The latest in digital assets, markets and regulation.
Jeonbuk Bank becomes South Korea's first commercial bank to offer Bitcoin-backed business loans, utilizing new civil enforcement rules that allow courts to seize and liquidate virtual assets upon default.
Standard Chartered launches RLUSD custody via its DIFC branch and plans a collateral-mirroring deal with LMAX Group to let clients use stablecoins as trading collateral without transferring tokens.
Kraken parent Payward received VARA approval for its local entity to launch AED-denominated spot and margin trading in the UAE, targeting a rollout in the coming weeks.
FSB Chair Andrew Bailey warns G20 leaders that stablecoin oversight remains immature and urges adoption of new AI governance practices amid rising cyber and financial stability risks.
France's National Assembly Finance Committee adopted an amendment requiring self-custody wallet holders to report assets exceeding 100,000 euros or face fines.
XRPL developers justified bypassing the standard two-week validator vote to fix a critical integer overflow bug capable of creating unlimited XRP.
A tampered Ledger hardware wallet attack estimated at $93.4 million in Asia has reportedly reached Europe, while an AI agent discovered a bug capable of printing 18 trillion XRP.
The IMF reports that over half of tokenized stock trading occurs outside U.S. market hours, with these assets showing higher volatility and lower liquidity than traditional equities.
Michael Saylor hinted at new Bitcoin purchases following Strategy's significant repurchase of preferred stock, which consumed six times its weekly BTC budget.
Zakura expects post-quantum signature opcodes to land in Zcash in January, enabling hash-based signatures for transparent payments.
Hardware wallet maker Coldcard is investigating how a phishing link appeared on its official X account, despite using offline two-factor authentication since 2017.
Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant in a user device purchased from reseller CryptoBilis, with estimated losses potentially exceeding $86 million across multiple cryptocurrencies.