A BIS working paper found a 1 basis point rise in U.S. bank deposit rates predicted slower stablecoin growth, cutting ten-week growth from 15% to 12%.

European Central Bank President Lagarde stated that the digital euro will be used as a supplement to cash for daily payments to cope with competition from private stablecoins.

Anthropic has independently drafted a cutting-edge AI security regulatory bill and recommended it to members of the US Congress. The bill sets a risk threshold for government intervention in the release of AI models: when there is a foreseeable immediate risk that AI models may cause over $1 billion in property damage, or result in over 50 deaths or serious injuries, and the risk arises from the manufacture and dissemination of biological weapons, breaking free from developer control, or launching cyber attacks, the government can prevent their release or use. The draft requires the assessment agency to report to the Ministry of Commerce within 72 hours after identifying the risk. After confirmation by the Ministry of Commerce, an injunction can be applied to the court. At the same time, developers are required to test the model and publicly disclose the results, and undergo regular review by independent assessment agencies. (Source: Politico)

[Hong Kong BBB Group Suspected of Agarwood and Digital Asset Fraud, Police Arrest Four] Hong Kong BBB Group claimed to invest in the Malaysian agarwood industry and sell over-the-counter stocks and digital assets. The project has been classified as a suspicious investment product by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. Hong Kong police received reports from 21 individuals, involving a total amount of 14 million HKD. The Commercial Crime Bureau arrested four individuals on charges of conspiracy to defraud. (Source: HK01)

The first batch of DTCC tokenization services supports 25 securities with underlying asset sizes of approximately $30 trillion. The tokens correspond 1:1 with the original securities and use the same CUSIP. Official ledger records are kept by DTC. DTC registered wallets can carry out all-weather point-to-point transfer, tokens have compliance transfer restrictions, and treasury bond bond dividend and maturity services are carried out on the chain. The first batch of supporting assets include Russell 1000 constituent shares, some ETFs and US treasury bond bonds. The online networks are CIP-56 of Canton Network and ERC-20 of Besu, the private network of DTCC, SEP-41 of Stellar and ERC-20 of Arc of Circle, which are expected to be accessed in 2027.