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The Web3 asset data platform RootData has compiled the stablecoin ecosystem partners of the OSL Group, systematically presenting its role as a global stablecoin payment and trading infrastructure, from stablecoin payment networks and infrastructure to on-chain depth and institutional cooperation, and finally to a comprehensive layout of underlying security.Core stablecoin payment network: Launched the enterprise-grade compliant US dollar stablecoin USDGO, issued by Anchorage and operated by OSL, with tokenized funds from BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan as reserve assets, and collaborated with leading stablecoin issuers such as Tether and Circle to jointly expand the stablecoin ecosystem; by expanding its own channels and acquiring Banxa, it connects and collaborates with withdrawal, recharge, and payment networks such as Visa, MasterCard, WorldPay, GoldStack, and Yellow Card; and compliant clearing and settlement channels are provided by leading banks such as Standard Chartered and DBS.On-chain depth: Leading public chains like Solana provide efficient and low-cost on-chain value transfer channels for its stablecoin system; at the same time, it partners with industry-leading asset management companies such as Franklin Templeton, Huaxia Fund, and Southern Eastern to offer attractive RWA financial products, expanding the on-chain application ecosystem of stablecoins.Security infrastructure foundation: Institutional-grade asset custody is provided by Fireblocks, Cactus, supporting multiple wallets such as MetaMask, TrustWallet, and Ledger, with KYC/AML compliance risk control supported by Chainalysis and Sumsub.OSL has built a complete ecosystem around stablecoin payments and trading. From stablecoin issuance and trading to fiat and digital currency withdrawals, recharges, and clearing and settlement, and to high-performance blockchain and compliant security infrastructure supporting enterprise-grade payments and treasury management, OSL, as a leading representative in the Asian stablecoin sector, is leveraging its global compliance, banking network, and ecological advantages to construct a full-stack compliant stablecoin payment application ecosystem for the market and clients.Cryptocurrency projects actively showcasing their partner networks have become a key way to enhance transparency and market trust. It is reported that RootData welcomes Web3 projects to claim the data and continues to track and open more project business relationship disclosure channels. The platform has continuously released multiple editions of the cryptocurrency project ecosystem map, nominating Web3 ecosystem partners serving upstream clients such as Visa, Stripe, and Coinbase.

Gate US has officially obtained the Money Transmitter License (MTL) in the state of Florida, increasing the number of state-level licenses to 36 and further expanding its compliant operational scope to 47 jurisdictions in the United States. This approval enhances Gate US's regulatory layout in the U.S. market and reflects the platform's ongoing commitment to advancing its global compliance strategy and strengthening its localized operational capabilities.As one of the important financial and digital asset markets in the United States, Florida has strict requirements for licensed institutions in terms of compliance management, risk control, and operational capabilities. The acquisition of this license marks a significant new progress for Gate US in building its regulatory compliance system. Previously, Gate US's operations had covered multiple jurisdictions, including Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Maine, providing compliant and stable digital asset-related services to local users while adhering to the regulatory requirements of each state.Currently, multiple entities under Gate have completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, or obtained authorizations and approvals in jurisdictions such as Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Dubai. In the future, Gate US will continue to uphold a long-term development strategy focused on safety, transparency, and compliance, further solidifying the platform's capability to conduct compliant business in the U.S. market and providing users with safer, more transparent, and reliable digital asset services.

According to Bloomberg, the prediction market platform Polymarket is seeking regulatory approval in the United States to conduct margin trading operations in compliance.The company submitted a futures commission merchant (FCM) operating application to the National Futures Association (NFA) through its subsidiary Coming Home GBA LLC on July 3. This move will allow users to participate in event betting with less capital and is expected to attract more professional traders to the market.

According to CoinDesk, with the official full implementation of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the European digital asset market has entered a new era of unified regulation. Regarding the impact of MiCA on the industry landscape, Dr. Han, founder and CEO of Gate, stated in an interview that Gate began laying the groundwork for compliance in Europe several years ago and completed preparations for MiCA and Payment Institution (PI) licenses ahead of schedule in 2025. He pointed out that the significance of MiCA lies not only in establishing a unified regulatory framework but, more importantly, in ensuring that all market participants start from the same starting line. "Only when all platforms adhere to the same rules can the industry truly compete based on products, services, and user experience." At the same time, he also mentioned that if unauthorized platforms can still provide services to European users, the fair competition environment will still face challenges, making the effective enforcement of regulations equally crucial.Currently, Gate Europe has been continuously improving its compliance system, risk management, and operational governance capabilities based on the dual licenses of MiCA and PI, while deepening its global compliance layout. In addition to Europe, several entities under Gate have completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, or obtained authorizations and approvals in jurisdictions such as Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Dubai, solidifying the global business foundation through multi-regional regulatory licenses and continuously providing safer, more transparent, and efficient digital asset services to global users. In the future, Gate will continue to adhere to the parallel development of compliance and innovation, promoting the long-term healthy development of the digital asset industry with higher quality product experiences and global service capabilities.

According to CoinDesk, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) officially announced a regulatory framework for crypto assets this week, which has been widely regarded by the industry as an international plan emphasizing "global liquidity access," but its implementation still faces significant compliance and approval challenges.Under the new regulations, the FCA allows overseas trading platforms to serve UK users through locally authorized branches and to access global trading infrastructure, thereby avoiding the creation of a closed domestic liquidity pool. At the same time, stablecoins not issued in the UK can also circulate in the UK market, a stance that is seen as a clear distinction from the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) regional isolation model.The "Qualified Crypto Asset Trading Platform" (QCATP) mechanism in the new regulations is viewed as a key structure connecting global exchanges with the UK market, expected to enhance price efficiency and market depth. However, industry insiders point out that the FCA has not clarified which jurisdictions are recognized as having "comparable regulatory protection," and this uncertainty may affect corporate layout decisions.In addition, rules related to decentralized finance (DeFi) are still not fully defined, and some practitioners worry that early proposals may restrict centralized platforms' access to the DeFi ecosystem, causing the UK to lag behind other jurisdictions in related innovation fields.On the compliance front, lawyers have pointed out that under the new Financial Services and Markets Act framework, the authorization process may be extremely stringent, with historical data showing that the FCA's anti-money laundering registration approval rate is less than 15%. The new system will also cover multi-dimensional regulatory requirements such as consumer responsibility, capital adequacy, operational resilience, and executive accountability, significantly raising the entry threshold.The industry believes that the framework overall provides a systemic basis for institutional funds to enter the crypto market, but whether the UK can truly become a global crypto hub will depend on the certainty of regulatory enforcement and approval efficiency in the coming months.

According to BeInCrypto's latest selection, Gate was included in the "Best MiCA-Licensed Crypto Platforms in 2026" and was awarded "Best for Access to a Large Cryptocurrency Selection." The selection pointed out that Gate provides a diversified digital asset ecosystem covering spot trading, contracts, wealth management, and Web3 services, offering European users a more comprehensive digital asset trading experience with its extensive asset coverage and product system.With the official end of the transition period for the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the European digital asset market has fully entered an era of unified regulation. Gate Europe has previously obtained the EU MiCA license and Payment Institution (PI) license, which provide solid support for Gate Europe's operations under the European regulatory framework and further enhance the platform's capabilities in compliance operations, risk management, and long-term development. The recognition from a well-known industry media outlet further reflects Gate's positive progress in promoting compliance construction and continuously optimizing product services in Europe. Gate's founder and CEO Dr. Han stated that the formal implementation of MiCA signifies the official end of the "regulatory arbitrage" era in the European crypto industry, and market competition will increasingly return to the essence of products, security, and user experience. This viewpoint was also reprinted by Cointelegraph, further demonstrating the industry's broad attention to the new era of European regulation.Currently, multiple entities under Gate have completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, or obtained authorizations and approvals in jurisdictions such as Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Dubai, solidifying the global business foundation through multi-regional regulatory licenses and registrations. The platform continues to advance its global compliance strategy, continuously improving its global compliance network to provide users with safer, more transparent, and efficient digital asset services.

According to the official announcement, with the transition period of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) officially ending on July 1, the European digital asset market has officially entered a new regulatory phase. Gate Europe had previously completed its MiCA license and Payment Institution (PI) license layout in 2025, and the platform will continue to provide compliant digital asset services to users under the European regulatory framework.Relying on the dual licenses of MiCA and PI, Gate Europe continues to improve its compliance system, risk management, and operational governance capabilities, deeply integrating regulatory requirements into business operations, and continuously strengthening internal controls, compliance processes, and security mechanisms to provide European users with safer, more transparent, and efficient digital asset services. At the same time, the company maintains close communication with European regulatory authorities and industry partners, actively adapting to changes in the regulatory environment, and continuously enhancing the platform's long-term stable operation capabilities.Gate Europe's CEO Dr. Giovanni Cunti stated that the completion of the MiCA transition period marks a move towards a more standardized and transparent development phase for the European digital asset market. In the future, Gate Europe will continue to increase investments in compliance capability building, professional talent training, and operational resilience, with compliance, security, and innovation at its core, continuously promoting the healthy development of the digital asset industry.

According to FinanceFeeds, Binance stated that its annual compliance expenditure has reached approximately $300 million, and during the period from 2025 to the first quarter of 2026, its internal systems intercepted potential fraud amounts totaling $10.53 billion, protecting over 5.4 million users. Binance currently has nearly 1,500 compliance employees, a scale close to that of large financial institutions. Since 2021, the exchange has recovered over $8.2 billion in user assets and handled 313,653 requests from law enforcement agencies. This disclosure comes at a time when Binance is facing regulatory pressure, with the European MiCA regulations forcing exchanges to obtain authorization or cease operations, and Binance is encountering regulatory resistance from multiple EU countries. Binance claims that compliance has become a core operational function, utilizing AI-driven systems and over 20 AI security tools for transaction monitoring and fraud detection, but the compliance expenditure itself may not be sufficient to meet regulators' comprehensive requirements for governance, risk culture, and sanctions controls.

With the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) officially coming into full effect on July 1, 2026, it marks the beginning of a new era of unified regulation in the European digital asset market. As the global regulatory framework continues to improve, stablecoin payments are evolving from a focus on "pure efficiency" to "compliance, transparency, and trust," accelerating their transformation into core infrastructure for enterprise-level payments.As a provider of enterprise-level stablecoin payment infrastructure, WasabiCard consistently practices a "compliance first" development philosophy. By continuously strengthening core risk control capabilities such as AML (Anti-Money Laundering), KYC (Know Your Customer), and KYB (Know Your Business), it is committed to building a secure, transparent, and sustainable foundation for global payments.As stablecoins rapidly penetrate core business scenarios such as enterprise treasury management, cross-border payments, and B2B settlements, compliance capability has become the primary consideration for enterprises when choosing payment channels. In the future, WasabiCard will leverage its core capabilities of "global issuance, stablecoin payments, global remittance, and fund distribution" to deeply integrate a comprehensive compliance system with business scenarios, helping global enterprises confidently navigate the evolving regulatory environment and significantly enhance the security and compliance efficiency of their global operations.

According to the latest social media news from CoinGecko, Gate is competing with platforms like Coinbase and OKX for the increase of EU users. Gate continues to advance its European compliance process, and Gate Group's Malta entity, Gate Europe, has obtained European MiCA and PI licenses under the supervision of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), strengthening its global compliance framework.In addition, relying on a rich array of trading products, robust platform services, and global operational capabilities, Gate actively meets the growing demand for digital asset trading in the European market. This layout not only enhances Gate's localized service capabilities in the European market but also provides solid support for the platform in terms of user trust, fund security, compliance operations, and long-term market expansion, highlighting its compliance competitive advantage among global crypto trading platforms.

According to a report by Reuters, Binance's head for Europe and the UK, Gillian Lynch, stated that despite setbacks in its attempt to apply for a European Union cryptocurrency operating license in Greece, Binance still plans to remain in the EU and will seek to obtain local operating permits again.Lynch said, "Binance will not leave Europe." She mentioned that Binance may just need to obtain authorization through different paths, and if not in Greece, the company will look for other alternatives. Binance currently has only one week left before its existing European operating license expires, and if it cannot obtain a new license, it may need to gradually shut down its EU operations.Two informed sources said that Binance had communicated with regulators in Ireland, Latvia, and Greece, but faced resistance in all three countries. The sources indicated that regulatory officials were concerned about Binance's past penalties related to money laundering issues, its complex international structure, and what they perceive as a risk-seeking culture. Lynch stated that Binance is unclear why it was not approved, as it previously believed that the Greek regulators planned to issue licenses.She also mentioned that Binance has contacted four or five regulatory agencies but only submitted a formal application to Greece. Regarding Binance's past issues, Lynch stated that the company has invested in compliance and internal controls, hiring about 1,500 compliance personnel, and claimed that there are no unresolved issues with its license application.

In two proof-of-concept projects completed by the Ethereum infrastructure team Nethermind and UBS, both parties demonstrated that regulated banks and asset management institutions can achieve strong compliance control on public, permissionless networks without modifying the Ethereum protocol itself.In this project on the Ethereum Sepolia testnet, the team built and validated a node that can impose custom compliance rules on external transactions, as well as a component that routes approved transaction bundles to specific block builders, without involving real fund transactions throughout the process.