South Africa’s crypto market is accelerating into a higher-confidence phase as the FSCA confirms 420 CASP license applications, approvals stacking up, compliance pathways clarifying, and institutional-grade oversight reinforcing momentum around which firms are positioned to scale under authorization.
South Africa Crypto Market Builds Momentum as 420 Providers Flood Licensing Pipeline
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India Raids Alleged Crypto MLM Empire as $275M Money Laundering Probe Expands Across States
December 16, 2025
India’s financial crime agency has intensified a sweeping crackdown on an alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi empire, targeting a sprawling fake crypto MLM network accused of draining billions of rupees from investors across multiple northern states.
India’s Enforcement…
‘UAE Is All-in on Crypto’: Coinbase and Ripple Align as Market Gravity Shifts Toward the Gulf
December 15, 2025
The UAE is cementing its status as a global crypto capital as Coinbase and Ripple align publicly on its regulatory clarity, innovation-first mindset and growing influence over the future of digital assets.
Coinbase and Ripple Align on the UAE’s Growing Crypto…
Vivopower struck a joint venture to gain indirect exposure to Ripple and XRP by sourcing up to $300 million in Ripple Labs shares, tapping strong South Korean investor demand while avoiding balance-sheet risk.
Vivopower Targets Ripple Labs Equity to Capture XRP-Linked Upside
A joint venture agreement has been executed to expand exposure to Ripple and XRP through private equity holdings. Vivopower…
Standard Chartered and Coinbase Expand Institutional Crypto Rails as Banking and Exchange Infrastructure Lock in
December 15, 2025
Standard Chartered and Coinbase are pushing institutional crypto adoption forward by expanding a global digital asset partnership, signaling deeper integration between regulated banking infrastructure and crypto-native platforms as institutional demand accelerates.
Standard…
With an increasingly divided Fed, 2026 may turn out to be a year with only a single interest rate cut, according to the central bank’s own polling.
Bitcoin Dip Linked to Hawkish Fed Shift for 2026
For the first time in more than six years, three members of the Federal…
Belarus has blocked access to several major crypto exchanges — including Bitget, Bybit, OKX, BingX, Weex and Gate.com — after authorities flagged “inappropriate advertising” under the country’s Mass Media Law.
Advertising Violations Cited
The websites of several global cryptocurrency platforms, including Bitget, Bybit and OKX, have been blocked in Belarus, effective Dec. 10, following a…
Crypto CEOs Step Into CFTC Council as Market Structure Shifts
December 12, 2025
Crypto heavyweights step directly into the regulatory core as the CFTC’s new CEO Innovation Council pulls top exchange leaders into fast-moving debates on tokenization, collateral, 24/7 trading, and the evolving derivatives framework set to guide U.S. market…
Crypto Holds Firm Ahead of Key Central Bank Decisions
December 11, 2025
Crypto markets look stable on the surface, but traders remain uneasy as the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan (BOJ) line up back-to-back risk events. Crypto is quiet for now, though the stability feels temporary.
Markets Steady as Traders Brace for FOMC and BOJ
Some days…
Bitwise’s launch of a dedicated dogecoin ETF signals an aggressive new wave of mainstream memecoin adoption, positioning DOGE for potentially explosive inflows as traditional investors gain an easy, regulated path into one of crypto’s most resilient assets.
Bitwise Rolls out Dogecoin ETF on NYSE
Bitwise Asset Management announced on Nov. 26 that it has launched the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF (NYSE…
