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Circle Stock Price Plunges 20% Over Revenue Ban, New Regulations May Create Regulatory Moat for USDC

Circle Internet Group's stock price plummeted 20%, losing $4.6 billion in market value, due to a draft Digital Asset Market Transparency Act that prohibits providing passive yields to stablecoin holders. Despite short-term impacts on application restrictions, analysts believe the bill will build a regulatory moat for Circle and optimize its business model. Additionally, Tether has committed to accepting audits to enhance transparency. USDC's future performance will influence market trends.

Crypto KOL "Trading Signal Teacher" Crosses the Line! FSC Finally Takes Action: Regulated Under Gold Management Protection Regulations Sublaw

The Financial Supervisory Commission plans to strengthen supervision of cryptocurrency KOLs and signal-calling behavior through implementing regulations under the Financial Consumer Protection Act to protect investors and close regulatory gaps. This measure will require KOLs to enter into contracts with virtual asset service providers to ensure compliance of advertising and solicitation activities, and prevent the expansion of market manipulation and fraud.

Tether and Circle Freeze $2.49 Million in Stablecoins at Iranian Exchange Wallex, Assets Urgently Transferred to BSC

Tether and Circle have blacklisted the Ethereum hot wallet of Iranian exchange Wallex, freezing approximately $117,000 in USDT and USDC. Wallex transferred $2.49 million in assets to another BSC address hours before the freeze, suggesting coordinated compliance enforcement by stablecoin issuers. This incident reflects increasingly strict regulatory scrutiny of cryptocurrency platforms associated with Iran.

Reserve Bank of Australia: Stablecoins and Bank Deposit Tokens Can Coexist Complementarily in Tokenization Development

The Assistant Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Brad Jones, stated that asset tokenization has become a matter of how to implement it, with an estimated annual efficiency boost of approximately $16.7 billion for the economy. The RBA will establish a digital financial market infrastructure sandbox and expand the tokenization working group to promote interoperability across institutions.

Taiwan Stablecoin Policy: Financial Supervisory Commission and Central Bank Take Divergent Stances, Earliest Launch in Mid-2026 But Direction Unclear

Taiwan is taking a cautious approach to stablecoins. The Financial Supervisory Commission plans to launch a domestic stablecoin as early as 2026, but issuance will be limited to licensed financial institutions. The central bank has raised questions about whether stablecoins meet monetary system standards and has not yet decided whether to issue a stablecoin denominated in New Taiwan dollars or US dollars. Industry experts point out that Taiwan needs to deepen its bond market and attract foreign capital to promote stablecoin development.

Stablecoin Yield Ban Emerges in New CLARITY Act Draft

Draft bans stablecoin yield and interest-like features, blocking direct and indirect reward structures across platforms. Allowed rewards include activity-based incentives, but must not depend on balances or resemble interest mechanisms. SEC, CFTC, and Treasury will define rules and anti-e