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Coinbase has introduced USDC lending in the United Kingdom, allowing customers to borrow against Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings. The move expands the exchange's credit products to British users, letting them access liquidity in the USDC stablecoin without selling their crypto. It marks another step in Coinbase's international growth push as it brings US-style borrowing services to European markets.
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The European Central Bank has blocked a proposal to relax reserve requirements for euro-denominated stablecoins. The decision means issuers must continue holding conservative, high-quality reserves backing their tokens, a stance the ECB argues protects financial stability and the euro's monetary role. Crypto industry figures had pushed for lighter rules to make euro stablecoins more competitive with dollar-based rivals, and the block is likely to frustrate those efforts.
- 3Bank of Korea Governor Backs CBDCs, Silent on Stablecoins●Bank of Korea's New Governor Backs CBDCs, Skips Stablecoins
Bank of Korea's newly appointed governor has voiced support for central bank digital currencies while avoiding any clear position on stablecoins. The remarks signal the country's monetary authority remains focused on a state-issued digital won rather than privately issued tokens, leaving Korea's approach to stablecoin regulation an open question for markets and crypto firms.
- 4Federal Reserve Opens Comment Period on GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules●Federal Reserve Seeks Comment on GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
The Federal Reserve is seeking public comment on proposed rules implementing the GENIUS Act, the US framework for payment stablecoins. The request opens a consultation process that will shape how banks and issuers regulate stablecoin activities, drawing attention from the crypto industry and traditional banking sector alike.
- 5Circle executive warns Germany's crypto tax rule could hurt retail investors▼Circle exec warns Germany’s 50% crypto tax rule could hit retail investors
An executive at stablecoin company Circle has cautioned that Germany's rule taxing crypto gains at up to 50% could fall heavily on retail investors. Critics argue the high rate discourages ordinary people from holding digital assets, while Germany's one-year tax-free holding period for crypto sales remains a key detail for long-term holders navigating the regime.
- 6Block Joins x402 Foundation to Set Agentic Commerce Standards▼Block Joins x402 Foundation to Drive Agentic Commerce Standards
Block has joined the x402 Foundation, an effort to establish shared standards for agentic commerce — AI-powered systems making and receiving payments autonomously. The x402 protocol, originally developed around Coinbase's stablecoin payments work, enables machine-to-machine transactions over HTTP. By joining the foundation, Block signals its intent to help shape how automated AI agents transact commercially as the technology matures.
- 7Frax Finance Unveils Tokenization Strategy for frxUSD●Tokenization Strategy for frxUSD Put Forward by Frax Finance
Frax Finance has put forward a tokenization strategy for its frxUSD stablecoin, outlining how the asset will be issued and used across blockchain networks. The proposal is drawing attention from decentralized finance observers tracking how stablecoin issuers expand into tokenized real-world assets and multi-chain distribution.