JPMorgan, the largest bank in the United States by assets, plans to offer trading and wealth-management clients the option of using crypto-linked assets as collateral for loans, according to a June 4 report from Bloomberg. The bank is set to allow financing against crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in some weeks. JPMorgan will begin with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin…

Hong Kong’s securities regulator aims to introduce digital asset derivatives trading for professional investors as part of a broader strategy to expand product offerings and reinforce the city’s role in the global digital asset market, local media reported. Christopher Hui Ching-yu, secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, confirmed the move on June 4, according to a…

The blockchain industry faces a complex challenge: technology is evolving faster than regulations can keep pace. It breeds uncertainty that can stifle innovation and expose users to risk. Regulators worldwide struggle to balance an environment where creativity can flourish with ensuring consumer protection. CoinW, a fast-growing global crypto exchange that recently made Dubai its new…

Cryptocurrency investment deals fell to their lowest point of 2025, as analysts cited a mix of market-specific and macroeconomic factors behind weakening venture capital (VC) activity. Only 62 rounds were completed in May, a monthly low last seen in January 2021, according to data from crypto analytics platform RootData. Despite the drop, the 62 investment rounds still…

BCP Technologies, a United Kingdom-registered cryptocurrency firm, has launched a new British pound-backed stablecoin. The company revealed the rollout of its Tokenised GBP (tGBP) stablecoin in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on June 3. TGBP is now live on BCP Technologies-operated crypto trading platform, BCP Markets, and is available to customers who pass Know Your Customer checks, with…

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the financial regulator in charge of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has approved Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin. Following the approval, DIFC companies can now use the RLUSD stablecoin for various virtual asset services. These may include payments, treasury management and services. The DIFC is a free economic zone and…

What is the SEC’s 2025 guidance? The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (CorpFin) released a comprehensive statement on April 10, 2025, outlining what companies need to disclose when offering or registering crypto asset securities. This statement (the SEC’s 2025 guidance) aims to reduce ambiguity regarding classifications of crypto tokens under US securities laws….

Russia’s largest commercial bank, Sber has launched a Bitcoin-linked bond product that tracks the cryptocurrency’s change in price and the dollar-to-ruble exchange rate. The product is already available to qualified investors in the over-the-counter market, and Sber plans to list the product on the Moscow Stock Exchange in the future, the company formerly known as Sberbank said in a…

Tether announced a partnership with the TON Foundation to debut an omnichain version of its gold stablecoin XAUt on The Open Network, in an effort to expand the token across ecosystems. The new token, “XAUt0,” was built on LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token standard, which allows tokens to be transferred through blockchains without wrapping or middlechains….

South Korea’s crypto scene will gain either way in the country’s presidential elections, as both candidates have run on pro-crypto platforms, pledged to ease regulations and expand crypto access. South Koreans will head to the polls on June 3 to elect a new president in a snap election to replace Yoon Suk-yeol, who was impeached…