Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered: HKMA selects only 3-4 issuers from 36 applicants.
The EU’s 20th sanctions package proposes a complete ban on all crypto transactions with Russian service providers.
Bitmine BMNR holds over 7 billion USD in unrealized Ethereum losses. Lee’s strategy ranks among the largest bets in financial history.
US banking groups block Fed crypto access: Associations demand delays for payment accounts while stablecoin firms want access.
The financial landscape in 2026 is being redefined by a transition from speculative trading to functional, utility-driven applications.
China tightens its crypto ban: Eight authorities prohibit yuan stablecoins and RWA tokenization with immediate effect.
The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market, which dominated the crypto narrative throughout 2025, continues its rapid expansion this year.
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S&P Dow Jones Indices licenses the S&P 500 to Trade[XYZ] for the first officially licensed S&P 500 perpetual contract on Hyperliquid.
BlackRock launches ETHB, the first Ethereum staking ETF in the US, offering around 3% yield and staking up to 95% of its ETH holdings.
Stablecoins hit $310 billion in market cap and $33 trillion in transactions: How they are driving liquidity across the global economy.
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