The Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM) announced that it will test the practical applications of Ringgit stablecoins and tokenized deposits in 2026, evaluating their impact on monetary and financial stability. The Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH) has launched three initiatives: Standard Chartered Bank and Capital A are exploring inter-company stablecoin settlements, Malayan Banking and CIMB are testing tokenized deposit payments. The tests will cover domestic and cross-border payment scenarios, with some use cases considering Islamic law.

Article by: Ethan (@ethanzhang_web3) On January 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a new guidance document on tokenized securities. The issuance of this document coincided precisely with the rescheduling of the originally planned joint regulatory event between the SEC and CFTC—the inter-agency coordination dialogue initially set for January 27 was moved to January 29, from 2 PM to 3 PM Eastern Time. Now that this inter-agency coordination dialogue has concluded, the SEC has already sent a clear signal through this guidance document: in the development of the crypto asset regulatory framework, the SEC has chosen to start with "structural clarification" to delineate the "identity" of tokenization practices in the market.

In 2025, Base further solidified its position as the leading Ethereum L2 across numerous data metrics. Revenue grew from $2.5 million in December 2023 to $14.7 million in December 2024, with a market share of 63%, and continued to lead in key indicators such as DeFi TVL and user numbers. In 2026, the focus will shift to Base App's layout in the creator economy. This article is adapted from a piece by Messari, compiled, edited, and written by PANews. (Previous context: Base chain 33-minute block production halt report: the centralization risks behind efficiency and the challenges of Layer 2 growth) (Additional background: When Base meets Solana: the end of inter-chain wars, the beginning of traffic wars)

Dormant Coins: Long-held Bitcoin is returning to circulation, increasing supply and market pressure. Liquidity Weakness: Inter-exchange flows are declining, limiting support for sustained price rallies. Price Strain: Bitcoin hovers near highs but lacks strong buying momentum and fresh

Author: Zhang Feng Recently, discussions about the regulation and development path of stablecoins have been heating up among China’s industry, policy, and academic circles. Wang Yongli, former Vice President of Bank of China, publicly stated that China should be wary of the risks posed by stablecoins, emphasizing that it is “not advisable to vigorously develop stablecoins pegged to fiat currency.” His views have attracted attention within the industry. In today’s rapidly evolving global digital currency landscape, understanding stablecoins solely from the perspective of risk prevention may cause us to miss a critical strategic window. In light of the recent inter-ministerial coordination meeting on virtual currencies involving thirteen ministries and the logic behind related policies, China’s approach to the stablecoin issue may require a more comprehensive, flexible, and forward-looking perspective. I. The Potential for Developing Non-USD Stablecoins: Focus on Ecosystem, China Still Has Advantages Wang Yongli believes that the stablecoin market is already dominated by USD stablecoins, leaving limited space for non-USD stablecoins. However, this assessment overlooks the “ecological” aspect of stablecoins.

Author | Wu Shuo Blockchain 1. In the past five years, Malaysia has uncovered about 14,000 illegal Bitcoin mining sites, with electricity theft causing approximately $1.1 billion in losses to the state-owned power company TNB. As Bitcoin hit a high of $126,000 this year and volatility increased, electricity theft cases related to mining rose to about 3,000 by October. On November 19, the government established an inter-agency task force comprised of the Ministry of Finance, the central bank, and TNB to study further crackdown measures. Deputy Minister of Energy Transition Akmal pointed out that illegal mining has threatened power grid facilities and stated that the large number of mobile electricity theft sites show obvious signs of "organized group" activity. (Bloomberg) 2. Some American entrepreneurs are attempting to use the excess heat from crypto mining machines for heating, in order to reduce energy waste and explore new economic models. Bitcoin mining releases about 100 TWh annually

Author: Prathik Desai Compiled and organized by: BitpushNews Introduction Over the past two weeks, nearly all the content in the crypto community has focused on two things: the drop in Bitcoin’s price and the macroeconomic environment driving that drop—CPI data, government stimulus, the AI bubble, liquidity, Treasury yields, ETF outflows, the US Supreme Court’s decision on US tariffs, and all sorts of other tidbits. But I want to talk about Ethereum’s chart and its journey over the past few years. The price fluctuations of Ethereum are enough to make an outsider believe that life must be extremely uneventful for someone holding a large Ethereum portfolio. Many crypto Twitter (CT) users share similar views about this Layer-1 blockchain, which has acquired a number of nicknames: the world computer, the future of internet infrastructure, inter

This article discusses the protocol stack of decentralized artificial intelligence (deAI), including the Application Layer x402, Discovery Layer ERC 8004, and Transport Layer A2A, which are used for service payment, agent discovery, and inter-agent communication, respectively, demonstrating how deAI operates on the HTTP network protocol stack to achieve efficient interaction and resource trading among agents.

According to Mars Finance, the Ministry of Finance of the UAE and the Dubai Finance Department have announced that they have completed the first transaction during the pilot phase of the Digital Dirham Central Bank Digital Currency. This marks the first significant progress since the project's launch. The transaction was executed through the government payment platform mBridge, marking a key step for the UAE in applying the national digital currency to government and private sector operations. Ahmed Ali Meftah, Executive Director of Central Accounting at the Dubai Finance Department, stated that this transaction aims to test the technical integration and operational readiness of the central bank system, taking less than two minutes for the entire process, validating the potential of the Digital Dirham in enhancing settlement efficiency and shortening inter-government payment cycles. According to the policy document released by the UAE Central Bank in July, the issuance of the Digital Dirham will be carried out in phases, initially only for payment purposes, avoiding competition with savings or interest-bearing products. The project is seen as

Banco Inter của Brazil đã hoàn thành thành công một thí nghiệm tài chính thương mại quốc tế sử dụng blockchain với sự hợp tác của Chainlink, Ngân hàng Trung ương Brazil, và HKMA. Dự án, một phần của chương trình CBDC Drex của Brazil, tạo điều kiện cho việc xử lý thanh toán xuất khẩu thông qua các hệ thống liên kết, giảm chi phí và rủi ro trong khi nâng cao khả năng tiếp cận thị trường cho các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ. Standard Chartered cũng đã tham gia vào thử nghiệm này.