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Financial Regulation News 13 December 2025 - 21 December 2025

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Focus: ASIC’s $150m Capital Charge, CHESS Replacement Milestones, and the ASX 200 Outlook Into 2026

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Focus: ASIC’s $150m Capital Charge, CHESS Replacement Milestones, and the ASX 200 Outlook Into 2026

SYDNEY — 21 December 2025 — Australia’s financial markets are heading into the final trading stretch of the year with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under unusually bright floodlights: regulators have imposed a significant additional capital requirement on the ASX operator, demanded sharper governance and accountability across clearing and settlement, and effectively tied future “business as usual” to demonstrable technology…
21 December 2025
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Shanghai Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 20, 2025): Shanghai Composite Near 3,900 as Foreign Bond Repo Access, Rumor Crackdown, and 2026 Sector Calls Collide

Shanghai Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 20, 2025): Shanghai Composite Near 3,900 as Foreign Bond Repo Access, Rumor Crackdown, and 2026 Sector Calls Collide

SHANGHAI / BEIJING — December 20, 2025. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is heading into the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar China-market cocktail: a consumer-led bounce, policy-driven thematic trades, and a tightening web of market governance—plus a notable step in opening the exchange bond market to overseas institutions. Friday’s onshore session (Dec. 19) delivered the headline that traders…
20 December 2025
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Meta Platforms (META) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): EU Privacy Ruling, IRS Tax Fight, and Wall Street’s 2026 AI Forecasts

Meta Platforms (META) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): EU Privacy Ruling, IRS Tax Fight, and Wall Street’s 2026 AI Forecasts

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is ending Thursday, December 18, 2025, in the middle of a classic “good news / big risk” tug-of-war: the stock is rising with the broader market, while investors digest a potentially precedent-setting European privacy ruling, an escalating U.S. tax dispute, and a fresh round of analyst forecasts tied to Meta’s expensive AI buildout. As of…
18 December 2025
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USD Coin (USDC-USD) Price Today and Forecast: USDC Holds Near $1 as New U.S. Rules, Visa Settlement, and Bank Adoption Reshape 2026 Outlook

USD Coin (USDC-USD) Price Today and Forecast: USDC Holds Near $1 as New U.S. Rules, Visa Settlement, and Bank Adoption Reshape 2026 Outlook

December 18, 2025 — USD Coin (USDC-USD) is doing exactly what a fiat-backed stablecoin was designed to do: hover extremely close to $1.00. But while the price barely moves, the story around USDC is moving fast this week—driven by U.S. regulation, big payment-network integration, and a widening race among banks and fintechs to issue “digital dollars” at scale. fdic.gov USDC-USD…
18 December 2025
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TeraWulf (WULF) Stock News Today (Dec. 17, 2025): AI Data Center Pivot, Bitcoin Volatility, Dilution Fears, and a High-Stakes Zoning Fight

TeraWulf (WULF) Stock News Today (Dec. 17, 2025): AI Data Center Pivot, Bitcoin Volatility, Dilution Fears, and a High-Stakes Zoning Fight

TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ: WULF) is back in the spotlight on Wednesday, December 17, 2025—but not for the reasons bulls may prefer. After one of the most explosive rallies in the Bitcoin-miner-turned-AI-infrastructure theme this year, WULF stock is sliding again, caught between near-term crypto sensitivity and a longer-term narrative built around high-performance computing (HPC) and AI data center leasing. As of…
17 December 2025
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PayPal Stock (PYPL) News on Dec. 16, 2025: PayPal Seeks a U.S. Bank Charter—What It Means for Investors

PayPal Stock (PYPL) News on Dec. 16, 2025: PayPal Seeks a U.S. Bank Charter—What It Means for Investors

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) is in the spotlight on December 16, 2025 after the company disclosed it has submitted applications to create “PayPal Bank,” a proposed Utah‑chartered industrial loan company (ILC)—a move that could reshape how PayPal funds lending, offers savings products, and connects to major card networks. PayPal Newsroom The headline is simple: PayPal wants to become more…
16 December 2025
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Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin Holds Near $89,500, Ethereum Steadies at $3,130 as Markets Watch BOJ, UK Crypto Rules and ETF Flows (Dec. 15, 2025)

Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin Holds Near $89,500, Ethereum Steadies at $3,130 as Markets Watch BOJ, UK Crypto Rules and ETF Flows (Dec. 15, 2025)

Updated: Dec. 15, 2025, 2:00 PM GMT Bitcoin and the broader crypto market are attempting to stabilize into the European afternoon after a choppy start to the week, with investors balancing risk-off pressure from global macro headlines against a steady drumbeat of institutional and regulatory developments. At around 2:00 PM GMT, Bitcoin is trading around $89,500 and Ethereum near $3,130,…
15 December 2025
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Bitcoin Price Today (Dec. 15, 2025): BTC Hovers Near $90,000 as Central Banks, ETF Flows, and Fresh Regulation Headlines Drive Sentiment

Bitcoin Price Today (Dec. 15, 2025): BTC Hovers Near $90,000 as Central Banks, ETF Flows, and Fresh Regulation Headlines Drive Sentiment

Bitcoin (BTC) started the week trading just under the closely watched $90,000 mark, with markets showing a cautious “risk-off” tone on Monday, December 15, 2025. As of the latest available pricing, BTC was around $89,809, after ranging between roughly $87,789 (low) and $90,166 (high) during the session. The day’s price action reflects a familiar late-2025 pattern: Bitcoin is no longer moving in isolation. Traders are weighing…
15 December 2025
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Nationwide Fined £44m by FCA After Covid Furlough Fraud Exposed AML Control Failings

Nationwide Fined £44m by FCA After Covid Furlough Fraud Exposed AML Control Failings

Nationwide Building Society is facing intense scrutiny after the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) imposed a £44m penalty over weaknesses in its financial crime controls—failures that regulators say contributed to red flags being missed in a major Covid furlough fraud case. FCA Coverage continued on Sunday, 14 December, with fresh summaries of the case highlighting the building society’s Swindon base…
14 December 2025
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XRP Price Today: XRP Holds Near $2 as Ripple Wins Trust Bank Approval, TOXR XRP ETF Launches, and New Cross-Chain Utility Emerges

XRP Price Today: XRP Holds Near $2 as Ripple Wins Trust Bank Approval, TOXR XRP ETF Launches, and New Cross-Chain Utility Emerges

XRP traded in a tight range around $2 during Dec. 8–14, 2025, as Ripple’s conditional OCC trust bank approval, a new U.S. XRP ETF launch, and cross-chain developments met a risk-off macro backdrop. XRP spent the week of December 8–14, 2025 doing something that often frustrates both bulls and bears: moving sideways. Despite a dense run of headlines—Ripple’s conditional U.S.…
14 December 2025
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Nationwide Fined £44m by FCA Over Financial Crime Controls as Tasmania Coast Power Outages Hit Thousands (Dec. 14, 2025)

Nationwide Fined £44m by FCA Over Financial Crime Controls as Tasmania Coast Power Outages Hit Thousands (Dec. 14, 2025)

London / Tasmania — Sunday, December 14, 2025 — Two very different events are dominating headlines today: in the UK, Nationwide Building Society is facing a £44 million Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) penalty tied to historic anti-financial-crime control weaknesses; in Tasmania, wild winds and severe weather have contributed to widespread hazards and major power disruptions along the coast, affecting thousands…
14 December 2025
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Crypto This Week & Week Ahead (Dec. 13, 2025): Bitcoin Near $90K as U.S. Bank Charters, a Staked Ethereum ETF Filing, and Tokenization Headlines Reshape the Market

Crypto This Week & Week Ahead (Dec. 13, 2025): Bitcoin Near $90K as U.S. Bank Charters, a Staked Ethereum ETF Filing, and Tokenization Headlines Reshape the Market

Updated today: Saturday, December 13, 2025 Bitcoin is heading into the weekend holding a familiar line: the $90,000 area. After a year defined by sharp rallies, tariff-driven risk shocks, and sudden liquidations, the market is settling into a late‑December rhythm where macro headlines and regulation matter as much as on-chain fundamentals.  Reuters But “quiet” doesn’t mean “boring.” In the last few days alone,…
13 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Global X Clean Water ETF AQWA Posts Unusually High Volume on Wednesday
    January 28, 2026, 2:05 PM EST. Global X Clean Water ETF (AQWA) registered a surge in trading volume Wednesday afternoon, with over 378,000 shares exchanging hands compared to its three-month average of about 45,000. Despite the activity, AQWA shares dropped roughly 0.8%. Within the ETF, Xylem led volume at more than 2 million shares but declined 3.2%. Primo Brands also saw heavy trading, down 1.3% on 1.3 million shares. Energy Recovery bucked the trend, rising 1.9%, while Badger Meter lagged with a 15.3% loss. The unusual volumes reflect shifting investor attention within clean water sector stocks.
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