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$2.5 quadrillion clearing giant DTCC explores stablecoin
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26 June, 2025

$2.5 quadrillion clearing giant DTCC explores stablecoin

DTCC, the Wall Street back-office that handles over $10T daily, is the latest to weigh stablecoins and says it’s monitoring...
Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides
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26 June, 2025

Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides

The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea has announced a draft policy with a clear vision for implementing its...
Ethiopia, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe step up digitalization
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20 June, 2025

Ethiopia, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe step up digitalization

Elsewhere, Africa’s second-smallest nation, São Tomé and Príncipe, is piloting a national digital ID system based on the World Bank-backed...
Spain tracks digital asset holdings for taxes under proposed law
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18 June, 2025

Spain tracks digital asset holdings for taxes under proposed law

The proposed law will also enable coordination with the tax authorities in other EU states and allow Spanish authorities to...
CITIC: Hong Kong’s stablecoin law will ignite tokenization
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17 June, 2025

CITIC: Hong Kong’s stablecoin law will ignite tokenization

The new law will reportedly enable mainland firms to tokenize RWAs in Hong Kong; elsewhere, Dubai is edging closer to...
1 in 3 Kenyan banks ready to venture to digital assets: report
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16 June, 2025

1 in 3 Kenyan banks ready to venture to digital assets: report

Kenya’s central bank survey notes the country’s lenders said that digital assets provide alternative investment and payment channels and can...

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