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Singapore Draws a Hard Line: No Yield, Full Backing for Regulated Stablecoins
The Digital Euro Moves to the Checkout: ECB Recruits Merchants for 2027 Pilot
The ECB opened merchant applications on September 15 for a 12-month digital euro pilot starting in late 2027. For the first time, the project will be tested through real checkouts — where its commercial viability will be decided.
The UK's Crypto Authorisation Window Opens Today — and Labels Won't Save Anyone
The FCA's application window for crypto asset authorisation opens September 30 and closes February 28, 2027. The regulator's final guidance is blunt: it will judge firms by what they do, not what they call themselves.
The OCC Turned Stablecoin Bank Charters Into a Standard Process — and Approved Three in One Day
On September 18 the OCC granted conditional national trust bank charters to Bastion, Agora and Catena in a single day — a sign the federal charter is becoming the standard entry ticket for serious stablecoin businesses.
After Congress Deadlocked on Crypto, the SEC and CFTC Are Writing the Rulebook Themselves
The CLARITY Act fell 49–50 in the Senate on September 15. Within days, the CFTC filed a crypto rulemaking with the OMB and the SEC advanced Regulation Crypto Assets — the agencies are filling the legislative vacuum with or without Congress.
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After Congress Deadlocked on Crypto, the SEC and CFTC Are Writing the Rulebook Themselves
The UK's Crypto Authorisation Window Opens Today — and Labels Won't Save Anyone
The Digital Euro Moves to the Checkout: ECB Recruits Merchants for 2027 Pilot
Singapore Draws a Hard Line: No Yield, Full Backing for Regulated Stablecoins