digital assets
HSBC, Standard Chartered to get stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong
The city has been pushing ahead with ambitions to become a crypto hub through a series of regulatory measures first announced in 2022
Hong Kong family offices plan more crypto, private markets exposure
The financial hub has sought to encourage more wealthy individuals and their families to anchor their investments in the city
JPMorgan sees crypto boost if market-structure bill passes
The Clarity Act is part of a broader push in Congress to create a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets
Crypto.com says it won conditional approval for US bank charter
Becoming trust banks does not allow the firms to act as traditional Main Street institutions
Trump-linked World Liberty targets real estate as crypto slides
Real estate has been slower to move on-chain than other assets
US banks build tokenised deposit network to guard their turf
The full service is expected to be available for customers of the banks involved in the fourth quarter
Bitcoin plunge: What Michael Saylor’s US$12 billion Strategy loss says about the cryptocurrency
BT unpacks the drivers behind the asset’s downturn and what it means for investors
Tether is shaking up the gold market with massive metal hoard
The company makes money from its dollar stablecoin that is the giant of the sector, with US$186 billion in circulation
US senators introduce long-awaited Bill to define crypto market rules
The legislation gives the industry legal clarity, and defines when tokens are securities, commodities or otherwise
David Beckham-backed health firm Prenetics ceases Bitcoin treasury plans
Strategy change comes as the coin has entered a bear market, causing the stock price of many digital-asset treasuries to fall
