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UK FCA finalises cryptoasset framework

30 June 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority simplified key elements of the regime, including streamlined capital requirements for stablecoin firms and tailored trading rules to reflect the operational reality of crypto markets

BNY expands relationship with Circle

30 June 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

BNY will provide comprehensive stablecoin services combining custody with mint and burn capabilities

Bullish to offer trading in tokenised securities

30 June 2026 Gibraltar
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The digital assets exchange has been authorised by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission for tokenised securities, advancing its broader strategy to build end-to-end infrastructure for the technology

Hfinance receives MiCA licence in Latvia

29 June 2026 Latvia
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The authorisation establishes Hfinance as a regulated Crypto-Asset Service Provider and fully aligns the firm with the EU’s comprehensive crypto-asset framework.

EIB issues the first DLT native commercial paper on Clearstream’s D7

29 June 2026 Germany
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Citi facilitated the issuance acting as sole dealer and issuing and paying agent, and BIL, DekaBank, DZ BANK, Eurex Clearing, Union Investment, and Volksbank Mittlerer Schwarzwald participated as primary investors in the tokenised commercial paper