The Bank of England (BoE) has clarified that its proposed caps on stablecoin holdings and transaction sizes are intended to be temporary safeguards, not permanent barriers to digital asset adoption. Speaking at DC Fintech Week, Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden emphasized the BoE’s aim to support a role for regulated stablecoins within a “multi‑money system” while preserving financial stability during the transition.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is urging U.S. policymakers to treat compliant crypto companies on par with traditional finance (TradFi) institutions. Speaking at DC Fintech Week, he said firms that meet Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) standards should receive the same regulatory benefits as banks—most notably access to a Federal Reserve “master account.”

A consortium of major banks—including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Citi, and led by BNP Paribas—announced a project to explore issuing 1:1 reserve-backed stablecoins on public blockchains, pegged to G7 currencies such as the U.S. dollar, euro, and Japanese yen.

Bitcoin plunged after U.S. President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on China, with BTC briefly crashing to $102,000 on Binance perpetual futures and spot prices hitting $107,000 on Coinbase. The escalation—tied to China’s planned export controls on rare earth minerals critical for semiconductors—sparked fears of a broader trade war, recession risk, and a crypto market sell-off.

As the AI market accelerates toward a projected $1T by 2031, the next wave centers on autonomous, agentic systems that browse, negotiate, transact, and collaborate. Many argue that Ethereum—not corporate clouds—offers the most neutral, verifiable substrate for this machine economy. With over $550B secured on-chain and millions of smart contracts, Ethereum’s public ledger serves as “trustware,” giving AI agents a censorship-resistant place to anchor identity, memory, and proof

Jupiter, Solana’s leading DEX aggregator, is launching a new Solana-based stablecoin called JupUSD in partnership with Ethena Labs, slated for mid–Q4 2025. Per the announcement, JupUSD will integrate across Jupiter’s ecosystem as collateral on Jupiter Perps, a core liquidity asset in lending pools, and a primary trading pair—positioning it as the backbone for Solana DeFi users.

Hong Kong-based DDC Enterprise Limited (NYSE: DDC) made its third Bitcoin (BTC) purchase in a week, adding another 100 BTC as it races to build a digital asset treasury targeting 10,000 BTC—roughly $1.2 billion at current prices. The company said it is “accelerating the pace” of acquisitions after laying operational groundwork and partnerships, positioning Bitcoin as a strategic reserve on its balance sheet.

The Bank of England (BoE) plans to exempt crypto exchanges and other operationally critical firms from proposed stablecoin holding limits, a move that could channel significant liquidity into Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). By granting waivers for market-making and settlement operations—and allowing stablecoins for settlement in the Digital Securities Sandbox—the BoE addresses industry concerns that previous caps were unworkable.

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Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian said the real estate platform will enable customers to buy homes with Bitcoin and other crypto, replying “We will. Just need to prioritize it” in a post on X. Following the comment, coverage noted Opendoor’s stock ticked higher intraday and highlighted the company’s scale (operating in 44 U.S. markets with a multibillion-dollar market cap).

Samsung has partnered with Coinbase to bring seamless crypto trading to 75 million Galaxy users in the U.S. via Samsung Wallet, marking one of the largest mobile crypto integrations to date. The integration enables one-tap access to Coinbase features directly within Samsung Wallet, aligning with Samsung’s strategy to make the app a central hub for payments, IDs, keys, and now digital assets.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has lifted its ban on crypto exchange-traded products for retail investors, opening the door to Bitcoin and Ethereum-linked exchange-traded notes (cETNs) as part of the country’s push to become a global “crypto hub.” However, despite headlines that the “UK crypto ban is lifted,” retail investors still can’t buy immediately due to administrative holdups.

Pi Network has launched a testnet decentralized exchange (DEX) with an automated market maker (AMM) to strengthen its DeFi ecosystem and expand real utility for Pi Coin. The initiative focuses on utility-driven tokens, developer experimentation, and financial literacy, allowing the community to practice non-custodial trading and liquidity provision in a low‑risk environment before mainnet scale-up.

VisionSys AI stock plunged as much as 57% after the company unveiled plans to build a Solana (SOL) treasury of up to $2 billion, initially targeting $500 million in SOL purchases and staking within six months via a partnership with Solana DeFi protocol Marinade Finance. Shares rebounded modestly intraday but remained sharply lower as investors weighed balance-sheet risk and execution questions around funding such a large crypto position.

Japanese loans provider MBK (TYO: 3121) announced it purchased approximately 17.6 BTC for around ¥300 million (~$2.04 million) and approved the buy at the board level. The firm framed Bitcoin as both a treasury hedge against yen depreciation and inflation and as a strategic asset it plans to use beyond investment purposes.

Going forward, crypto stakeholders should closely watch whether this no-action letter becomes a precedent for other token projects that link blockchain incentives to real-world services. If so, DePIN adoption could accelerate, transforming how global infrastructure—from internet bandwidth to IoT devices—is deployed and monetized, while reassuring builders and investors that innovation can coexist with regulatory compliance.

Binance has launched Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS), a white-label crypto trading toolkit that lets banks, brokerages, and stock exchanges offer digital asset services under their own brand while using Binance’s backend infrastructure. The turnkey solution provides access to Spot and Futures markets, deep liquidity, settlement, custody, and compliance tooling—helping TradFi institutions enter crypto without building systems from scratch.

SWIFT has reportedly selected Linea—Consensys’ Ethereum Layer-2 (zkEVM/zk-rollup)—for a multi-month pilot to migrate parts of its interbank messaging system on-chain, involving more than a dozen global banks like BNP Paribas and BNY Mellon. The trial explores blockchain-based interbank messaging, interoperability, and a potential stablecoin-like settlement token to modernize cross-border payments.

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party (DP) has officially launched a crypto policy task force, signaling a more proactive stance toward shaping the country’s digital asset industry. The task force is tasked with drafting policies aimed at fostering innovation and promoting growth in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and fintech sectors.

Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has partnered with crypto infrastructure provider Crossmint to expand USDC usage across multiple blockchain rails. The collaboration integrates Crossmint Wallets and APIs for onramps, payments, and orchestration, enabling both humans and AI agents to transact seamlessly with digital dollars. Circle highlighted that this partnership lays the groundwork for a “new era of finance” where money moves instantly and globally.