China’s JD.com announced plans for a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin last summer and is now expected to be among the first issuers under HKMA’s stablecoin regime. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Corporations have accumulated 1% of all Ether since June, with Standard Chartered forecasting 10% ownership as institutional appetite for ETH continues to grow. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

The next frontier for crypto innovation is clear: Decentralized physical infrastructure networks need a tailored legal framework to unlock their full potential. It’s time for lawmakers to provide regulatory clarity for DePIN. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

A vote on prospective CFTC Chair Brian Quintenz was taken off the Senate Agriculture Committee’s agenda on Monday as the chamber heads into recess. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Both prosecutors and defense attorneys have made statements in court about a T-shirt Roman Storm wore at a 2019 Ethereum conference in Boston. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the new rules will make crypto exchange-traded products “less costly and more efficient.” Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

If passed, the legislation could give more weight to a US housing regulatory agency’s June order to consider certain digital assets for mortgage loan risk assessments. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr has pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to obstruct justice, which together carry a maximum of 15 years in prison. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

The Bank of Korea has also renamed its CBDC research and development teams to reflect their focus as practical business departments. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Rowland Marcus Andrade was sentenced to seven years in prison for making the cryptocurrency AML Bitcoin, which defrauded investors out of $10 million. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)