Payward, the parent of crypto exchange Kraken, is partnering with the London Stock Exchange to bring UK equities onchain. In the coming weeks Payward will issue the 100 largest London listed companies as xStocks, its tokenized equity framework. Subject to regulatory approval, the LSE then plans to list xStocks for trading on LSE 24, the […] The post London Stock Exchange to support xStocks tokenized stock trading in Payward deal appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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Visa has signed a strategic partnership with Dunamu, the operator of South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit, to explore stablecoin payments, global remittances and AI driven commerce. The deal marks Visa’s second Korean partnership this week, following an arrangement with Shinhan Financial. While Shinhan is Korea’s second largest financial group, Hana Financial, the third largest, […] The post Visa signs 2nd Korean stablecoin deal this week, with Hana-backed Dunamu appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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Visa made two stablecoin announcements. It joined BLOOM, a Monetary Authority of Singapore initiative that aims to enable settlement involving regulated stablecoins and tokenized deposits, including the distribution and clearing of settlement assets. BLOOM, which stands for Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency, already has several banks and stablecoin issuers as participants, including JP Morgan and […] The post Visa joins BLOOM for stablecoin settlement. Shinhan adopts Visa Stablecoin Platform appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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The US Treasury has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the GENIUS Act with a 60 day comment period. The rules cover only Section 3, which deals with payment stablecoin issuance, offer and sale. The NPRM follows two previous Treasury proposals on the GENIUS Act, one on illicit finance and one on equivalence […] The post Treasury issues GENIUS Act rulemaking for what qualifies as payment stablecoin issuance appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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Standard Chartered’s Anchorpoint unveiled the beta phase of its HKDAP stablecoin issuance with licensed Hong Kong digital asset exchanges HashKey and OSL. It follows the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) awarding the first two stablecoin issuer licenses in April to Anchorpoint and HSBC and marks the first issuance of a Hong Kong regulated stablecoin. Anchorpoint […] The post Standard Chartered’s Anchorpoint launches beta version of HKDAP stablecoin appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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South Africa has proposed new rules that would limit certain offshore transfers of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. The draft crypto asset manual for offshore transactions was published by the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) Financial Surveillance (FinSurv) division, and contains a mix of outright bans and reporting requirements. The consultation period runs until the end of […] The post South Africa plans exchange controls for offshore crypto, stablecoin flows appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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In yesterday’s Mansion House speech, the UK’s Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that the issuance of the country’s digital government bond, DIGIT, will take place in early 2027, making the UK the first G7 country to issue a digital sovereign bond. Simultaneously, a joint US-UK statement on stablecoins was published alongside the recommendations of the Transatlantic […] The post UK-US Transatlantic Taskforce prioritizes tokenized assets, stablecoins appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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Cloudflare has opened a waitlist for its Monetization Gateway, which will let customers charge for any resource sitting behind Cloudflare’s network, whether web pages, datasets, APIs or AI MCP tools. At launch, payments will settle in stablecoins over x402, the payment protocol founded by Coinbase. The x402 protocol revives the long dormant HTTP “Payment Required” […] The post Cloudflare unveils stablecoin solution for AI agent payments appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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In preparation for a talk at the ECB Forum today, the Bank of Korea published a paper on its unified ledger Project Hangang (Han River). It involves tokenized deposits from commercial banks, with interbank settlement using a wholesale CBDC. Seven banks participated in Phase I earlier this year, expanding to nine for Phase II which […] The post Korea’s unified ledger paper is silent on privacy. Central banks should take note appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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A year after the Bank for International Settlements branded stablecoins “unsound money,” the BIS has returned with a more constructive follow up. Its latest report, “Anchoring trust in money: innovation beyond stablecoins,” pre-released today, still catalogs the shortcomings. The tone, however, has shifted from dismissal toward prescription. Acting Head of Monetary and Economic Department Frank […] The post BIS identifies stablecoin gaps. Regulation and innovations are already closing them appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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A new BIS Bulletin identifies two distinct models of stablecoin remuneration on centralized exchanges, each with very different risk profiles for holders. The taxonomy is timely. Interest prohibitions already in force in the EU and now taking shape in the US primarily target the model that carries less risk for holders. Under “reserve-based” remuneration, the […] The post BIS maps stablecoin yield models. Do interest bans target the right one? appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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In September 2025 the Digital Currency Research Institute, a division of China’s central bank, unveiled a center to boost international usage of its e-CNY digital currency. Today it announced that the first batch of 26 banks have signed up to CBETS, the Cross Border e-CNY Transfer Services. While the digital RMB was originally a central […] The post China launches e-CNY digital currency internationally as 26 banks sign up for CBETS appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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Payment technology firm Nuvei has agreed to acquire cross border payments platform Payoneer for $2.75 billion in cash, creating a combined entity processing more than $500 billion in annual payment volume across more than 190 countries. The deal brings together Nuvei’s payment acceptance capabilities with Payoneer’s cross border payouts, multi currency accounts and banking network. […] The post Nuvei to buy Payoneer for $2.75bn, combining stablecoin receipts, payouts appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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The SEC proposed on 11 June to rescind two pillars of Regulation NMS for listed stock trading, the Rule 611 trade through rule and Rule 610(e). It opened a 60 day comment period. Rule 611 bars a trading venue from executing an order at a price worse than the best automated quote displayed at another […] The post SEC plans to scrap two NMS rules that hinder tokenized stock trading via DeFi AMMs appeared first on Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise .
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