Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered: HKMA selects only 3-4 issuers from 36 applicants.
UBS adopts a fast-follower strategy for tokenization, says CEO Ermotti. The bank is slowly expanding crypto offerings for private clients.
White House meeting on stablecoin yield ends without agreement: banks and crypto industry continue to clash over the CLARITY Act.
Crypto products on the SIX: Altcoins overtake Bitcoin (BTC) in trading volume. Solana (SOL) and XRP overtake Ethereum (ETH).
The White House mediates stalled CLARITY Act negotiations between the crypto industry and banks ahead of a February 2 meeting.
Standard Chartered predicts a massive outflow of capital from the traditional banking sector due to the rise of stablecoins.
Gemini shuts down NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway on February 23, 2026. Users have one month to withdraw approximately 650,000 NFTs.
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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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