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Dated, sourced and organised reporting that separates announcements from meaningful change.
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17 August 2026 · 18:22 · Stablecoins · 7 minU.S. Treasury draws GENIUS Act boundaries — the rule is not finalThe U.S. Treasury proposes where a stablecoin is issued and sold. It is a key GENIUS Act rulemaking, with 87 questions still open.↗ - 02
15 August 2026 · 08:27 · Stablecoins · 7 minWorld Liberty gets conditional approval — its bank cannot open yetThe OCC conditionally clears World Liberty’s future bank to take over USD1. Eleven pre-opening requirements still stand between approval and launch.↗ - 03
14 August 2026 · 18:16 · Stablecoins · 7 minTether gets a KPMG audit — but does not publish the reportKPMG confirms an unqualified opinion on Tether’s 2025 accounts. The report remains private, limiting independent review of the details.↗ - 04
13 August 2026 · 18:17 · Stablecoins · 7 minNigeria opens its sandbox to stablecoins — without granting a licenceThe CBN is admitting stablecoins, wallets and payment services to a sandbox with bounded live testing. Admission is not a licence.↗ - 05
13 August 2026 · 08:38 · Stablecoins · 7 minHKDAP goes live in Hong Kong — but remains institution-onlyHKDAP is live on Ethereum under a Hong Kong licence. Public access remains closed and the token’s initial on-chain activity is still tiny.↗ - 06
12 August 2026 · 13:15 · Stablecoins · 7 minBank of England tests stablecoins with a digital pound — without real moneyThe Digital Pound Lab will simulate a payment where stablecoins and a digital pound share one flow. It is an interoperability test, not a public launch.↗ - 07
11 August 2026 · 13:23 · Stablecoins · 7 minDigital Garage launches a stablecoin layer for Japanese paymentsDigital Garage is commercialising DG SPS to connect stablecoins with payment networks. What the 1.3 million-location figure does — and does not — mean.↗ - 08
10 August 2026 · 08:00 · Stablecoins · 7 minArc promises open access while institutions control consensusCircle plans to launch Arc on September 16 with eleven institutions as validators. What the model opens, centralises and still has to prove.↗