Ant International reportedly plans to apply for stablecoin issuer licenses in Singapore and Hong Kong, signaling growing institutional cryptocurrency adoption among fintech firms. Ant International, a Singapore-based unit of the Jack Ma-backed Ant Group, is preparing to submit a license application in Hong Kong after the city’s stablecoin regulatory framework takes effect in August, according to a Bloomberg report citing unidentified sources. The company is expected to pursue similar licensing efforts in Singapore and Luxembourg. Ant Group is an affiliate of the Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group, which owns and operates…
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Global Stablecoin Grab: U.S. Bancorp vs Ant Group
Key Notes Ant Group plans to apply for stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong and Singapore. U.S.Bancorp is weighing the launch of a stablecoin amid a pro-crypto policy shift. A Coinbase report suggests that corporate interest in stablecoins has tripled. The global race to dominate the stablecoin space is heating up, with Ant Group’s international unit preparing to apply for stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong and Singapore. As per a recent report by Bloomberg, Ant International, the Singapore-based arm of Ant Group, plans to apply for a stablecoin issuer’s license in…
TRX Price Up As Tron Rolls Out The Red Carpet For Trump-Backed Stablecoin
Tron’s blockchain just added a USD1 stablecoin from World Liberty Financial Inc. That move put the spotlight back on TRX. And traders are paying attention to what comes next. Significant Price Movement According to trading data, TRX climbed 6% on Tuesday. It broke above the $0.2875 level on the daily chart before hitting resistance at $0.2980. A clean break past that hurdle could send the token toward $0.3230, the 50% Fibonacci retracement level. Currently, TRX trades around $0.2920, sitting between support at $0.2808 and the 23.6% Fib mark of $0.2645.…
US Senators Question Meta’s Stablecoin Plans Before GENIUS Act Vote
With the US Senate expected to vote on legislation to regulate payment stablecoins soon, two senators called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions about the company’s potential plans to introduce another stablecoin. In a Wednesday letter to Zuckerberg, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal said it was “more critical than ever that Congress and the public fully understand the extent of Meta’s plans” for stablecoins, given the size of the tech company and the expected vote on the GENIUS Act in the Senate. The two lawmakers asked the…
UK FCA Creates New Deputy Chief Executive Role to Oversee Regulation of Stablecoin and Crypto Firms
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Sarah Pritchard as its new Deputy Chief Executive, a role created to reflect the organization’s expanding responsibilities, including the integration of the Payment Systems Regulator and the regulation of stablecoin and crypto firms. Since joining the FCA in June 2021, Pritchard has led the supervision, policy, and […] Source CryptoX Portal
OpenTrade Raises $7M to Expand Stablecoin Yield Access in Inflation-Hit Markets
OpenTrade has raised $7 million in a strategic round led by Notion Capital and Mercury Fund, with backing from a16z crypto, AlbionVC, and CMCC Global. The latest funding brings the London-based company’s total haul to $11 million in just six months, a signal of investor confidence in the startup’s push to bring yield-bearing stablecoins to users in unstable economies. The company runs a “yield-as-a-service” platform designed for fintech apps, exchanges, and neobanks. Clients like Criptan in Spain and Littio in Colombia use OpenTrade’s backend to let users earn interest —…
Ethereum + Uniswap vs Congress!🔥U.S. Hearing on Crypto
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Yesterday, the House Committee on Financial Services, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), held a hearing examining digital asset market structure legislation, H.R. 3633, the CLARITY Act of 2025. ~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~ Tangem ➜ Use Code: “PBN” for Additional Discounts! 00:00 Intro 00:14 Sponsor: Tangem 00:43 Clarity Act U.S. Hearing 01:12 Ethereum + Uniswap Intro 02:19 Democrats Didn’t Read Bill 04:26 Lazy or Ignorant? 04:46 What’s in Clarity ACT? 05:12 Gary Gensler 2.0: Give Banks Power Again? 06:20 Decentralization…
Stablecoin Interest Among Fortune 500 Executives Up Threefold
Interest in using stablecoins has tripled year-over-year from 2024 among company executives at Fortune 500 companies, according to a report by crypto exchange Coinbase. Nearly 29% of 100 executives surveyed from the largest 500 US companies by revenue said their company has plans for, or is interested in stablecoins, compared to just 8% who said the same in 2024, representing a more than threefold increase year on year, Coinbase said in its State of Crypto report released Tuesday. Key reasons for the interest in stablecoins were slow transaction speed and…
SG Issues USD Stablecoin on Ethereum and Solana
Key Notes This follows the successful launch of its euro-pegged EUR CoinVertible (EURCV) on the Stellar network in April 2023. Societe Generale is capitalizing on the growth of the overall stablecoin market which is nearing an all-time high of $250 billion. US legislative efforts, such as the Senate’s bipartisan stablecoin bill, aim to establish clear regulations, encouraging institutional adoption. . On Tuesday, June 10, French financial services giant Societe Generale announced the launch of its USD-pegged stablecoin through its crypto subsidiary Societe Generale-FORGE. Interestingly, the firm has chosen blockchain platforms…
South Korea Proposes Stablecoin Licensing in New Crypto Bill
Key Notes Min Byeong-deok from the South Korean Democratic Party has unveiled a new bill to establish a further crypto regulatory framework. The new bill aligns with the Virtual Asset Investor Protection Act, the existing crypto rule in South Korea. Stablecoin traction is growing globally, especially with the push for the GENIUS and STABLE Acts. South Korea has taken new steps to boost its crypto regulation with a new stablecoin bill. On Tuesday, Min Seok, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party in the region, unveiled the bill, which includes a…