OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
SBI closes Coinhako deal as JPYSC stays locked…
SBI Holdings closed its majority acquisition of Singapore crypto platform Coinhako on July 16, 2026 after clearing Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) approval, and the strategic pitch is a Japan–Southeast Asia settlement corridor running on…
FCA final crypto rules set up the UK’s…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the final rulebook for the UK's cryptoasset regime on June 30, 2026 — five policy statements covering regulated activities, prudential standards, market abuse and Handbook application — opening an…
How the CFTC’s crypto-perpetuals opening splits four markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) May 29, 2026 clearance for Coinbase to route US clients into crypto perpetual futures onshores a product that the European Union, the United Kingdom and Singapore still wall off…
Why the FCA’s retail crypto-ETN reopening splits from…
The Financial Conduct Authority's decision to reopen retail access to crypto exchange-traded notes (cETNs) — effective October 8, 2025 — puts the United Kingdom on a third path between the US spot-ETF model and the…
How the CLARITY Act carves crypto between the…
The Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act would split US crypto oversight by token function — handing spot digital-commodity markets to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission while leaving investment-contract assets with the Securities and Exchange…
GENIUS Act vs MiCA: the July 2026 stablecoin…
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act and the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) collide at twin July 2026 deadlines that, between them, separate the global stablecoin issuer base into…
Digital Trade Financing Pact Signed between the MAS…
Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have announced the completion of a cross-border digital trade…
DBS Vickers Granted Singapore License for Digital Asset…
DBS Vickers (DBSV), the brokerage arm of DBS Bank, has received formal approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to provide digital payment token services as a Major Payment Institution. The in-principle approval was…