🇪🇺 French bank Societe Generale has launched a new dollar-backed stablecoin, USDCV, which will be available on Ethereum and Solana. BNY Mellon will act as the asset custodian.

As Tether pulls back from the European market, regional banks are ramping up efforts to issue their own stablecoins.

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⛔ The U.S. state of Connecticut has enacted a law prohibiting state and local government entities from investing in cryptocurrencies, holding them in reserves, or accepting them as payment.

The law also requires crypto companies to disclose all risks associated with cryptocurrencies and introduces protections for minors — including guardian verification for users under the age of 18.

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🇺🇦 A draft law No. 13356 has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, proposing the creation of a state cryptocurrency reserve.

The document envisions the possibility of including digital assets in the country’s gold and foreign exchange reserves.

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🇺🇸 Another U.S. company, Mercurity Fintech, plans to create a Bitcoin reserve — raising $800 million to purchase BTC.

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🇺🇸 The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury believes that the market capitalization of stablecoins could exceed $2 trillion within the next few years.

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🇨🇳 China’s largest fintech company, Ant Group, is planning to roll out stablecoin payments and is preparing to apply for licenses in Singapore and Hong Kong.

At the core of its business is Alipay, with 1.43 billion users. In China, 45% of adults use it daily and another 41% weekly. The platform serves over 80 million merchants globally and is accepted on 94 261 websites.

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🇸🇾 Binance is returning to the Syrian market — the crypto exchange has officially confirmed that, following the partial suspension of U.S. sanctions, Syria is no longer on the list of restricted countries.

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🇨🇦 Tether, the issuer of USDT, has acquired a stake in Canadian gold mining company Elemental Altus Royalties.

This move is part of its asset diversification strategy — Tether has previously invested in Bitcoin, mining, stablecoins, AI infrastructure, Juventus FC, and other companies.

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🇺🇸 Donald Trump stated that he is working on creating a "clear and simple market structure" that will enable the U.S. to dominate the cryptocurrency sector.

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🔫 Last night, Israel launched strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, triggering a strong reaction across global financial markets.

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, stock index futures moved lower, while oil and gold prices climbed steadily as investors sought safe-haven assets in anticipation of potential conflict escalation.

The cryptocurrency market also came under pressure. Bitcoin reacted to the news with a sharp drop, briefly falling to around $103 000. Volatility surged, leading to the liquidation of trader positions totaling approximately $1.1 billion over the past 24 hours.

Overall, cryptocurrencies — like other risk assets — are showing negative dynamics in response to growing global uncertainty.

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