Gate News message, April 28 — The European Union has rolled out its most extensive sanctions package in two years, targeting Russia's financial system and cryptocurrency infrastructure to close off alternative transaction routes used to bypass existing restrictions. Key measures include a total

Gate News message, April 27 — The European Union has unveiled its most comprehensive sanctions against Russia in two years, imposing a sweeping industry ban on cryptocurrency service providers and platforms established in Russia. The measures also prohibit Russia's central bank digital currency

Gate News message, April 27 — Western Union announced on April 24 during its first-quarter earnings call that its Solana-based stablecoin USDPT is in final preparation stages and will launch next month. CEO Devin McGranahan stated that USDPT will serve as an alternative to the SWIFT network for

Gate News message, April 27 — Western Union announced during its first-quarter earnings call on April 24 that its Solana-based stablecoin, USDPT, is in final preparation stages and is expected to launch next month. CEO and President Devin McGranahan stated: "It is no longer a question of if Western

Gate News message, April 23 — The European Union will draft guidelines requiring Google to provide ChatGPT and Claude with the same functionality access on Android as Gemini receives, according to market sources. The move aims to ensure third-party AI applications have equivalent permissions and

Gate News message, April 22 — Samsung Electronics has ordered 2,031 employees across 143 units to remain on duty during a planned strike, citing South Korea's Labor Union Act requirement to maintain safety protection facilities. The unions plan an 18-day walkout from May 21 to June 7, with a rally s

Gate News message, April 5, cross-border remittance giant Western Union announced that it has completed its acquisition deal for Singapore digital wallet Dash. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed yet. Dash was previously owned by Singtel, and this acquisition gives Western Union its first wallet service in the Asia-Pacific region, further expanding its digital financial services beyond its traditional remittance business. Singtel and Western Union had previously said that the sale still needs approval from regulatory authorities. The completion of the deal announced this week marks that Dash has officially been folded into Western Union’s business.

Gate News message, April 3, according to Vestbee, RWA tokenization platform Brickken, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, recently announced it has completed a €3 million Pre-A round of financing, with Dedagroup and GRX participating in the investment. The new funding will be used for three areas: first, to strengthen the compliance of its RWA tokenization infrastructure; second, to support the tokenization of multiple types of assets such as stocks, debt, bonds, funds, real estate, and commodities; third, to expand into the European Union and the UAE markets.

Circle submitted feedback to the European Union regarding the "Market Integration Plan," urging the acceleration of digital asset regulatory reforms. While supporting the modernization of capital markets, Circle highlighted that the existing mechanisms impose limitations on liquidity and institutional participation, and recommended implementing dynamic threshold mechanisms along with clarifying the regulatory transition pathway.

UK regulators have shut down cryptocurrency exchange Zedxion, accusing it of processing approximately $1 billion in funds for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in violation of international sanctions. This action follows sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union against Zedxion, reflecting a global trend of increasingly stringent regulation of cryptocurrency exchanges.