South Korea’s KakaoBank has pushed its won-pegged “Kakao Coin” stablecoin into full development, marking one of the most significant blockchain expansions by a major domestic financial institution to date

In November 2025, global financial markets will experience significant volatility, with cryptocurrencies, precious metals, and stocks exhibiting drastically different trends.

Pakistan is actively exploring the launch of a rupee-backed stablecoin and a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as policymakers and industry leaders warn that delays in regulating digital assets could cost the nation up to $25 billion in missed economic opportunities.

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China’s war on crypto is taking a new shape. Unlike the sweeping, highly public bans of 2021 that outlawed trading and mining overnight, Beijing is now pursuing a quieter, more tactical campaign—this time targeting the booming real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market emerging in Hong Kong.