Regulation: Stablecoin News and Analysis
Reporting on stablecoin laws, licensing, reserve requirements and regulatory proposals in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Reporting on stablecoin laws, licensing, reserve requirements and regulatory proposals in the United States, Europe and Asia. 124 stories filed under Regulation on NextCurrency.
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- SEC Grants Conditional Relief for Tokenized-Stock Trading Venues
- The Return of Private Money
- Indonesia and Singapore Activate Direct IDR–SGD Settlement Framework
- MAS Proposes Payment Services Act Amendments to Implement Singapore’s Stablecoin Framework
- Standard Chartered becomes first bank distributor of Hong Kong's regulated HKDAP stablecoin
- GENIUS Act Proposed Rules Land in Federal Register with July 18, 2028 Enforcement Date
- PBOC Adds 8 Banks to Digital Yuan Roster, Taking Total Operators to 30
- Senate Rejects CLARITY Act Cloture 49–50, Leaving H.R. 3633 Stalled
- The Yuan Stablecoin Is Not Coming: Beijing Bans Offshore CNH as Hong Kong Pivots to Gold and Bond Rails
- CLARITY Act Doesn't Die: Thune Files Cloture on August 8, September Floor Vote Ahead
- Stripe's Bridge Wins EU MiCA and EMI Licenses, Joins Register as 42nd Authorised Stablecoin Issuer
- Wise Faces Class Action and OCC Trust Bank Denial, Pivots to GENIUS Act Stablecoin Path
- Ripple Wins Full MiCA License in Luxembourg as XRP Spot ETFs Cross $1.49B in Inflows
- BlackRock Ships BSTBL and BRSRV: Two Tokenized Funds Built for GENIUS Act Stablecoin Reserves
- GENIUS Act One Year Later: Statutory Rule Deadline Passes with Final Rules Still Pending
- Kraken Delays IPO to 2027 as Deutsche Börse Backs $13.3B Valuation
- GENIUS Act AML Rules Close Comment Period as FinCEN Sets Stablecoin Freeze Mandate
- HTX Delists USD1 as World Liberty Financial Freezes Justin Sun's Wallets: A Public Stablecoin Showdown
- Ripple Expands RLUSD to 40+ Chains via Wormhole, Native Token Transfers Live
- CLARITY Act Lands on Senate Calendar as JPMorgan Flags Sub-50 Percent Passage Odds
- Fintech's Summer C-Suite Churn: Revolut, Adyen, and Nubank Lose Senior Leaders in One Week
- Western Union's USDPT Stablecoin Lists on Bybit, First Major Exchange Integration
- UK House of Lords Tells Bank of England to Ease GBP Stablecoin Rules
- Wise Hit by Belgian Criminal AML Probe, Shares Crash 19 Percent on €500M Investigation
- ECB's Schnabel: Dollar Stablecoins Will Cement USD Dominance Through Network Effects
- MoonPay's Big Week: Trade Platform Launches and ChatGPT Becomes a Crypto Onramp
- StablR Hacked: Attacker Mints $13.5M in EURR and USDR After Multisig Key Compromise
- Tether and Georgia Launch GEL₮, the First Sovereign-Endorsed Lari Stablecoin
- ECB Rejects Euro Stablecoin Reserve Easing as Qivalis Bank Consortium Expands to 37
- Jupiter and Noah Plug Banking Rails Into Solana for 50 Million Users, SGD and MYR Live
- CLARITY Act Clears Senate Banking Committee Markup as Stablecoin Yield Compromise Holds
- Circle Q1 2026: USDC Volume Hits $21.5 Trillion as Revenue Reaches $694 Million
- Coinbase's Brutal Week: 700 Layoffs, $394M Loss, and a Five-Hour AWS Outage
- Circle Launches USDC on Injective as Stock Surges 20% on CLARITY Compromise
- Revolut Doubles Down on Mexico While Monzo Exits the US: The Neobank Charter Divergence
- Asset Managers Push Back on 20 Percent Cap for Tokenized Stablecoin Reserves
- BIS Paper No. 170: Stablecoins Already Facilitating Currency Substitution
- CFTC to Codify Non-Custodial Wallet Developer Protections
- CLARITY Act Final Text Released as Tillis-Alsobrooks Compromise Clears Path to Markup
- Brazil's Central Bank Bans Crypto from Cross-Border eFX Flows in Resolution 561
- Revolut CEO Confirms IPO Pushed to 2028 as Company Targets $150 Billion Public Valuation
- Iran Codifies Crypto Toll Law for Strait of Hormuz, IRGC Collects Bitcoin From Tankers
- PYUSD Hits $4.11 Billion Market Cap, Extending Lead Over Ripple's RLUSD in Race for Third-Largest Stablecoin
- The GENIUS Act's Compliance Section Will Consolidate the Stablecoin Market
- US PARITY Act Could Eliminate Capital Gains Friction on Regulated Stablecoin Payments
- Circle Faces Class Action Over Alleged Failure to Freeze $230M in USDC After Drift Exploit
- Tether Seeks $15-20B at $500B Valuation as KPMG Audit and 116-Tonne Gold Position Signal Empire Ambitions
- HKMA Grants First-Ever Stablecoin Issuer Licences to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial
- Circle Launches CPN Managed Payments, Bringing Full-Stack Stablecoin Settlement to Institutions
- Gold Recovers to $4,792.55 on LBMA Fix as US-Iran Ceasefire Eases Geopolitical Pressure
- Six Swiss Banks Launch CHF Stablecoin Sandbox With Swiss Stablecoin AG on Ethereum
- FDIC Opens Wall Street's Path Into $323B Stablecoin Market With New Prudential Rules
- Airwallex Secures E-Money and Class A Licences from Bank Negara Malaysia, Unlocking Full Financial Platform
- Treasury Issues First GENIUS Act Rulemaking to Define State Stablecoin Supervision Standards
- Former a16z Crypto Investor Raises $10 Million to Build Stablecoin Clearinghouse
- David Sacks Exits White House Crypto Role as CLARITY Act Faces Critical Senate Sprint
- Digital Euro Phase II Pilot Expands to Nine Banks as Frankfurt Conference Charts Path to MVP
- IMF Research Identifies Stablecoins as Distinct Transmission Channel for US Financial Markets
- Iran Rejects US 15-Point Ceasefire, Counters with Hormuz Sovereignty Demand as Troops Deploy
- House Financial Services Committee Holds First Dedicated Tokenization Hearing as RWA Market Tops $26 Billion
- Circle Suffers Worst Day Ever as CLARITY Act Draft Bans Passive Stablecoin Yield
- NYSE Signs MOU With Securitize to Build Tokenized Stock Trading Platform
- Tether Engages Big Four Firm for First Full Independent Audit, Billing It as Largest Inaugural Audit in Financial History
- Trump Delays Iran Strikes Five Days as Oil Whipsaws and Saxo Maps Three Investor Scenarios
- Dollar Whipsaws on Middle East Escalation as Central Bank Divergence Deepens in Week of March 18-21
- Gold Suffers Worst Weekly Rout in Years as Fed Holds and Dollar Surges
- White House and Senate Reach Agreement on Stablecoin Yield Dispute, Clearing Path for CLARITY Act Markup
- HSBC and Standard Chartered Set to Receive Hong Kong's First Stablecoin Licenses
- Gibson Dunn Releases Comprehensive Cross-Border Guide to Global Stablecoin Regulation
- Bank of England Signals Willingness to Revise Stablecoin Holding Caps After Industry Backlash
- Senators Alsobrooks and Tillis Push Stablecoin Yield Compromise to Revive Stalled CLARITY Act
- Wells Fargo Files WFUSD Trademark, Signaling Stablecoin and Blockchain Ambitions
- Gold Surges to $5,228 and Silver Rallies 6.25% to $89.81 as War Premium Intensifies
- OCC Proposes Sweeping Rulemaking to Build Federal Stablecoin Framework Under the GENIUS Act
- Aon Completes First Stablecoin Insurance Premium Payment Using USDC and PYUSD
- Congressional Research Service Identifies Stablecoin Yield as Central Obstacle to US Crypto Legislation
- Fed, FDIC, and OCC Declare No Extra Capital Charges on Tokenized Securities
- NYSE Parent ICE Invests in Crypto Exchange OKX at $25 Billion Valuation
- Revolut Files for US National Bank Charter in $500 Million Second Attempt
- ECB Paper Warns Stablecoins Could Weaken Euro-Zone Monetary Policy
- FATF Calls for Mandatory Deny-Lists at Stablecoin Firms After Mexico City Plenary
- SoFi and Mastercard Partner to Enable SoFiUSD Stablecoin Settlement Across Global Network
- Sony Bank and JPYC to Test Real-Time Yen Stablecoin Purchases From Bank Accounts
- Global Regulators Tighten Grip on Stablecoins as GENIUS Act Takes Shape
- Clarity Act Misses White House Deadline as Banks and Crypto Clash Over Stablecoin Yield
- Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan Fires Back at Jamie Dimon on Stablecoin Regulation
- From Stablecoins to Intelligent Money Movement: What CFOs Need to Know Now
- Gold and Silver Prices Have Further to Fall Before Reaching Floor, Says Heraeus
- Jupiter and Noah Embed Neobank Rails Into Solana's Largest DeFi Platform
- Tech Partnerships Accelerate Financial Asset Tokenisation Across Markets
- DTCC Maps the Building Blocks of Tokenized Securities Infrastructure
- The GENIUS Act Faces Its First Wartime Stress Test as USDC Holds Peg and USDT Freezes in Iran
- $154 Billion in Illicit Crypto Flows Puts Stablecoin Compliance Under Pressure
- Bitcoin Faces $1 Trillion Identity Crisis as Safe-Haven Narrative Collapses
- Crypto Outflows Spike 700% on Iran's Largest Exchange After US-Israeli Strikes
- March 2026 Macro Calendar: From the Fed Rate Decision to Korea's Digital Asset Plan
- Morgan Stanley Files for National Crypto Trust Bank Charter With the OCC
- Bank of England Warns Stablecoins Threaten Singleness of Money
- Morgan Stanley Says Digital Assets Have Pushed Into the Mainstream
- Crypto Winter: Survival Demands Real-Asset Reform
- OCC Proposes Rules Restricting White-Label Stablecoin Platforms and Rewards
- New Research Answers Fundamental Questions About Stablecoins
- Why The $2 Trillion Stablecoin Prediction Is Too Low
- Bank of Korea Urges Limiting Stablecoin Issuers on Money Laundering Risks
- Stablecoin Giant is Crypto's Fragile Foundation
- SEC Unveils New Digital Compass: Navigating the Tokenized Securities Frontier
- Stablecoins: From Crypto Plumbing to Global Payments Powerhouse - The 2026 Forecast
- UK Unleashes Crypto Regulatory Wave: Parliament Greenlights New Digital Asset Regime Amidst Stablecoin Scrutiny
- US Banks' Stablecoin Scare: A Flawed Plea to Protect Trillions, or a Call for Fair Competition?
- FCA Unleashes Regulatory Hammer on Crypto Exchange HTX: A New Era of Digital Scrutiny Dawns
- Asia's Digital Frontier: Regulators Clamp Down on Fintech Wild West in February 2026
- Asian Regulators Unleash a Torrent of Fintech Directives: Who's Steering the Digital Ship in 2026?
- Stablecoin Predictions 2026: From Crypto Plumbing to Payments Infrastructure
- Stablecoins on the Brink: Is 2026 the Year of Reckoning or Revolution?
- Custodial vs Non-Custodial Wallets: The Complete 2026 Comparison for Security, Control, and Compliance
- The Stablecoin Revolution: Regulators Race to Tame the Digital Dollar Beast
- Bybit Launches MyBank IBAN Accounts: Crypto Exchange Offers Seamless Fiat-Crypto Transitions Across 18 Currencies
- BitGo Eyes IPO as Non-Custodial Security Standards Mature: Institutional Crypto Custody Reaches Inflection Point
- London Tokenisation Summit (TOK26) Convenes Major Financial Institutions: FCA, SEC, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Citi Gather to Scale Adoption
- Tether Launches USA₮: The First Federally Regulated Stablecoin Marks a Watershed Moment for Digital Dollars
- Fidelity Launches Digital Dollar Stablecoin: Wall Street's Biggest Player Enters the Stablecoin Wars
- FCA Declares Sterling Stablecoins Top Priority: UK Sets Clear Regulatory Framework While US Remains Fragmented
- Gold Smashes Through $5,100 for First Time: The Safe-Haven Surge Reflects a Deepening Crisis of Confidence
- Ripple Partners with Riyad Bank's Jeel: Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 Goes Blockchain