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๐ฃ๏ธ Industry Insights: How #Stablecoins are becoming a frontier of sovereignty By Varun Paul and Dea Markova, Fireblocks The US is setting the pace on stablecoin regulation, using dollar-backed digital assets to reinforce its global financial dominance. With Congress


๐ Less than one week to IFGS - Innovate Finance Global Summit! ๐ฃ Calling all FinTech leaders, innovators, and digital finance advocates! Join us at IFGS 2025 โ the UK's flagship FinTech event โ on Tuesday, April 29th at Londonโs iconic Guildhall, as part of UK FinTech Week, powered


The Bank of England has released its latest report on the digital pound, focusing on offline payments. โ This report explores the feasibility of enabling transactions without internet connectivity, aiming to enhance system resilience and ensure accessibility during network


๐ข New from Digital Pound Foundation and Innovate Finance: The UK must act now to lead the global stablecoin economy. Our new report with Innovate Finance by Andrew Whitworth, PhD titled "Stablecoin: The UK Opportunity" sets out a clear framework to make the UK the worldโs most


Yesterday at the Guildhall, Innovate Finance welcomed 1,500+ delegates and 200+ speakers for a day filled with energy, insight and innovation at #IFGS2025. From AI and RegTech to cryptoassets and financial inclusion, the summit highlighted the UKโs global FinTech leadership. The


At Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS) 2025 we were delighted to host a private roundtable with Coinbase ๐ก๏ธ Circle and Ripple to discuss the future of stablecoins. The session brought together CEOs and leaders from across the FinTech and crypto ecosystem, alongside senior policymakers


It has been a busy week for cryptoasset regulation in the UK! ๐ฌ๐ง On Tuesday 29th April we saw published the draft statutory instrument to bring cryptoassets (including stablecoins) into the UK financial services regulation To follow, the Financial Conduct Authority has today published a Discussion


๐ European Central Bank launches Digital Euro Innovation Platform with ~70 market participants The European Central Bank has established an innovation platform to collaborate with fintechs, banks, merchants, start-ups, and other key players across Europe. The goal: explore digital euro payment


๐ Harmonizing Global Payment Systems: Insights from Sarah Breeden At the recent Point Zero Forum 2025, Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England emphasised the critical need for international collaboration in modernising payment

๐ฃ Latest insight from our member Fireblocks: the State of Stablecoins 2025. As the global financial system evolves, stablecoins are no longer theoretical - they are powering real payments today. This first instalment of Fireblocksโ three-part report explores how institutions



We are very pleased to announce the addition of Circle to the Digital Pound Foundation // Innovate Finance's membership community. Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments,



Curious about the difference between coins, tokens, and digital assets? ๐ช Check out this excellent primer from Owl Explains by Ava Labs ๐บ by our member Ava Labs ๐บ that clarifies why the term โtokenโ is so important - spanning everything from crypto to CBDCs. Whether you're working with



๐ The Bank of England and Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) London CentreBIS Innovation Hub are launching the DLT Innovation Challenge! Theyโre inviting global firms to demonstrate how central bank money could be transacted and settled on decentralised, external ledgersโnot

๐ Atlantic Council | New CBDC Tracker Update โ July 2025 ๐ The @Atlantic Council has released a major update to its flagship CBDC Tracker. Key highlights since our last update in September 2024: ๐ 137 countries are exploring a CBDC (98% of global GDP) ๐ 72 countries are in
