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Africa's Chipper Cash signs with Ripple for cross-border payments

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Africa's Chipper Cash signs with Ripple for cross-border payments

Ripple has signed a deal to deliver crypto-enabled cross-border payments to African money movement firm Chipper Cash.

PwC Italy and SKChain Advisors prep blockchain-based digital identity product

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PwC Italy and SKChain Advisors prep blockchain-based digital identity product

PwC Italy has joined forces with blockchain consultancy SKChain Advisors to develop an enterprise-grade Web3 EU digital identity product.

Stablecoin de-pegging to be probed by Ripple, Warwick Business School’s Gillmore Centre

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Stablecoin de-pegging to be probed by Ripple, Warwick Business School’s Gillmore Centre

The research is funded by the University of California, Berkeley’s Centre for Responsible Decentralized Intelligence, and will involve collaboration between Warwick’s own Dr Ganesh Viswanath-Natraj, Ripple Research, and the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), the $50 million research division of Ripple.

UK Government enters procurement phase for Digital Gilt Instrument issuance

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UK Government enters procurement phase for Digital Gilt Instrument issuance

The UK Government has issued a procurement notice for a pilot of blockchain-based Digital Gilt Instrument (Digit) issuance.

BX Digital to roll out DLT-based settlement system for digital assets in Switzerland

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BX Digital to roll out DLT-based settlement system for digital assets in Switzerland

BX Digital, a subsidiary of Boerse Stuttgart, has received conditional approval from Swiss market regulators to operate a blockchain-based settlement system for digital assets.

Binance receives $2 billion investment from Abu Dhabi's MGX

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Binance receives $2 billion investment from Abu Dhabi's MGX

Abu Dhabi investment group MGX has invested $2 billion in stablecoin in crypto exchange Binance.

BVNK launches embedded wallet that unifies fiat and stablecoin payments

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BVNK launches embedded wallet that unifies fiat and stablecoin payments

Stablecoin payments infrastructure firm BVNK has launched an embedded wallet that unifies fiat and stablecoin payments globally.

Turkish investment bank BankPozitif taps Taurus for crypto custody

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Turkish investment bank BankPozitif taps Taurus for crypto custody

Turkish digital investment bank BankPozitif has teamed up with Swiss blockchain startup Taurus for a push into crypto.

SEC clarifies regulatory status of meme coins

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SEC clarifies regulatory status of meme coins

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance released a staff statement on 27 February 2025 clarifying that meme coins are not considered securities.

Franklin Templeton launches first tokenised fund in Luxembourg

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Franklin Templeton launches first tokenised fund in Luxembourg

US asset manager Franklin Templeton has launched what it claims is the first fully tokenised investment fund domiciled in Luxembourg.

Euroclear and Digital Asset team on tokenised collateral mobility

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Euroclear and Digital Asset team on tokenised collateral mobility

Post trade body Euroclear and blockchain firm Digital Asset have launched the first phase of the tokenised collateral mobility initiative for the Canton Global Collateral Network (GCN).

Taurus launches private token standard for banks

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Taurus launches private token standard for banks

Swiss blockchain startup Taurus has released what it describes as an open-source token standard for debt and equity transactions in a move designed to boost the digital assets market.

Securities and Futures Commission unveils roadmap to make Hong Kong a global virtual asset hub

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Securities and Futures Commission unveils roadmap to make Hong Kong a global virtual asset hub

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) outlined a 12-point strategy today to boost Hong Kong’s virtual asset (VA) market.

ECB investigates settlement of DLT-based transactions in central bank money

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ECB investigates settlement of DLT-based transactions in central bank money

The European Central Bank is looking into how to settle distributed ledger technology-based transactions in fiat money.

Standard Chartered backs StraitsX stablecoins

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Standard Chartered backs StraitsX stablecoins

Standard Chartered Bank is stepping deeper into the stablecoin space through a strategic partnership with StraitsX, a Singapore-licensed stablecoin issuer, to strengthen the reserve management of its US Dollar and Singapore Dollar stablecoins, XUSD and XSGD.

Gemini in talks to pursue IPO

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Gemini in talks to pursue IPO

Cryptocurrency platform Gemini is in talks with potential advisors on a listing to pursue an initial public offering.

Stablecoin payments platform Cedar Money raises $9.9m

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Stablecoin payments platform Cedar Money raises $9.9m

Cross-border stablecoin payments platform Cedar Money has raised $9.9 million in a seed funding round led by QED Investors.

Trump orders evaluation of national crypto stockpile; prohibits CBDC work

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Trump orders evaluation of national crypto stockpile; prohibits CBDC work

President Donald Trump has established a working group on digital assets that will investigate the development of a federal regulatory framework for crypto and evaluate the creation of a national digital asset stockpile.

Circle buys tokenised money market fund Hashnote

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Circle buys tokenised money market fund Hashnote

Crypto firm Circle Internet Group has acquired Hashnote, the issuer of US Yield Coin (USYC), the largest tokenised treasury and money market fund in the world.

Chainalysis buys AI fraud detection firm Alterya

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Chainalysis buys AI fraud detection firm Alterya

Blockchain analysis giant Chainalysis has acquired generative AI-powered fraud detection startup Alterya.

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