StablecoinsAdoption5 SourcesStandard Chartered Launches RLUSD Custody in Dubai; LMAX Link PlannedStandard Chartered's Dubai International Financial Centre branch now offers custody for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin to eli...Oct 12, 2026, 08:06 PMStandard CharteredRipple
Regulation2 SourcesFSOC Softens Crypto Stance, Cites GENIUS Act for Regulatory ClarityThe Financial Stability Oversight Council adopted a less cautious tone toward crypto assets in its 2025 report, citing t...Oct 12, 2026, 07:09 PMFSOCGENIUS Act
Regulation2 SourcesFrance's Finance Panel Approves Tax on Crypto Swaps Before Stablecoin ConversionA French parliamentary finance committee has approved an amendment to the 2027 budget that would impose taxation on dire...Oct 12, 2026, 05:11 PMFranceBitcoin
RegulationDeFi2 SourcesDerive Proposes Treasury Funding for US-Regulated Derivatives PushDerive's Foundation has proposed allocating treasury funds to pursue US regulatory approvals and establish or acquire re...Oct 12, 2026, 05:04 PMDeriveDerive Foundation
RegulationExchanges3 SourcesKraken Parent Payward Receives Full VARA License for UAE LaunchPayward, Kraken's parent company, secured full regulatory approval from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to o...Oct 12, 2026, 10:01 AMKrakenPayward
AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesJeonbuk Bank Launches South Korea's First Bitcoin-Backed Corporate LoansJeonbuk Bank has begun offering won-denominated loans backed by Bitcoin collateral to corporate clients, marking the fir...Oct 12, 2026, 07:02 AMJeonbuk BankBitcoin
RegulationSecurity2 SourcesU.S. Charges Two Men in $389 Million Cryptocurrency Laundering SchemeFederal prosecutors charged two Eastern European nationals with operating AudiA6, a cryptocurrency mixing service allege...Oct 12, 2026, 04:03 AMAudiA6Bitcoin
Regulation2 SourcesSEC Chief Warns Against Unrestricted Surveillance Use of Crypto TechnologyU.S. SEC leadership cautioned that regulatory agencies should face limits on their ability to leverage cryptocurrency's ...Oct 11, 2026, 07:21 PMSECU.S. Government
Regulation2 SourcesRipple CEO Garlinghouse Rebuts JPMorgan's Dimon on CLARITY Act CriticismRipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse publicly disagreed with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's criticism of the proposed CLARITY Act, a...Oct 11, 2026, 07:08 PMRippleBrad Garlinghouse
