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HSBC goes cross-border with tokenized deposits; first HK–Singapore USD transfer lands

What changed this month HSBC has taken its tokenized deposit platform cross-border and executed its first U.S. dollar transfer between Hong Kong and Singapore in...

US–UK Form Joint Crypto Task Force To Align Rules And Revive Capital Markets

A 180-Day Sprint To Coordinate Digital-Asset Policy The United States and the United Kingdom have formed a joint task force to sync up rules for...

BitGo Files for NYSE IPO, Citing $90.3B in Custody and Rapid H1 Growth

A fast track to public markets BitGo has filed its S-1 for a U.S. initial public offering and plans to list on the New York...

Treasury Seeks Public Input on GENIUS Act Rules Through Oct. 20

What Treasury Is Asking For The U.S. Treasury Department opened an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the GENIUS Act, the country’s new federal...

Canada Takes Down TradeOgre as RCMP Seizes US$40M in Digital Assets

Canada’s federal police say they seized more than C$56 million (about US$40–41 million) in cryptocurrency and dismantled the TradeOgre exchange—calling it the country’s largest...

Ripple, DBS, and Franklin Templeton Partner to Launch Tokenized Repo Markets on XRP Ledger

Singapore, September 18, 2025 - Ripple, DBS Bank, and asset manager Franklin Templeton are joining forces to bring repo-style financing to the blockchain. The...

Australia’s ASIC Eases Licensing Rules for Stablecoin Intermediaries

Australia’s financial watchdog, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has introduced a temporary exemption that eases compliance rules for intermediaries distributing stablecoins. The...

BNB Breaks $1,000 for the First Time as Momentum Builds

Binance Coin (BNB) surged past the $1,000 mark on September 18, 2025, setting a new all-time high. The move comes as institutional interest grows...

SEC Clears Generic ETF Listings, Speeding Up Spot Crypto ETP Launches

The SEC just approved exchange rule changes that let NYSE, Nasdaq, and Cboe list commodity-based ETPs including spot crypto funds under generic listing standards...

India Pushes Bank-Grade Security: FIU Orders CERT-In Audits for Crypto Platforms

India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) now requires all virtual digital asset service providers to pass cybersecurity audits conducted by auditors empanelled with CERT-In. The...

BitGo Secures BaFin Approval to Expand Regulated Crypto Trading in Europe

BitGo has taken a major step forward in Europe after receiving approval from Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin, to launch regulated cryptocurrency trading. Known primarily...

SEC Postpones Decision on Truth Social Bitcoin ETF, Opens Public Comment Period

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on the proposed Truth Social spot Bitcoin ETF. Instead of moving forward, the...