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HSBC and Standard Chartered-led group land Hong Kong’s first stablecoin licenses
The approvals by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the territory's central bank, mark the first batch under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025.
XRP adjacent Flare proposes protocol-level MEV capture and 40% inflation cut
The proposal would move block building away from individual validators, create a revenue entity called FIRE to buy and burn FLR, and reduce annual token inflation to 3%.
David Bailey’s bitcoin holder Nakamoto is trying to stay on Nasdaq with a reverse stock split
The stock has plunged roughly 99% from its May 2025 peak as pressure builds on the bitcoin treasury firm.
Japan moves to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products
The new rules ban insider trading, require issuers to publish annual disclosures, and impose stricter penalties: up to 10 years in prison and 10 million yen in fines for operating without registration.
XRP may be less exposed to quantum computer threats than bitcoin, experts say
XRP’s design leaves a smaller share of its supply exposed to future quantum attacks than Bitcoin’s, experts said, pointing to additional XRPL features that stand out.