The international unit of Alipay owner Ant Group plans to seek stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong and Singapore, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.Ant International will apply for a stablecoin issuer's license…
Key Points:Ripple forecasts XRPL to capture 14% of SWIFT’s liquidity by 2025.Emphasis on increasing global liquidity and utility for XRP.Introduction of EVM-compatible sidechain enhances interoperability.
Ripple revealed plans for the XRPL…
A slightly
cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation reading initially boosted cryptocurrency
prices but ultimately led to a market correction.In effect,
the cryptocurrency market continues to navigate turbulent waters in June 2025,
with major digital assets experiencing…
Amid shifting dynamics in the crypto market, the meme coin segment is heating up, with new-age memes leading the trend. At the time, two of the most popular are Fartcoin…
Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC,…
Key Points:Consensus reached in China-U.S. trade talk, market impact noted.Equity markets react positively to new progress.Focus on rare earth supplies and tariff discussion.
China and the U.S. held their first Economic…
India's
securities regulator rolled out a new payment verification system this week
designed to help retail investors distinguish between legitimate brokers and
unauthorized entities operating in the country's financial markets.SEBI Launches New Payment
System…
Ethereum is making headlines again as US spot Ether ETFs recorded their highest inflows in four months, hitting $240.3 million on Wednesday. Leading the charge is BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust…
Wednesday's softer-than-expected U.S. inflation has likely set the stage for accelerated gains in bitcoin , potentially to $200,000 by the end of the year, according to Matt Mena, crypto research…
Key Points:U.S. Bancorp’s crypto custody business rejuvenated under Gunjan Kedia’s leadership.Institutional demand for crypto resurges following new policies.Bank explores stablecoin opportunities amidst industry growth.
Gunjan Kedia, U.S. Bancorp’s President, announced at…