Cryptocurrency

Expands capabilities to support greater choice in how people and businesses exchange value BVNK’s digital asset infrastructure complements and extends Mastercard’s trusted global payments network, creating interoperability between fiat and stablecoins Enables financial institutions and other customers to address new use cases with stablecoins, tokenized deposits and tokenized assets PURCHASE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Mastercard today announced a […]

HSBC, Standard Chartered set for Hong Kong stablecoin licences. Hong Kong to issue first stablecoin licences from 36 applicants. HKMA prioritizes banks for stablecoin rollout to ensure stability HSBC and Standard Chartered are poised to become the first licensed stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong. Bloomberg posted on X, highlighting the significance of this development in […]

SAN MATEO, CA, and ABU DHABI, UAE — Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader and Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, today announced a new institutional off-exchange collateral program, making digital markets more secure and capital-efficient. Now live, eligible clients can use tokenized money market fund shares issued through Franklin Templeton’s Benji […]

Dubai/Paris – OFZA Fintech Virtual Asset Exchange LLC (OFZA), a UAE-based regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), has entered into a non-binding strategic collaboration with Trakx, a global fintech company registered with the French financial markets regulator (AMF) and specialising in the research and design of Crypto Tradable Index (CTI) methodologies, to advance research, market insight, and […]

Positions the UAE among the first major financial jurisdictions globally to implement a fully regulated framework for USD-denominated settlement for digital assets. Universal is the UAE’s first Registered Foreign Payment Token Issuer. Regulated by the FSRA (ADGM) with a Financial Services Permission to issue a Fiat-Referenced Token. USDU reserves are fully backed 1:1 with U.S. dollars, safeguarded […]

Abu Dhabi, December 2025 – Tabadulat Limited (Tabadulat), the UAE-based Shariah-compliant investing platform, and Fasset Labuan Limited (Fasset), an international digital assets exchange and blockchain solutions company, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on Shariah-compliant tokenised assets. The partnership brings together Tabadulat’s fully licensed brokerage platform, the UAE’s first free […]

Dubai, UAE – DKK Digital is proud to announce that it has been officially awarded a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) License for Virtual Asset Advisory Services by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). This license authorizes DKK Digital to provide regulated Virtual Asset Advisory Services in and from Dubai, further expanding its capabilities within one of […]

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent banking, financial services, and markets regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has today brought into force its updated regulatory framework for Crypto Tokens in DIFC. The enhanced rules strengthen the DFSA’s regime, provide greater clarity for market participants, and support the development of a safe, […]

Dubai, UAE: BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 AI company, is excited to introduce BingX TradFi, an innovative feature that enables users to trade futures on a diverse range of global assets, including commodities, forex, stocks, and indices. With a remarkable variety in the choice of assets, outstanding trading experience, and top-notch security, BingX TradFi […]

Dubai, UAE – Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, has appointed Tarik Erk as its new Regional Head for MENAT, overseeing the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey and Senior Executive Officer Abu Dhabi. The appointment reinforces Binance’s long-term commitment to the region and its focus on advancing the future of […]