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Toyota Finance opened a ¥1 billion blockchain bond at 1.72% through the Toyota Wallet app, bypassing brokers. Minimum investment is ¥100,000. The offering includes Fuji Speedway passes and Lexus test drives.
Five crypto presales have collectively raised over $22 million in August 2026. Price increases are scheduled within days for AlphaPepe, Ionix Chain, and DigiTap.
Fireblocks' new Flow platform supports 800+ wallets and integrates with Flutterwave, giving merchants granular visibility into stablecoin transactions in real time.
The Blockchain Association warns the 10th Circuit ruling gives the Fed veto power over state bank charters, threatening the dual banking system and lawful crypto businesses.
New Bank of Russia draft caps crypto at 25% of equity calculation for brokers and dealers. Qualifying assets must trade on Russian exchanges and sit with licensed custodians.
Bybit blocked $700M in potential user losses in H1 2026, blocked 30,000 suspicious withdrawals, and blacklisted 10,000 addresses. The security push follows the $1.46B hack in 2025.
Fee structures vary even more than token selection across the nine largest crypto exchanges. We compare costs, security, and jurisdictional risk for traders in August 2026.
MoonPay adds Cash App Pay for U.S. crypto buys. Users can fund ETH, SOL, XRP and USDT purchases from their Cash App balance across 10+ wallets including MetaMask and Ledger.
Kraken adds commission-free trading of 7,000+ U.S. stocks and xStocks for EEA users, rivaling Coinbase and Binance in the tokenized equity space.
Lynq CEO Jerald David says clearer rules won't fix the 24/7 settlement gap. Cash and collateral still move on banking schedules, not crypto hours. White House meeting, Treasury proposal, and Fed schedules add context.
Jeonbuk Bank becomes the third Korean financial institution to deploy Ripple’s blockchain tech in 2026, adding 24/7 cross-border settlement for business customers.
Kraken adds 7,000 U.S. stocks for EEA clients, joining rivals in blurring crypto-traditional finance lines. The move pressures platforms like Interactive Brokers as super-app model gains traction.
Short sellers lost $137M in 24 hours as forced closures accelerated losses. Bitcoin and Ethereum led the squeeze, with one Hyperliquid trade alone hitting $7M.
SECZ rose 6% after Securitize launched a tokenized high-yield fund with Neuberger on four blockchains. The fund targets high-yield bonds and leveraged loans, managed by Neuberger's $230B fixed-income team.
HashKey Exchange plans to use Hong Kong dollar-pegged HKDAP stablecoin for UAE settlement, tapping a $48.95 billion trade corridor. Retail access could come by end of 2026.
Cash App adds Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Tether via MoonPay, broadening crypto access beyond Bitcoin. Block sidesteps direct token support while serving 50M users.
Visa issued an RFP for a stablecoin settlement provider with licenses in the US, Canada, UK and Singapore after Mastercard's BVNK acquisition. The company also seeks support for Open USD.
USDC handled 58% of July crypto card spending, USDT 26%. Optimism led settlement chains. Visa and Bridge are pushing stablecoin cards into 100+ countries.
Kraken opens 7,000 U.S. stocks, 700+ tokenized xStocks and 600+ crypto assets to EEA customers under a single MiFID-regulated account with no commissions.
HashKey will use HKDAP for institutional settlement with the UAE and Middle East, where Hong Kong trade hit $48.95 billion in 2025. Retail access may follow.
The Blockchain Association urged the SEC to scrap Rules 611 and 610(e), saying they fragment trading and raise costs for tokenized assets. Chairman Atkins' vote is postponed.
Self-custodial wallet cuts 25 chains and its handle feature on Sept. 15. Users keep fund access via secret phrases or custom RPC.
Tokenized equity market reached $2.8B, concentrated among a few platforms. Monthly transfer volumes top $10B, with over 1M unique addresses. The concentration raises platform risk.
Only 3 of 9 crypto savings plan providers in Germany publish full fee data. Bison, justTRADE, and Kraken show costs, but spread and custody type matter more.
A Crypto 2026 paper replaces the recurring random beacon with distributed samplers, removing a dependency in earlier permissionless consensus designs.
The Unchained host posed as a recruiter to interview a suspected North Korean hacker. He aced the tech test but dodged political questions. The interview shows how state-sponsored operatives infiltrate crypto teams.
The U.S. Treasury opened rulemaking on the GENIUS Act, advancing a regulatory architecture that could turn payment stablecoins from a settlement rail into a corporate cash management tool.
Fireblocks joined the Agentic Payments Alliance with Visa, Mastercard, and Circle to set standards for AI agents handling payments autonomously. The coalition targets $3–5 trillion in agentic commerce by 2030.
HashKey Exchange will distribute HKDAP after a live beta with YF Life cut insurance settlement times from days to near real-time. The stablecoin, issued by Anchorpoint, is regulated under HKMA's Stablecoins Ordinance.
Toyota Finance opened applications for a ¥1B tokenized bond paying 1.72% that can be bought through Toyota Wallet without a securities account. The self-offering structure moves distribution in-house.