BVNK reveals that stablecoins are no longer niche, but are becoming a practical, everyday form of money

Almost half (46%) of UK adults say they trust ChatGPT as a source of crypto related financial education, according to new research from Bitpanda UK

Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader and Binance (www.Binance.com), the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, announced a new institutional off-exchange collateral program, making digital markets more secure and capital-efficient. Now live, eligible clients can use tokenized money market fund shares issued through Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform as off-exchange collateral when trading on Binance.

BVNK, the leading independent provider of stablecoin infrastructure, has today secured its Crypto-Asset Services Provider (CASP) licence from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). This licence will allow BVNK to offer MiCA-regulated digital-asset services from Malta and passport them across EEA member states.

Morphic Financial Group, the London-based holding company of leading European crypto payments provider Ari10, today announced its subsidiary, WEB3 Holding B.V., has officially been granted a MiCA license by the Dutch regulator. The approval will consequently allow Morphic Financial Group to operate across the European Union under the EU’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.

CheckSig, a leading provider of professional crypto solutions in Italy, has appointed Crypto Risk Metrics to provide MiCA white papers as well as crypto-asset ESG data pursuant to Article 66(5) under the "Written-Consent-Model".

HM Treasury has chosen the HSBC Orion as the platform provider for the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot issuance

Fipto has partnered with Avenia, a leading financial infrastructure provider in Brazil, to launch a dedicated, two-way stablecoin corridor for EUR / BRL flows.

One Inc, the leading digital payments network for the insurance industry, today announced that GAINSCO Auto Insurance®, a property and casualty insurance company specializing in minimum-limits personal auto insurance, has extended its relationship with One Inc and upgraded to the latest version of ClaimsPay®, One Inc’s outbound payments solution.

KAST, the global financial platform built on stablecoin rails, today announces a partnership with Pudgy Penguins to launch an IP-backed stablecoin card – a product that brings Web3 culture into everyday, real world spending.

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, and Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses, have today announced a partnership with the intention of tokenising traditional fund structures.

Interactive Brokers announced the launch of Coinbase Derivatives, LLC nano Bitcoin and nano Ether futures contracts for trading

The FCA has begun legal proceedings against global crypto exchange HTX for illegally promoting cryptoasset services to UK consumers

LMAX Group, the leading global cross-asset marketplace, has unveiled Omnia Exchange (“Omnia”), a next‑generation infrastructure layer enabling users to seamlessly convert any asset in real‑time via a single API, anywhere, anytime.

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to expand its leading suite of regulated Cryptocurrency derivatives with the launch of Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK) and Stellar (Lumens) futures on February 9, pending regulatory review.