Intelligence · Weekly diff
What changed
Every build stores a snapshot of tracker and regulation state in data/history/. Each ISO week compares the last snapshot of the week with the last one before it, and adds dated status moves from the tracker history and newly published verified items.
2026-W43 · 19 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2026
57 changes: 3 status moves, 6 verified items, 52 database diff entries
Status move: HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin (HSBC RedCoin): commercial Announced / exploring → Live — commercial, within explicit scope (2026-10-23). HSBC RedCoin (RCHKD) available from today on PayMe by HSBC; over 3.3 million PayMe users able to activate a wallet in the coming days.
2026-W42 · 12 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2026
8 changes: 2 status moves, 6 verified items
Status move: Three-megabank jointly issued yen stablecoin (trust-type, PSA): technical Developing / partnership established → Pilot / proof of concept (2026-10-16). PoC (17–23 July 2026) completed.
2026-W41 · 5 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2026
5 changes: 1 status move, 4 verified items
Status move: BNY Digital Asset Custody (US; EU under MiCA): commercial → Live — restricted / specific counterparties (2026-10-08). Scope change: expanded to select EU institutions under MiCA (status unchanged).
2026-W40 · 28 Sept 2026 – 4 Oct 2026
9 changes: 2 status moves, 7 verified items
Status move: HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin (HSBC RedCoin): commercial → Announced / exploring (2026-09-30). Product named, phased rollout announced.
2026-W39 · 21 Sept 2026 – 27 Sept 2026
6 changes: 1 status move, 5 verified items
Status move: Group-wide digital asset services with Bitpanda Enterprise (CEE): commercial → Developing / partnership established (2026-09-23). Group-wide partnership framework announced.
2026-W38 · 14 Sept 2026 – 20 Sept 2026
2 changes: 0 status moves, 2 verified items
Verified item: 2026-09-17 · SEC issues “Innovation Exemption” for trading of tokenized NMS stock (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
2026-W36 · 31 Aug 2026 – 6 Sept 2026
1 change: 0 status moves, 1 verified item
Verified item: 2026-09-01 · MAS consults on legislative amendments to implement its stablecoin regulatory framework (Monetary Authority of Singapore)
2026-W34 · 17 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2026
4 changes: 2 status moves, 2 verified items
Status move: Swift shared blockchain ledger for tokenised-deposit cross-border payments: technical Developing / partnership established → Live — restricted / specific counterparties (2026-08-20). First live bank-to-bank tokenised deposit transaction (HSBC–Standard Chartered). A single live transaction; not commercial availability.
2026-W32 · 3 Aug 2026 – 9 Aug 2026
2 changes: 1 status move, 1 verified item
Status move: MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, order execution, reception & transmission of orders, transfer services: regulatory → Notified (MiCA Art. 60) (2026-08-07). Notification recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register.
2026-W29 · 13 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2026
1 change: 0 status moves, 1 verified item
Verified item: 2026-07-16 · Visa introduces platform for stablecoin minting, movement and management (Visa)
2026-W28 · 6 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2026
2 changes: 1 status move, 1 verified item
Status move: Swift shared blockchain ledger for tokenised-deposit cross-border payments: technical → Developing / partnership established (2026-07-08). Ledger ready for initial use.
2026-W27 · 29 Jun 2026 – 5 Jul 2026
6 changes: 1 status move, 5 verified items
Status move: DDSC dirham stablecoin (with IHC, Sirius): regulatory → Approved / authorised (2026-07-04). CBUAE NOC per issuer press release.
2026-W24 · 8 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2026
3 changes: 1 status move, 2 verified items
Status move: Three-megabank jointly issued yen stablecoin (trust-type, PSA): commercial → Announced / exploring (2026-06-10). Banks state aim to launch live transactions in FY2026 and form a council.
2026-W23 · 1 Jun 2026 – 7 Jun 2026
1 change: 0 status moves, 1 verified item
Verified item: 2026-06-05 · HKMA establishes Tokenised Bond Expert Group (Hong Kong Monetary Authority)
2026-W22 · 25 May 2026 – 31 May 2026
1 change: 0 status moves, 1 verified item
Verified item: 2026-05-27 · BIS: Project Agorá shows tokenisation can improve wholesale cross-border payments; moving to real-value testing (Bank for International Settlements)
2026-W21 · 18 May 2026 – 24 May 2026
1 change: 1 status move, 0 verified items
Status move: Qivalis: bank-consortium MiCA euro stablecoin: commercial → Announced / exploring (2026-05-20). Scope change: 25 more banks join (37 in total), incl. Erste Group, Intesa Sanpaolo, Nordea and Piraeus (status unchanged).
2026-W17 · 20 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2026
2 changes: 2 status moves, 0 verified items
Status move: MiCA CASP authorisation (custody, execution, transfer): regulatory → Approved / authorised (2026-04-24). CSSF authorisation recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register (primary). Upgraded evidence on 2026-10-22: previously sourced only to Luxembourg for Finance.
2026-W16 · 13 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2026
1 change: 0 status moves, 1 verified item
Verified item: 2026-04-15 · South Africa's FSCA has approved 310 of 533 crypto asset service provider licence applications (Financial Sector Conduct Authority (South Africa))
2026-W15 · 6 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2026
2 changes: 1 status move, 1 verified item
Status move: HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin (HSBC RedCoin): regulatory → Approved / authorised (2026-04-10). HKMA granted stablecoin issuer licence.
2026-W14 · 30 Mar 2026 – 5 Apr 2026
1 change: 1 status move, 0 verified items
Status move: FSCA crypto asset service provider licence (FAIS Category I): regulatory → Approved / authorised (2026-03-31). Listed on FSCA licensed-CASP list (March 2026 edition; earlier licence date not stated).
2026-W13 · 23 Mar 2026 – 29 Mar 2026
1 change: 1 status move, 0 verified items
Status move: MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, order execution, reception & transmission of orders, transfer services: regulatory → Notified (MiCA Art. 60) (2026-03-27). Notification recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register.
2026-W07 · 9 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2026
5 changes: 4 status moves, 1 verified item
Status move: Ringgit tokenised deposits for payments (BNM DAIH): technical → Pilot / proof of concept (2026-02-11). Onboarded to BNM DAIH testing (BNM announcement 11 Feb 2026; list as at 30 Jul 2026).
2026-W04 · 19 Jan 2026 – 25 Jan 2026
1 change: 1 status move, 0 verified items
Status move: Sterling tokenised deposits on Canton Network (tokenised gilt purchase): technical → Live — restricted / specific counterparties (2026-01-20). First tokenised-deposit transaction on a public blockchain completed.
2026-W03 · 12 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2026
2 changes: 2 status moves, 0 verified items
Status move: State Street Digital Asset Platform: technical → Live — restricted / specific counterparties (2026-01-15). Digital Asset Platform launch announced.
Snapshot history starts on 22 Oct 2026 (backfilled from git). Earlier weeks show only dated tracker status events and items, not database diffs.