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FATF Warns Crypto Misuse Fuels Illicit Finance, Urges Nations to Impose New Countermeasures

Global crypto oversight efforts advanced as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) approved new digital asset risk reports, reaffirmed Iran’s blacklist status, and heightened scrutiny of stablecoins and offshore providers,…

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Japan’s SBI Holdings Eyes Regional Digital Asset Hub Through Coinhako Stake

Japan’s financial heavyweight SBI Holdings Inc. is moving to take control of Singapore-based crypto platform Coinhako, marking another calculated push into Asia’s regulated digital asset markets. SBI Holdings Targets Majority…

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Clarity Act Could Provide ‘Great Comfort’ to Markets, US Treasury Secretary Bessent Says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act this spring, arguing the legislation would calm crypto markets rattled by sharp bitcoin price swings. Bessent Warns Delay on…

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Banks Beat Payment Providers in Argentina: Labor Reform Bans Payments to Digital Wallets

A proposal that would have allowed workers to receive wages in digital wallets managed by payment providers was defeated after banks pressured lawmakers to exclude that option during debates over…

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Stablecoins a ‘Stealth Weapon’ for US Power, Dollar Milkshake Creator Says

Brent Johnson, CEO of wealth management firm Santiago Capital and creator of the “Dollar Milkshake Theory,” says that stablecoins may end up being the “stealth weapon” that the U.S. will…

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