising compliance burdens under full MiCA rules and incoming UK authorisation requirements are pushing smaller crypto firms toward mergers, sales or bank partnerships as scale becomes essential for survival
