Standard Chartered becomes first bank to offer HKDAP
Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong became the first bank to distribute HKDAP on Aug. 24, giving eligible institutional clients and partners access to Hong Kong’s first live regulated local-currency stablecoin. Summary Standard Chartered became HKDAP’s first bank distributor, extending access to eligible institutional clients and partners. Anchorpoint holds one of two stablecoin issuer licences granted…
India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones
Airbound, an Indian startup building autonomous drones, has raised $37 million in fresh capital as it pushes to make moving goods through the air as cheap as trucking them by road. The Series A round, led by Greenoaks with participation from DoorDash, Lachy Groom, Lightspeed, and Humba Ventures, comes less than a year after Airbound…
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Go Live for Eligible Non-US Users
Key Takeaways Eligible non-U.S. users can access major tokenized U.S. stocks. Each B20 token represents a claim on a share held in custody. Chainlink feeds support trading, lending, and collateral pricing. Coinbase Brings Major US Stocks Onchain Eligible investors outside the United States gained onchain access to tokenized shares in several major U.S. companies on…
Bitcoin’s Next Rally Could Send Ethereum Toward $20K: Analyst
The analyst says a drop below $1,388 could undermine the technical setup behind the long-term bullish thesis. Ethereum (ETH) could reach $20,000 in the next few years, according to Credible Crypto. The premise for his thesis lies in ETH’s trading range of five years, weak relative performance vis-à-vis Bitcoin (BTC), as well as a…
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Google Play Store Removes MEXC Crypto App in the Philippines
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Search queries for “MEXC” on the Philippine Google Play Store no longer return the official trading application, marking the platform’s complete disappearance from major mobile storefronts in the country following its prior removal from Apple’s…
US Treasury targets Iran’s crypto sector in sanctions push
The U.S. Treasury Department has launched Operation Economic Outcast to target Iran’s international financial links, including cryptocurrency activity that American officials say supports sanctions evasion and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Summary Operation Economic Outcast covers cryptocurrency, technology, gold, aviation, shipping and other financial channels. OFAC can sanction people operating in Iran’s crypto sector, regardless…
Grayscale Research Says Bitcoin’s Current Price May Be a Favorable Entry Point for Long-Term Investors
Bitcoin has surged back toward $80,000, gaining roughly 24% over the past week and breaking out of a six-week trading range. The rally has renewed investor interest, but Grayscale Research believes the current price may still offer a favorable entry point for long-term investors. Bitcoin rose more than 1% on August 24 to above $78,330,…
Apple is reportedly preparing iPhone price hikes
When Apple announced price hikes across many of its product lines earlier this summer, there was one product that was noticeably absent: the iPhone. But, just like it did with the MacBook and iPad, it appears that Apple will soon be raising prices on the iPhone, too. It looks like the tech giant was just…
Bessent Warns Foreign Nations to Sever Iranian Digital Asset Ties
Key Takeaways The U.S. launched Operation Economic Outcast to cripple Iran’s economy by heavily targeting its digital assets. The Treasury sanctioned an Iranian cyber group for crypto heists and threatened to cut off global enablers. Countries like China and Russia face strict deadlines to stop Iran-related activities or risk U.S. sanctions. U.S. Treasury Targets Iranian…
