US credit union regulator proposes stablecoin licensing path
The US National Credit Union Administration proposed a federal licensing regime for payment stablecoin issuers…
Month: February 2026
OKX Ventures backs RWA stablecoin with Securitize, Hamilton Lane
The dual-token structure seeks to sidestep US restrictions on yield-bearing stablecoins by separating returns from…
UK government appoints HSBC for tokenized bond pilot
The UK appointed HSBC Orion for its DIGIT pilot to explore blockchain bonds, aiming to…
Gen Z flirts with crypto to pay for dates this Valentine’s, survey finds
An OKX-commissioned Pollfish survey finds 13% of Gen Z have paid for dates with crypto,…
Bankers push OCC to slow crypto trust charters until GENIUS rules clarified
The American Bankers Association pressed the OCC to delay new national trust bank charters for…
Lombard Launches Bitcoin Smart Accounts Linking Custody to DeFi
Lombard unveils Bitcoin Smart Accounts to recognize custodied BTC as onchain collateral, enabling decentralized finance…
Bangladesh Votes for a New Era While Millions Trade Crypto in the Shadows
Despite a total ban, the country has surged to 13th in global cryptocurrency adoption —…
Moonpay Launches Moonpay Deposits, Integrates With Telegram Wallet
Moonpay introduces Moonpay Deposits to simplify wallet‑to‑wallet crypto transfers and enable funding of TON Wallet…
Danske Bank Adds Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs to Trading Platform
Danske Bank enables customers in the EU to invest in bitcoin and ethereum via exchange‑traded…
ARK Invest adds $34M Robinhood stake as Bitcoin falls below $66K
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought nearly $50 million of Robinhood, Bullish and Circle shares as…
Strategy CEO eyes more preferred stock to fund Bitcoin buys
Strategy CEO Phong Le says the company is moving away from issuing and selling common…
Ether set for another ‘V-shaped recovery,’ Tom Lee says
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee argues Ether is close to the bottom and says investors should be…
US fines Paxful $4M for moving funds tied to trafficking, fraud
US prosecutors said Paxful marketed itself as a non-KYC platform and presented anti-money laundering policies…
Russia is blocking WhatsApp to push ‘surveillance’ app, company says
Russian news outlets reported on Wednesday that WhatsApp’s domain had been completely blocked and was…
Thailand approves crypto as underlying assets in derivatives markets
Binance Thailand’s CEO says it is a “watershed moment” for digital assets in the country,…