Hong Kong Grants First Stablecoin Licences to HSBC, Standard Chartered Consortium
Key Takeaways HKMA granted 2 licences to HSBC and a Standard Chartered-led group, advancing Hong Kong crypto plans. New rules...
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Japan Passes Bill Reclassifying Crypto as Financial Instruments
Key Takeaways: Japan reclassified crypto as financial instruments under the FSA to curb insider trading by 2027. Proposed tax cuts...
March US Inflation Rises 0.9% to 3.3% Led by Energy Prices
Key Takeaways: The rise is the steepest recorded since June 2022, at the peak of the post-COVID pandemic era. While...
New Bitcoin ETF Launches After-Dark Strategy to Capture Overnight Market Surges
Key Takeaways: A new bitcoin ETF, NGHT, targets after-dark trading windows to isolate differentiated overnight return patterns. Morgan Stanley MSBT’s...
TAO Plummets 25% as Bittensor Co-Founder Accused of Using Token Sales to Coerce Compliance
Key Takeaways: Covenant AI left Bittensor on April 8, alleging co-founder Jacob Steeves maintains centralized control. TAO plummeted 25% to...
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Add Combined $443 Million in Strong Inflow Day
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs likely to close the week in green with inflows surpassing outflows so far. Further support came...
VALR and Onafriq Pioneer Direct Local Currency Funding for African Crypto Users
Key Takeaways: VALR and Onafriq integrated to allow mobile money funding across 43 African markets in 2026. Mobile money added...
TRM Labs: While Risks Remain, Compliance Advances in Latam
Key Takeaways: TRM Labs states that the threats are well-documented in the region, including flows linked to the Sinaloa Cartel,...
Australia’s Own Impact Analysis Undercuts Landmark Gambling Ad Crackdown as New Zealand Delays Similar Action
Key Takeaways: Australia’s OIA projects ad restrictions will cut gambling spending by AUD 62.7M, or 0.8 percent A full ban...
AlphaTON Capital Scales Confidential Compute With $43M Vertical Data Infrastructure Deal
Key Takeaways: AlphaTON Capital (Nasdaq: ATON) signed a $43 million AI infrastructure deal with Vertical Data, expected to close in...
Americans Get Wary as AI Layoffs Surpass 100K
Key Takeaways: One of the last layoffs announcements accounted for includes Oracle’s latest 30K round of layoffs and Meta’s recent...
France Advances Law Mandating Self Custody Funds’ Disclosure
Key Takeaways: Deputy Daniel Labaronne opposed the inclusion of this article in the law, arguing it would be impossible for...
Morgan Stanley Low-Fee Bitcoin ETF Sparks Fee War Across Issuers, Analyst Says
Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley launched MSBT with a 0.14% fee, undercutting Blackrock IBIT and escalating a bitcoin ETF fee war....
Italy Eyes Gambling Sponsorship Return as Football Federation Links Ad Ban to Structural Decline
Key Takeaways: Outgoing FIGC president Gravina calls for Dignity Decree repeal in 11-page reform report Serie A clubs estimate €100M-€150M...
East Africa Leads Stablecoin FX Compression in Q1 2026, Borderless Benchmark Reports
Key Takeaways: The Borderless Benchmark Q1 2026 report analyzed 1.15 million rate observations across 51 currencies. East Africa’s KES, TZS,...
