UAE telco giant e& taps dirham stablecoin for bill payments pilot

The MoU marks a cautious step toward real-world stablecoin payments in the UAE, with e& assessing how AE Coin may integrate into its digital channels.

The MoU marks a cautious step toward real-world stablecoin payments in the UAE, with e& assessing how AE Coin may integrate into its digital channels.

XRP price risked a 15% drop to as low as $1.73, fuelled by collapsing transaction fees, reduced speculator appetite and a weakening technical structure.

Norway rules that a digital krone is unnecessary for now, highlighting its strong payment rails and the uncertain benefits of both retail and wholesale CBDCs.

State Street Investment Management and Galaxy Asset Management are launching a tokenized private liquidity fund on Solana, with Ondo expected to invest $200 million.

There are five other Satoshi statues made by Valentina Picozzi located around the world, in Switzerland, El Salvador, Japan, Vietnam and Miami, in the US state of Florida.

Australiaβs securities regulator has removed licensing requirements for stablecoin intermediaries and approved omnibus accounts, reducing compliance costs.

Conservatives in the Republican Party are frustrated that a promised ban on central bank digital currencies didnβt make it into a must-pass defense bill thatβs now on its way to the Senate.

A16z Crypto has opened its first Asian office in Seoul, South Korea, led by former Polygon Labs executive SungMo Park, with the venture capital firm noting the regionβs dominance in global adoption.

The MSCI Index is consulting on whether to exclude Bitcoin and other digital asset treasury companies that have a balance sheet with more than 50% of their assets in crypto.

The CFTC's new CEO Innovation Council includes leaders from crypto exchanges like Kraken and traditional stock exchanges such as Nasdaq to discuss market structure reforms.

Stripe has hired Valoraβs builders to work on its crypto initiatives, as the walletβs app shifts ownership back to Celoβs cLabs.Β

An affiliate of the crypto exchange Gemini received a designated contract market license, and it now plans to offer prediction markets in the US.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said crypto was one of many industries that banks had denied services to, and it could refer its findings to the Justice Department.

Sygnumβs APAC HNWI Report 2025 found that 87% of Asiaβs high-net-worth individuals are already exposed to crypto, with an average allocation of approximately 17%.

A lack of clarity on future interest rate cuts under Jerome Powell's leadership has placed a damper on a Bitcoin price rally, analysts say.

Federal Reserve monetary policy may benefit stocks, but BTC options show the short-term odds of Bitcoin rallying to $100,000 remain slim.

The funding will support Surfβs next AI model, aimed at delivering deeper onchain analysis and automating research for crypto companies and traders.

Falling sales and diminished Bitcoin gains pressured earnings, with the stock continuing to retrace its brief rally in March.

Tether said the system is designed to give users control over biometric data by keeping analysis and storage off the cloud.

ChronoForgeβs shutdown highlights mounting financial strain across Web3 gaming as shrinking budgets and dismal market sentiment take their toll.