•Tether wins Abu Dhabi nod to broaden USDT across nine key chains
•Circle grabs Abu Dhabi permit; targets UAE payment, settlement growth
•CryptoUK allies with The Digital Chamber amid emerging cross-Atlantic crypto regs
•Circle pilots privacy-enhanced wrapped USDC variant on Aleo
•Stripe, Paradigm's payment-centric chain Tempo debuts public testnet
•Bitcoin, ether rally before FOMC ruling, sparking liquidation spree
•HashKey initiates Hong Kong IPO, aiming for up to $215M
