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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Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong has become the first bank authorised to distribute HKDAP, a regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorpoint Financial, expanding the token’s rollout into conventional banking. The bank is initially working with eligible institutional clients on use cases including: tokenised fund settlement, treasury management, and cross-border payments. Standard Chartered plans to introduce HKDAP-based subscriptions and settlements for tokenised money-market funds with local and international asset managers in the fourth quarter, while also exploring intragroup settlements […]
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Coinbase has launched tokenized U.S. equities on the Base blockchain. The August 24 rollout includes 13 stocks — NVDAc, METAc, AAPLc, GOOGLc, AMZN, COIN, CRCL, INTC, MSFT, MSTR, SNDK, SPCX, and TSLA — each representing a direct claim on the underlying share, not a synthetic derivative. The product is live. The U.S. regulatory framework that […]
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Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Ghana) has expanded its virtual asset regulatory sandbox to 20 firms, up from 11 when the programme launched in March 2026. The SEC added nine companies in an updated list published on August 19 2026, broadening the sandbox to cover crypto trading, brokerage, tokenisation, trade finance and commodities markets. REGULATION | SEC Ghana Announces 11 Participants in Virtual Asset Regulatory Sandbox The 20 participants are: Africoin The Blue Penguin Company Limited (Blu […]
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The Two-Speed Regulatory Divergence in US Digital Assets On August 14, 2026, the SEC was scheduled to discuss its “innovation exemption” for tokenized securities under the “Reg Crypto” agenda. The meeting was canceled. The proposal – which would have given domestic crypto firms a conditional path to issue, custody, and trade tokenized equities, money-market funds, […]
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Coinbase has secured regulatory approval to establish an international tokenisation hub in Abu Dhabi. The company received a Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market. The approval allows it to arrange investment deals and provide custody services for tokenised securities. Coinbase said securities issued and registered in [...] The post Coinbase Gets Abu Dhabi Green Light for Tokenisation Hub appeared first on Fintech Singapore .
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Coinbase has secured regulatory approval to establish an international tokenisation hub in Abu Dhabi. The company received a Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The approval allows it to arrange investment deals and provide custody services for tokenised securities. Coinbase said securities issued and registered [...] The post Coinbase Opens New Abu Dhabi Chapter With Tokenisation Hub appeared first on Fintech News UAE .
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Wells Fargo announced a proprietary tokenized deposit platform on August 4, 2026, scheduled for a Fall 2026 launch for select corporate and commercial clients. The initial capability: USD-GBP cross-border payments that settle around the clock. But the standalone product is only half the story. The bank is simultaneously co-building a shared interbank network through The […]
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Tether is expanding its real-world asset (RWA) tokenization business into Saudi Arabia starting with institutional real estate as the stablecoin issuer seeks to extend its blockchain infrastructure beyond digital currencies. Tether said its Hadron platform will provide the technology to issue and manage tokenized real estate assets for institutional investors in Saudi Arabia. First Data will serve as issuer and market operator, while fintech firm BKN301 will connect the platform to banking and compliance infrastructure. “BKN301’s role in this […]
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Maybank Singapore has joined the central bank’s BLOOM initiative to advance programmable cross-border settlement. Launched in October 2025, BLOOM stands for Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency. It builds on Project Orchid, which explored use cases for a digital Singapore dollar and the infrastructure needed to support it. The initiative explores cross-border settlement using tokenised bank [...] The post Maybank Singapore Joins MAS’ BLOOM for Tokenised Cross-Border Payments appeared first on Fintech Singapore .
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