Coinbase has launched Solana futures contracts on its regulated US derivatives exchange, the cryptocurrency trading platform said on Feb. 19. Regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Coinbase’s Solana futures contracts aim to hasten SOL institutional adoption and may help pave the way for an eventual SOL exchange-traded fund (ETF) launch in the US….

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has introduced a new roadmap aimed at positioning the city as a global cryptocurrency hub. On Feb. 19, the SEC announced the “ASPIRe” roadmap in hopes of future-proofing Hong Kong’s virtual asset ecosystem. It responds to challenges such as fragmented liquidity, regulatory arbitrage and market volatility while fostering innovation…

Decentralized finance and real-world asset tokenization platform Mantra Finance has received a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), allowing it to expand operations in the United Arab Emirates and the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. On Feb. 19, Mantra Finance announced that it secured a…