
Bank of Korea Links Dollar Stablecoin Demand to Weaker Currencies
A study of 12 currencies from 2019 to 2025 found direct exchange pairs cut local stablecoin premiums by 0.33 to 0.38 points. The won showed no FX response.
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A study of 12 currencies from 2019 to 2025 found direct exchange pairs cut local stablecoin premiums by 0.33 to 0.38 points. The won showed no FX response.

The complaint says ten Ethereum addresses were blacklisted on an informal law-enforcement request, 112 days before a seizure warrant was issued.

The group will incorporate this year and issue a dollar token in the first half of 2027. Counts of the market it is entering do not agree.

Circle becomes Chelsea's principal partner and front-of-shirt sponsor from 2026/27. Neither side disclosed a fee, and the reported estimates disagree.

Ethena is putting USDe's backing into equity perpetual trades that paid 14% to 17.5% over the summer, while bitcoin funding kept falling. A fee-switch vote runs alongside.

SBI Holdings will pay $270 million for about 20% of Jakarta's Ajaib Group to extend its yen stablecoin into Southeast Asia. No valuation was disclosed.

Dunamu and Visa will look at stablecoin payments, remittances and AI-driven services in South Korea. No product, launch date or token has been chosen.

HM Treasury will amend the Financial Services and Markets Bill to give the Bank of England a secondary objective covering payments innovation and stablecoins.

South Korea's Shinhan Financial signed an agreement with Visa on Wednesday to test stablecoin issuance, redemption and card settlement. No timeline was given.

Revolut began a phased release of its euro stablecoin to selected customers in three EEA markets. The token is issued by Stripe-owned Bridge under MiCA.

The five-agency customer identification proposal for stablecoin issuers closed comments on 21 August. Both letters located press on the same two definitions.

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