News item Belarus legalizes the format of cryptobanks A new format of financial organizations - cryptobanks - has been officially established in Belarus. The President of the country signed a decree "on cryptobanks and certain issues of...
News item SG-Forge launches tokenized bonds SG-Forge, the French unit of Société Générale, has announced the issuance of tokenized bonds with settlement via the SWIFT infrastructure. The transaction was realized using the euro-stablecoin...
News roundup Dubai bans private tokens Dubai Financial Services Authority, the financial regulator of Dubai International Financial Center, has imposed a ban on the use of private crypto services in the DIFC jurisdiction. The decision...
News roundup Nasdaq and CME merge crypto indexes US stock exchange Nasdaq and derivatives market operator CME Group have agreed to merge their cryptocurrency indices. As part of the agreement, the Nasdaq Crypto Index (NCI) has been...
News item Brazil discusses BTC reserve The discussion about the possible creation of a national reserve in Bitcoin has once again intensified in Brazil. Presidential candidate Renan Santos has proposed including BTC in the country's...
News item Rumors about Venezuela's Bitcoin reserve The crypto community is actively discussing rumors of a large "shadow" Bitcoin reserve of Venezuela worth up to $60-70 billion. The occasion was a wave of reports following news of US...
News roundup JPMorgan locks down stablcoin startups JPMorgan Bank has frozen accounts related to the stackablecoin startups BlindPay and Kontigo, which are backed by gas pedal Y Combinator. The decision was made as part of enhanced...
News roundup Amplify launches ETF focused on RWAs Investment company Amplify ETFs has launched a new exchange traded fund focused on stackablecoin and asset tokenization companies. The ETF has already begun trading on the U.S. market,...
News item Central Bank of Russia forms rules for digital assets The Bank of Russia has prepared a concept for regulating the cryptocurrency market, enshrining legal access to crypto-assets without authorizing their use as a means of...
News item The US is discussing tax incentives for cryptans US lawmakers have presented an initiative aimed at changing the tax regime for cryptoassets. It is proposed to exempt transactions with stablecoins from taxation on payments and...
News roundup Fed eases banks' access to crypto assets The U.S. Federal Reserve has rescinded the 2023 directive that restricted uninsured banks' access to the Fed's infrastructure and effectively blocked their work with crypto-assets. The...
News item Large wallets bought 54,000 BTC in one week According to Glassnode, wallets with balances between 100 and 1,000 BTC bought about 54,000 BTC worth about $4.66 billion over the past week. This is the highest accumulation rate for...
The 2025 financial landscape was characterized not so much by a single prevailing wind, but by a complex, multi-vector storm of volatility. From the resurgence of the so-called Trump Trade, which has had a tectonic impact on cryptoassets...
News roundup Cryptocurrency companies receive trust bank status U.S. banking regulator OCC conditionally approved the applications of Ripple, Circle, BitGo, Paxos and Fidelity Digital Assets for the status of national trust banks. The...
News roundup Porsche and Lamborghini are embracing crypto Blockchain-based fintech company Lyzi, powered by the Tezos (XTZ) blockchain, has launched crypto payments at French car dealerships Porsche Centre Montpellier and Lamborghini...
News item US bank CEOs to discuss CLARITY on December 11, the heads of Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo will meet with senators to discuss the CLARITY bill, which is expected to define the future rules of the crypto market in the...
News item ESMA to tighten crypto regulation in the EU The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has unveiled proposals to tighten the licensing of cryptocurrency companies under a future regulatory model that will run alongside...
News item Argentine gas stations accept cryptocurrency payments The largest oil and gas company of Argentina YPF, which is more than 50% owned by the state, is considering the launch of crypto-payments at its gas stations. The initiative...
News Block Cryptocurrency in the Russian Federation: what is allowed, what is prohibited Russian legislation still does not recognize cryptocurrency as a means of payment, but considers it as property. This means that storing and buying...
News Block Central Bank of Kazakhstan creates crypto-reserve for $300 mln The National Bank of Kazakhstan has started to form a crypto-reserve as part of gold and foreign currency assets and is preparing to invest $300 mln in digital...