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Hong Kong Issues First Stablecoin Licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered Consortium

Hong Kong Issues First Stablecoin Licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered Consortium

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority granted its inaugural stablecoin licenses under the Stablecoins Ordinance to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial.

First approvals: HKMA issued the initial batch of stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial (Standard Chartered-led consortium with Animoca Brands). Regulatory milestone: Licenses granted under the Stablecoins Ordinance that took effect in August 2025; HKMA reviewed 36 applications. Strict safeguards: Stablecoins may only transfer to identity-verified wallets; travel rule…

Weekly Snapshot – Bitcoin’s Geopolitical Rebound

Bitcoin surged to roughly $69,120 on April 6 after traders returned from the Easter break to news of potential 45-day Iran ceasefire talks. The move squeezed $196 million in shorts and lifted the total crypto market cap back above $2.5 trillion. Major tokens followed: Ethereum rose 3.7% to $2,130, Solana gained 2% to $82, and XRP added 2.2% to $1.34. The relief came after wee…

Canary Capital Files S-1 for Spot PEPE ETF, Expanding Meme Coin Access via Regulated Products
Filing submitted: Canary Capital Group LLC filed Form S-1 with the SEC on April 8, 2026, for the proposed Canary PEPE…
Morgan Stanley Launches Spot Bitcoin ETF as First Major U.S. Bank Enters Market
Launch today: Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) begins trading on NYSE Arca April 8, 2026, under ticker MSBT. Low…

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Crypto Trading Pairs Explained - BTC, ETH, USDT and How to Trade Them
In digital asset markets, understanding how crypto trading pairs work is fundamental to how value is transferred and how prices are discovered. A trading pair represents the exchange relationship between two distinct assets — allowing traders to benchmark the relative cost of one cryptocurrency against another, or against a fiat-pegged equivalen…

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While the Fear & Greed Index sits at a grim 14 (Extreme Fear), a handful of coins are refusing to bleed with the crowd and are printing serious moves this week. Market Snapshot & Why This Week Matters BTC is holding at $72,617 with a…

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DeFi Dev Activity Just Ranked Its New Top 10—Why INJ, AAVE & LINK Are Pulling Ahead

DeFi Dev Activity Just Ranked Its New Top 10—Why INJ, AAVE & LINK Are Pulling Ahead

On April 6, 2026, Santiment dropped a fresh leaderboard that cut through the noise: Chainlink ($LINK) still sits at #1 in DeFi development activity, DeepBook ($DEEP) holds steady at #2, and Lido DAO ($LDO), Aave ($AAVE), and Injective ($INJ) are climbing with clear upward arrows. While price ac…

Upcoming ICOs/IDOs for April 2026

Curated list of the hottest launches.

The Macroeconomic Context: Institutional Positioning Amidst Extreme Fear

The resilience of the primary market in April 2026 is largely attributable to the shifting regulatory landscape in the United States. The Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act is positioned as a landmark legislative catalyst…

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Mezo April 1, 2026 Bitget Launchpool Bitcoin Economic Layer (L2) mezo.org
Tanuki Launchpad April 1, 2026 Launchpad Presale Multi-Chain Meme Infrastructure tanukilaunchpad.com
P2Pdotme April 1, 2026 ICO Conclusion Privacy-First P2P Protocol p2p.me
USD.ai April 1, 2026 Airdrop / TGE AI-Backed Synthetic Stablecoin usd.ai
BasedOnEx April 4, 2026 Airdrop / TGE Decentralized Exchange (DEX) basedonex.com
OneFootball April 9, 2026 Token Sale On-Chain Fan Pass / Social onefootball.com
EarnPark April 13, 2026 Token Sale CeDeFi Yield Aggregator earnpark.com
Wingbits April 22, 2026 TGE / Mainnet DePIN Flight Tracking Network wingbits.com
Arcium April 30, 2026 Public Testnet Confidential Computing Network arcium.com
Gensyn April 2026 (TBA) Mainnet / TGE Decentralized AI Compute gensyn.ai
Fluent April 2026 (TBA) Pre-Market Blended Execution Network fluent.xyz
Solstice April 2026 (TBA) TGE / Listing Institutional DeFi Protocol solstice.finance
Pepeto April 2026 (TBA) Presale Final Utility-Driven Meme Exchange pepeto.com

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In a major development for the cryptocurrency industry, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the visionary founder of Binance, has just released his highly anticipated memoir, Freedom of Money. The book offers an unprecedented first-person account of his meteoric rise in the crypto world, the explosive growth of…

Global Games Show Riyadh Unveils Star-Studded Speaker Lineup of Gaming Legends and Industry Leaders

Global Games Show Riyadh Unveils Star-Studded Speaker Lineup of Gaming Legends and Industry Leaders

These leaders will discuss the future of e-sports and gaming on topics such as game development in Web3.
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Incrypted Conference 2026

Incrypted Conference 2026 is the flagship event of Ukrainian Blockchain Week 2026.
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Ukrainian Blockchain Week 2026

Ukrainian Blockchain Week 2026 will host week-long a series of diverse and engaging events including various Meetups, Hackathons, Connect events.
6th Edition of Next Block Expo Coming Soon - March 24–25, 2026

6th Edition of Next Block Expo Coming Soon: CEE’s Leading Web3 Event Returns in a Bigger, Expanded Format on March 24–25, 2026

Next Block Expo (NBX), one of Europe’s leading Web3 industry events, returns for its 6th edition on March 24-25, 2026, in Warsaw.

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