Tag: Crypto

Standard Chartered Planning Prime Brokerage for Crypto Trading

Key Notes Standard Chartered is reportedly planning a crypto prime brokerage under its SC Ventures unit. The plan is to open the business within SC Ventures, the firmโ€™s venture arm. The firm already has deep ties to crypto, offering spot BTC, ETH trading. Standard Chartered is reportedly exploring the launch of a prime brokerage business for crypto trading. People familiar with the matter say the London-based lender plans to house the initiative within SC Ventures, its wholly owned venture capital and innovation arm, as discussions remain at an early stage.…

XRP Shines as Crypto Funds Bag $454 Million Outflow

Key Notes XRP posted strong inflows while most crypto funds recorded heavy weekly outflows. Bitcoin and Ethereum led losses as investors reacted to delayed Fed rate cut hopes. US markets drove selling pressure, while Europe and Canada showed steady demand. XRP XRP $2.04 24h volatility: 2.6% Market cap: $124.10 B Vol. 24h: $3.28 B stayed in positive territory even as digital asset funds posted $454 million in weekly outflows. This happened as investors pulled back from Bitcoin BTC $90 574 24h volatility: 0.3% Market cap: $1.81 T Vol. 24h: $35.99…

$1.7B in Token Unlocks Could Spark Crypto Rally

Key Notes More than $1.69 billion in tokens are scheduled to be unlocked this week. ONDO and TRUMP dominate the unlock calendar. Gold, silver, and PMI metrics suggest capital rotation may be approaching crypto. More than $1.69 billion worth of crypto tokens are scheduled to hit the market over the next seven days, according to Tokenomist data. The unlock calendar includes both large one-time cliff releases and substantial linear token releases. Among the biggest cliff unlocks is RWA asset Ondo Finance (ONDO), which alone accounts for roughly $772 million worth…

Dubai DIFC Shifts Crypto Token Vetting to Licensed Firms

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The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) made a major update to its Crypto Token Regulatory Framework, shifting responsibility for crypto token suitability assessments from the regulator to licensed companies operating in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubaiโ€™s financial free economic zone. Under the revised rules, which took effect on Monday, companies providing financial services involving crypto tokens must determine whether tokens they engage with meet the DFSAโ€™s suitability criteria. As part of the change, the DFSA will no longer maintain or publish a list of recognized crypto tokens.ย  The…

Dubai Bans Privacy Tokens Under New DFSA Crypto Framework

Key Notes Tokens using ring signatures or stealth addresses fail new suitability criteria requiring on-chain transaction monitoring. The DFSA shifted from a prescribed recognized token list to a firm-led suitability assessment model. Dubai mainland regulator VARA banned privacy tokens in February 2023, and the DFSA action aligns DIFC with that policy. Privacy tokens, including Monero XMR $577.3 24h volatility: 17.3% Market cap: $10.62 B Vol. 24h: $385.83 M and Zcash ZEC $403.1 24h volatility: 2.4% Market cap: $6.63 B Vol. 24h: $717.48 M , are effectively banned from Dubaiโ€™s financial…

Crypto ETPs Post $454M Outflows As Bitcoin Leads Losses

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Crypto investment products posted significant outflows last week, with a four-day run of withdrawals nearly erasing $1.5 billion of inflows recorded in the first two days of 2026. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $454 million in outflows last week, European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported on Monday. โ€œThis turnaround in sentiment appears to stem mainly from investor worries over the diminishing prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in March following recent macro data releases,โ€ CoinSharesโ€™ head of research, James Butterfill, said in the update. Despite last weekโ€™s outflows,…

Crypto Rules Shift in 2026

Key Notes UK lawmakers warn crypto donations could disturb political finance enforcement. South Korea plans to reopen corporate access to crypto markets after a 9-year ban. India now mandates live blinking selfies, GPS data, and IP addresses for crypto KYC. As 2026 starts, policymakers around the world are shifting their stance on the cryptocurrency industry. Governments are no longer debating whether crypto should be regulated, but how far control should go. In the UK, senior lawmakers are calling for a full ban on crypto donations to political parties. According to…

A Liquidity TSUNAMI Is Coming! It’ll Be Super Massive for Bitcoin | Jack Mallers Update

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South Korea Will Allow Corporate Crypto Investment After 9 Years

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South Koreaโ€™s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is reportedly updating its guidelines to allow corporations to invest in digital assets after a nine-year ban.ย  Listed companies and professional investors will be able to invest up to 5% of their equity capital in crypto assets, reported local news outlet Seoul Economic Daily on Sunday.ย  According to the report, a senior FSC official familiar with the matter said the authorities will โ€œrelease the final guidelines in January [or] February and allow virtual currency transactions for investment and financial purposes by legal entities.โ€ The…

UK Lawmakers Push to Ban Crypto Political Donations

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Seven senior UK lawmakers have urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban the use of crypto for political donations, arguing the assets help obscure foreign interference. Labour Party MPs who chair various parliamentary committees asked the government in a letter on Sunday to include a ban on crypto donations in an elections bill expected to be introduced later this month, according to reports in The Observer and The Guardian. Business and trade committee chair Liam Byrne, one of the letterโ€™s signatories, said that political financing โ€œmust be transparent, traceable and…