Bitcoin trades above $79,500 as U.S. midterm election results lift risk appetite, broader crypto market rebounds
Bitcoin advanced on Thursday, extending gains from the previous session as a Democratic sweep in the U.S. midterm elections triggered a broader rally across risk-sensitive assets. The world’s largest cryptocurrency...
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DFSA maps 5 priorities for scaling tokenized markets as forecasts reach $88 trillion by 2035
The Dubai Financial Services Authority has identified five major themes that could determine whether tokenized financial markets can move from isolated applications into a connected market operating at scale, as...
Middle East investors lead global digital asset allocations as adoption accelerates
Middle East investors are leading their global peers in digital asset allocations as institutional adoption moves increasingly from exploration to implementation, according to...
Federal Reserve proposes new stablecoin rules under GENIUS Act
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has requested public comment on two proposals aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers supervised...
Stablecoins, digital payments and tokenization are reshaping the future of finance, says IMF
Stablecoins, digital payments, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and tokenization are reshaping the future of finance while creating new challenges for regulators and...
ADX partners with DFNS to deploy digital asset wallet and tokenization capabilities for on-chain assets
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group and DFNS announced on Tuesday that they entered into a strategic agreement to provide digital asset...
Changer.ae and Tether partner to explore cross-border USD₮ settlement solution, advance UAE’s digital finance ecosystem
Changer.ae Limited announced on Tuesday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Tether to explore opportunities to support regulated virtual asset transactions using USD₮,...
Emirates NBD becomes first bank in region to enable blockchain cross-border payments on Partior
Emirates NBD has become the first financial institution in the Middle East to go live on the Partior network, enabling real-time, blockchain-based cross-border...
Bitcoin rises 1.34 percent to $74,739 as $201 million ETF outflow limits crypto rebound
The cryptocurrency market staged a cautious recovery on Tuesday, as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Solana posted gains over the previous 24 hours, although continued exchange-traded fund outflows and uncertainty over...
Bitcoin dips to $76,319 as Clarity Act fails to pass in Senate
Bitcoin prices fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Senate blocked a major cryptocurrency regulatory bill, while caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy...
Hong Kong launches new regulatory framework to allow secondary trading of tokenized products
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) launched on Monday a new regulatory framework to pilot the secondary trading of tokenized SFC-authorized investment...
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to HSBC, Anchorpoint Financial
Hong Kong awarded on Friday its first two stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial, a consortium led by Standard Chartered that...
Dubai becomes world’s first jurisdiction to establish dedicated guidance on virtual asset issuance
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) issued on Thursday its Guidance on the Virtual Assets Issuance Rulebook. The publication makes Dubai the first...
