The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has urged countries to accelerate enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) rules for the crypto industry, warning that stablecoins are increasingly becoming the preferred digital asset for illicit activity. In its July 2026 review of virtual asset regulations, the global watchdog said jurisdictions have made progress in implementing its standards for virtual asset service providers (VASPs), but enforcement remains uneven. The FATF warned that regulatory gaps continue to create opportunities […]
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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday updated its Central Bank of Iran designation to… The post OFAC Sanctions Iran Central Bank Crypto Wallets, Freezing $131M in Stablecoins appeared first on Chainalysis .
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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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Mizuho, one of the largest financial institutions in the world and one of Japan’s three ‘megabanks,’ said Circle’s final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank is a positive regulatory milestone but it does little to address the company’s broader growth challenges or rising competitive pressures in the stablecoin market. “While a positive development, we believe the market reaction is likely overly optimistic, as this does not resolve […]
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As empresas irão avaliar o uso do USDC em operações de tesouraria transfronteiriças da JCB e em pagamentos a comerciantes no Japão, à medida que cresce a adoção de stablecoins regulamentadas.
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected 36 payment service providers to participate in a year-long pilot of the digital euro marking another step toward the potential launch of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) by 2029. The 12-month pilot, scheduled to begin in the second half of 2027, will use a beta version of the digital euro to test payment functionality, operational processes and user experience across the ECB and 19 euro area national central banks. Participants will include […]
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For years, discussions around stablecoins have focused on regulation, reserves, and adoption. But as stablecoins mature into global payment infrastructure, another challenge is emerging as the industry’s biggest bottleneck: Liquidity. Tanzanian fintech, NALA, offers one of the clearest examples of why liquidity, not blockchain technology, is increasingly becoming the limiting factor in scaling stablecoin payments. The company recently secured an initial $25 million credit facility, with the option to increase it to $50 million, from private credit firm Liquidity […]
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