Intelligence · Weekly diff
What changed
Every build stores a snapshot of tracker and regulation state in data/history/. Each ISO week compares the last snapshot of the week with the last one before it, and adds dated status moves from the tracker history and newly published verified items.
2026-W43 · 19 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2026
17 changes: 3 status moves, 6 verified items, 12 database diff entries
Status move: HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin (HSBC RedCoin): commercial Announced / exploring → Live — commercial, within explicit scope (2026-10-23). HSBC RedCoin (RCHKD) available from today on PayMe by HSBC; over 3.3 million PayMe users able to activate a wallet in the coming days.
2026-W42 · 12 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2026
6 changes: 1 status move, 5 verified items
Status move: MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, transfer services: regulatory → Notified (MiCA Art. 60) (2026-10-12). Notification recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register.
2026-W41 · 5 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2026
5 changes: 1 status move, 4 verified items
Status move: BNY Digital Asset Custody (US; EU under MiCA): commercial → Live — restricted / specific counterparties (2026-10-08). Scope change: expanded to select EU institutions under MiCA (status unchanged).
2026-W40 · 28 Sept 2026 – 4 Oct 2026
9 changes: 2 status moves, 7 verified items
Status move: HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin (HSBC RedCoin): commercial → Announced / exploring (2026-09-30). Product named, phased rollout announced.
2026-W39 · 21 Sept 2026 – 27 Sept 2026
5 changes: 0 status moves, 5 verified items
Verified item: 2026-09-24 · CFTC staff update FAQs on registrant activities relating to crypto assets and blockchain (Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
2026-W38 · 14 Sept 2026 – 20 Sept 2026
2 changes: 0 status moves, 2 verified items
Verified item: 2026-09-17 · SEC issues “Innovation Exemption” for trading of tokenized NMS stock (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
2026-W36 · 31 Aug 2026 – 6 Sept 2026
1 change: 0 status moves, 1 verified item
Verified item: 2026-09-01 · MAS consults on legislative amendments to implement its stablecoin regulatory framework (Monetary Authority of Singapore)
2026-W34 · 17 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2026
4 changes: 2 status moves, 2 verified items
Status move: Swift shared blockchain ledger for tokenised-deposit cross-border payments: technical Developing / partnership established → Live — restricted / specific counterparties (2026-08-20). First live bank-to-bank tokenised deposit transaction (HSBC–Standard Chartered). A single live transaction; not commercial availability.
2026-W32 · 3 Aug 2026 – 9 Aug 2026
2 changes: 1 status move, 1 verified item
Status move: MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, order execution, reception & transmission of orders, transfer services: regulatory → Notified (MiCA Art. 60) (2026-08-07). Notification recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register.
2026-W29 · 13 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2026
1 change: 0 status moves, 1 verified item
Verified item: 2026-07-16 · Visa introduces platform for stablecoin minting, movement and management (Visa)
2026-W28 · 6 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2026
2 changes: 1 status move, 1 verified item
Status move: Swift shared blockchain ledger for tokenised-deposit cross-border payments: technical → Developing / partnership established (2026-07-08). Ledger ready for initial use.
2026-W27 · 29 Jun 2026 – 5 Jul 2026
5 changes: 1 status move, 4 verified items
Status move: DDSC dirham stablecoin (with IHC, Sirius): regulatory → Approved / authorised (2026-07-04). CBUAE NOC per issuer press release.
2026-W24 · 8 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2026
2 changes: 0 status moves, 2 verified items
Verified item: 2026-06-10 · HKMA showcases tokenisation use cases to corporate treasury centres (Hong Kong Monetary Authority)
2026-W23 · 1 Jun 2026 – 7 Jun 2026
1 change: 0 status moves, 1 verified item
Verified item: 2026-06-05 · HKMA establishes Tokenised Bond Expert Group (Hong Kong Monetary Authority)
2026-W22 · 25 May 2026 – 31 May 2026
1 change: 0 status moves, 1 verified item
Verified item: 2026-05-27 · BIS: Project Agorá shows tokenisation can improve wholesale cross-border payments; moving to real-value testing (Bank for International Settlements)
2026-W17 · 20 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2026
1 change: 1 status move, 0 verified items
Status move: MiCA CASP authorisation (custody, execution, transfer): regulatory → Approved / authorised (2026-04-24). CSSF authorisation recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register (primary). Upgraded evidence on 2026-10-22: previously sourced only to Luxembourg for Finance.
2026-W15 · 6 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2026
2 changes: 1 status move, 1 verified item
Status move: HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin (HSBC RedCoin): regulatory → Approved / authorised (2026-04-10). HKMA granted stablecoin issuer licence.
2026-W13 · 23 Mar 2026 – 29 Mar 2026
1 change: 1 status move, 0 verified items
Status move: MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, order execution, reception & transmission of orders, transfer services: regulatory → Notified (MiCA Art. 60) (2026-03-27). Notification recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register.
Snapshot history starts on 22 Oct 2026 (backfilled from git). Earlier weeks show only dated tracker status events and items, not database diffs.