Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
New licensing framework sets ₦10 billion and ₦15 billion capital floors for naira and foreign-currency stablecoins, with full reserve backing required and a 180-day transition for existing operators
Central bank places Ueno Bank into resolution, freezing accounts for nearly three million customers and driving up local USDT prices against the guaraní
J.P. Morgan Asset Management makes MONY and JLTXX available on Solana for qualified U.S. investors via its Morgan Money platform, extending multi-chain access for institutional cash management
HSBC has started making its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin available through the PayMe app for peer-to-peer transfers and merchant payments, with tokenized investment features planned later this year
Eligible investors can now contribute digital assets directly for shares in 10 Grayscale products covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and others, with approximate minimums from $80,300 to $364,800
Digital asset firm Cobo will end its consumer wallet service on Dec. 1, 2026, requiring withdrawals by Nov. 30 or triggering ongoing account charges that can wipe out small holdings
The optional feature encrypts transaction details until block finality, aiming to reduce front-running and sandwich attacks while adding modest costs and latency
A decade-old vulnerability capable of minting trillions of XRP drew a maximum bounty payment that security researchers and investigators called insufficient
Stablecoin issuer Circle and the Hyperliquid Policy Center submitted responses calling for targeted changes to reserve requirements and on-chain perpetual futures classification in the European Commission’s MiCA review
The blockchain initiative, previously backed by $12 million including funds from a16z Crypto, is winding down after failing to secure further capital needed for mainnet
