Global Adoption

South Korea Moves to Regulate RWA Tokens and Stablecoins Under Existing Financial Laws

South Korea is accelerating its push into digital assets, proposing a new framework that brings tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) and…

2 weeks ago

Africa’s Crypto Market Surges 52% as Regulation Fuels Real-World Adoption

Africa’s crypto market is experiencing explosive growth, with on-chain value surpassing $205 billion—a 52% year-over-year increase—driven by clearer regulations and…

3 weeks ago

Mercado Libre Shuts Down Mercado Coin, Ending Its Loyalty-Driven Crypto Experiment

Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre is officially shutting down its in-house cryptocy, Mercado Coin, bringing an end to a multi-year experiment aimed…

3 weeks ago

India Arrests Crypto Scam Kingpin Linked to Human Trafficking Ring in Myanmar

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an alleged kingpin behind a transnational network that trafficked victims into cyber…

1 month ago

Germany Launches First Fully Digital Bond on Blockchain, Cutting Issuance Time to Just One Hour

Germany has taken a major step toward modernizing its financial system after successfully issuing its first fully digital bond on…

1 month ago

Amundi Launches $100M Tokenized Fund on Ethereum and Stellar

Europe’s largest asset manager, Amundi, has launched a $100 million tokenized fund on blockchain networks Ethereum and Stellar, marking a major step in bringing…

1 month ago

Alibaba Backs Singapore’s MetaComp to Scale Hybrid Stablecoin Payments

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has backed Singapore-based fintech company MetaComp in a $35 million funding round aimed at expanding infrastructure for hybrid fiat-and-stablecoin payment systems used in global…

1 month ago

TOKEN2049 Dubai Postponed to 2027 Amid Heightened Security Risks in the UAE

One of the world’s largest cryptocy conferences, TOKEN2049 Dubai, has been postponed until April 2027 after rising geopolitical tensions created security concerns in…

1 month ago

Ghana Opens Crypto Trading Sandbox With 11 Firms Under New VASP Law

Ghana has taken a major step toward regulating the digital asset sector by launching a crypto trading regulatory sandbox that will allow 11…

1 month ago

Vancouver Moves to Close Bitcoin Reserve Proposal After Legal Review

Officials in Vancouver, Canada are moving to close a proposal that would have explored adding Bitcoin to the city’s financial reserves, after a…

2 months ago