New Bank of Korea governor Shin Hyun-song supported CBDCs and deposit tokens in his first address, while stablecoins were notably absent from his remarks.

Promoters of flagged platforms may face fines of up to 5 million Philippine pesos ($89,000) or up to 21 years in prison under Philippine securities

A 12-bank European consortium led by Qivalis is partnering with Fireblocks to develop a regulated euro stablecoin under MiCA, targeting launch in the second half

STRC’s dropped below its $100 par value, indicating that Strategy will likely pause Bitcoin buying this week, which could help the bears pull price down

Prior -0.5 Current conditions -73.7 vs -70.0 expected Prior -62.9 That’s the worst reading since December 2022 as the fallout from the US-Iran conflict continues

A fake police raid enabled a $1 million Bitcoin robbery, exposing the rise of wrench attacks and the shift from digital hacks to physical crypto

The headline is via Reuters in citing Iran’s state media as saying that no delegation has yet departed for Pakistan to attend peace talks. This

US Senator Thom Tillis said members of the crypto and banking industries still need more time to be heard.

Griff Green, a member of Arbitrum’s security council, said the group acted with input from law enforcement and “did not make this decision lightly.”

The value of tokenized real-world assets on public blockchains is estimated at more than $29 billion, up more than 10% in the last 30 days.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlight was the UK jobs report. The data showed a meaningful drop in the unemployment rate, lower

Prior 5.2% Employment change 25k vs 35k expected Prior 84k Average weekly earnings +3.8% vs +3.6% 3m/y expected Prior +3.9%; revised to +4.1% Average weekly