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Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission approves two major RWA projects in a row for 7 days. How can traditional enterprises seize the 2026 compliance benefits?

Written by: Lulu At the start of 2026, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) made a series of major moves in the compliant digital asset space, directly reshaping the industry landscape of RWA (Real-World Asset Tokenization). On February 23, the SFC announced that it had granted a license to Esperanza Securities, a subsidiary of Yisheng Financial Technology, on February 13, allowing them to conduct compliant tokenized securities business for entertainment assets—such as the 40th anniversary Red Pavilion concert of Huang Kaichen, and offline entertainment assets like the Korean boy band Malaysia tour—officially bringing these into the regulated digital securities issuance category. Qualified investors can participate in concert investments by purchasing security tokens in small shares, sharing in industry dividends. Just one day later, on February 26, Delin Holdings issued a notice that its Central Hong Kong Delin Building and other real estate RWA projects had been...

Sony Bank partners with Japanese Yen stablecoin JPYC, allowing users to purchase JPYC directly from their bank accounts.

JPYC signs a strategic cooperation agreement with Sony Bank to utilize the Japanese Yen stablecoin JPYC for services. The two parties will explore providing real-time account transfer functions on the "JPYC EX" platform and plan to collaborate with entertainment sectors such as music and gaming to enhance the payment experience and fan interaction.

Monad integrates cbBTC to unlock $5 billion worth of Bitcoin DeFi potential

Chainlink CCIP has completed the cross-chain bridging of Coinbase's wrapped Bitcoin token cbBTC, allowing over $5 billion in assets to enter the Monad DeFi ecosystem. This marks Bitcoin's transition from "hold-only, no use" to "on-chain yield asset," accelerating its liquidity options within DeFi.

Japan's SBI Launches Trust-Based Stablecoin! "JPYSC" to Enter Institutional Settlement and Cross-Border Payments

SBI and Startale collaborate to launch a trust-based Japanese Yen stablecoin $JPYSC, expected to go live in Q2 2026. The stablecoin surpasses the 1 million Japanese Yen remittance limit, suitable for large-scale transactions and cross-border payments, with legal protections. Japan's rapidly growing crypto market will promote the formation of a digital Yen ecosystem. This plan has attracted the attention of multiple financial institutions and will challenge the US dollar stablecoin market.

HBAR Lands BlackRock’s Massive Synthetic Pool Tokens

BlackRock is testing the waters with a selection of money-market funds (MMFs) tokenized on Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) via Archax, but a lot more is yet to come. With a carbon-negative footprint, fixed & ultra-low fees amidst an ultra-high 10,000 transactions per second (TPS) score, Hedera’s HBAR

Tether, Anchorage Tap Deloitte for First USAT Stablecoin Reserve Report

In brief Deloitte penned USAT’s first attestation report on behalf of issuer Anchorage Digital. The Big Four accounting firm began working for Circle in 2023. Tether signaled last year that it’s pursuing a full, independent audit. Anchorage Digital tapped Deloitte for USAT’s first