Canada published its proposed Stablecoin Regulations in the Canada Gazette on 24 October 2026. Issuers register with the Bank of Canada, redeem within three business days, cap redemption fees at 1% and pay tiered supervision fees. Comments close 23 December 2026.
Learn why Russia says investors bear losses if foreign issuers freeze USDT or USDC, what Law 282-FZ changes, and why USDT is the only approved stablecoin.
Learn why the WTO says fragmented regulation, not technology, keeps stablecoins at 3% of international payments, with only 39% of jurisdictions rule-ready.
MAS consultation P015-2026, opened September 1, 2026 and closing October 16, would admit some foreign-issued stablecoins to its label and ban interest.
Japan's FSA asked on August 31, 2026 to exempt trust-based stablecoins from a filing requirement triggered by every beneficiary change, meaning every transfer.
HM Treasury confirmed on August 27, 2026 that the Bank of England will get a secondary objective covering payment systems using digital settlement assets.
The Bank Policy Institute and The Clearing House asked FinCEN to extend customer identification requirements to exchanges handling secondary stablecoin activity.
USD1's deployed contract lets operators reallocate frozen balances, a power World Liberty's GitHub omits, as final OCC trust bank approval is pending.
Comments close August 21 on the joint CIP rule for stablecoin issuers, with the open question being whether identity requirements should reach secondary markets.
FASB proposed guidance on August 18, 2026 allowing stablecoins to be classified as cash equivalents under three conditions, with comments due November 19.
The OCC granted preliminary conditional approval on August 14, 2026 for World Liberty Trust Company to issue USD1 and manage its reserves under federal supervision.
The Bank of Russia's draft directive names USDT as the only stablecoin approved for retail trading, with a 300,000-ruble annual cap per intermediary.
Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint has taken HKDAP into institutional use, making it the first Hong Kong dollar stablecoin licensed under the Ordinance to go live.
The FDIC approved deposit insurance for Augustus National Bank, clearing a charter whose subsidiary Juno Moneta, which will deliver stablecoin services.
Thune filed cloture on the CLARITY Act on August 8, setting up a September 15 vote. Cloture failed 49 to 50, with stablecoin rewards still unresolved.
HKDAP, Anchorpoint's HKMA-licensed Hong Kong dollar stablecoin backed by Standard Chartered, HKT and Animoca Brands, entered Beta Access on August 12.
