Adoption
South Korean digital bank with 15M users turns to Solana stablecoins for overseas transfers
The PoC keeps the customer relationship inside a regulated app, but launch details remain unresolved.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 6 min read
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Ripple gives RLUSD a MiCA foothold in Europe and route into African payments – but is volume there?
The company is trying to turn its dollar token into commercial payment infrastructure by securing distribution in Africa and regulatory access in Europe.
Adoption
$8.5M DeFi vault pulled overnight: The wake-up call for traders chasing high yields
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Stablecoins
British pound stablecoins capped to $53B ceiling as Bank of England sets out stablecoin rules
The new framework removes wallet caps, yet keeps systemic sterling stablecoins far below dollar-token scale at launch.
Adoption
Tokenized stocks as DeFi collateral arrive before the borrowing risk is settled
Venus added Tesla, Nvidia, and SpaceX-linked bStocks as collateral, while borrowing, pricing, and liquidation risks remain untested.
Adoption
Charles Schwab prediction market partnership with Cboe to take traders away from Polymarket, Kalshi
Schwab’s reported Cboe work shows how S&P 500 outcome trades could move from crypto rails into brokerage accounts.
Exchanges
Kraken adds 2,500 unapproved Solana tokens to its app – says risk stays on-chain
Kraken’s app now gives eligible users Solana DEX access while warning that the tokens remain outside its listing review.
Adoption
Bitwise gives managed crypto portfolios to retail traders – but are they for you?
Bitwise is pushing crypto model portfolios beyond advisor dashboards and into retail investing software. The Parrot Finance rollout tests whether ETF issuers can create demand through managed allocation menus rather than leaving users to pick Bitcoin and Ethereum tickers one by one.
Stablecoins
Europe’s Swedish krona stablecoin arrives with a warning: dollar liquidity may already be too far ahead
SEKAU gives Europe a regulated SEK rail, but institutional usage will decide whether it can matter beyond launch.
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Payments
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Regulation
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