Bahrain has become the first Gulf country to introduce a dedicated rulebook for stablecoins, stepping ahead of regional peers as governments across the Middle East weigh how to regulate digital ...

Alibaba and JD.com urge central bank approval for yuan-based stablecoins to counter US dollar dominance in $247B global ...

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A digital bank is set to open a new office in central Manchester where it wants to build a 500-strong regional office over time.

Sasha Mills, Executive Director of Financial Market Infrastructure at the Bank of England, said the regulator was "open ...

The World Bank convened a series of meetings in Brazzaville, Congo, in May, bringing together key economic stakeholders, including finance ministers, from the Economic and Monetary Community of ...

Bahrain has introduced its first stablecoin regulation, enforcing full fiat backing, audits, and strict compliance.

Bahrain stablecoin regulations have launched, setting clear legal frameworks for digital asset issuance and oversight in the ...

JD.com and Ant Group are urging the PBOC to greenlight a yuan stablecoin to challenge the dominance of the US dollar in global trade.

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China's tech giants JD.com and Alibaba affiliate Ant Group are urging the central bank to authorise yuan-based stablecoins to ...

With fresh mandates, pilot projects, and corporate license bids, stablecoins are shedding their crypto roots to reshape how ...