On December 6th, Western Union is developing a payment card preloaded with stablecoins, designed for high-inflation countries such as Argentina, to help remittance recipients maintain their purchasing power. The company's CFO Matthew Cagwin said it is an extension of existing prepaid cards in the United States and has partnered with Rain to allow users to convert stablecoins into local cash. Western Union also plans to launch its own stablecoin, USDPT, on the Solana network in 2026.
12月6日消息,Western Union正开发一款预加载稳定币的支付卡,专为阿根廷等高通胀国家设计,旨在帮助汇款接收者保持购买力。该公司CFO Matthew Cagwin表示,这是现有美国预付卡的延伸,并与Rain公司合作,允许用户将稳定币转换为当地现金。Western Union还计划于2026年在Solana网络上推出自己的稳定币USDPT。
Malaysia's Ministry of Energy said that between 2020 and August this year, the country's state-owned utility company, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), has lost more than $1 billion due to the illegal use of electricity by cryptocurrency miners. The Ministry of Energy and Water Transition of Malaysia released the...
On November 1st, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced a three-year roadmap to pilot asset tokenization projects within the financial system. The plan will launch a number of proof-of-concepts (POCs) and actual pilot projects through the Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH) established earlier this year. Route...
Bank Negara Malaysia has announced a three-year real-world asset (RWA) tokenization exploration plan, establishing a "digital asset innovation center" and industry working group to solicit industry feedback on potential use cases such as supply chain finance and Islamic finance.
On October 26th, from October 25th to 26th local time, Vice Premier He Lifeng, the Chinese leader of China-US economic and trade, and the US leader, US Treasury Secretary Vincent and Trade Representative Grier held China-US economic and trade consultations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state during the previous phone calls since the beginning of this year, the two sides conducted candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges and consultati...
From October 25th to 26th local time, Vice Premier He Lifeng, the Chinese leader of China-US economic and trade, and the US leader, US Treasury Secretary Vincent and Trade Representative Grier held China-US economic and trade consultations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The two sides were led by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state in the previous phone calls since the beginning of this year, focusing on the US-China Maritime Logistics and Shipbuilding Industry 301 Measures, Ext...
On the 25th local time, the Canadian Prime Minister's Office issued a joint statement on the Ukraine issue. It is understood that Ukraine jointly issued this statement with 14 countries including Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, as well as 17 parties including the European Union and the European Council. The statement said that all parties desire a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. All parties firmly support an immediate ceasefire and use the existing contact line as a starti...