A cross-party UK parliamentary committee called for an immediate moratorium on cryptocurrency donations to political parties until stronger safeguards are introduced ahead of the next general election due by August 2029. It also proposed a new Political Finance Enforcement Unit, lowering the gift declaration threshold from 11,180 British pounds ($14,900) to 500 pounds ($668) and raising the maximum custodial sentence for foreign-financing wrongdoing to three years.

Delphi Digital says stablecoins are increasingly used in high-cost emerging-market payment corridors as a lower-fee alternative to legacy FX infrastructure. The firm cites combined costs of up to 8% for routes such as transfers to Argentina or Nigeria, while warning that off-ramps like bank account access still create delays and friction.