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Georgia's Investigation Service arrested an unregistered VASP manager on Aug. 12, seizing $84K in cash and $80K in crypto. The probe is expanding into tax evasion and money laundering charges.
Tether bought over 27 tons of gold in H1 2026, ranking with Kazakhstan among the year's biggest institutional buyers. PPI data lands Thursday.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the SEC could propose Regulation Crypto on Aug. 14, opening a faster path to clarity for digital assets while Congress is in recess.
RedotPay expects Binance to drop Singapore case after Aug. 7 hearing; Binance denies it. The $473M Hong Kong lawsuit alleges user diversion.
Phase 2 of the BOE's Digital Pound Lab tests stablecoin settlement with Polygon and portable credit profiles for SMEs. Findings will feed into the Treasury's digital pound assessment later this year.
Bitwise cut 14% of staff as crypto prices pressure fee revenue. The BITW ETF fell 31% in 2026 to $574M. The firm also acquired staking provider Chorus One.
eToro processed 1.4M crypto transactions in July, down 73% YoY. Stock commissions now 60% of total. Q2 net profit rose 77% but ETOR fell 5-8%.
Waters, Brown, and Warren would control the committees that write crypto law if Democrats take the House and Senate. The CLARITY Act's odds have fallen to 16% on Kalshi.
SEC and CFTC sue Goliath Ventures and founder Christopher Delgado over alleged $425M crypto Ponzi scheme. Delgado pleaded guilty in June. Sentencing set for Oct. 21, 2026.
Blockworks Research data shows Robinhood Chain generated $3.6M in July, more than Polygon PoS and Base combined. HOOD stock trades at $93.60 after late July dip.
Bitwise cut 14% of staff to ~155 after its BITW index fund shed 48% of assets, investors redeemed $161M, and the staking arm from the Chorus One deal adds revenue.
Solana, PUMP, BNB Chain, and SUI are building through the altcoin downturn. Solana's Agave upgrade targets faster slots and lower storage costs. PUMP gained 30% in a week. BNB's Layer-1 roadmap aims for 100K TPS.
Crypto.com launches 1,500 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, trading from $1 with 24-hour settlement for eligible EEA users. Derivative structure, not direct ownership.
ASIC removed Yepbit websites after investors reported blocked withdrawals. The platform falsely blamed the regulator. The watchdog urges licence checks and warns of evolving scam tactics.
Binance CSO Jimmy Su said quantum computers can't break crypto today, but the industry must prepare. NIST targets 2035 for algorithm phase-out, while Sui plans quantum-safe vaults in 2026.
Wintermute's OTC volume saw 72% from institutions in H1 2026, up from 59% a year earlier. The data shows a shift toward private venues and a narrowing focus on top assets like Bitcoin and Ether.
OCC Comptroller Gould says crypto firms engaged in legal activities should have a path to a national bank charter, with 40 applications filed in 18 months. The agency is reviving de novo bank formation after a decade of stagnation.
Bitcoin ETFs returned to positive flows on Aug 11 with $4.9M net, led by BlackRock's IBIT. Ether outflows slowed to $1.8M. US inflation data this week will test the recovery.
Crypto.com launches tokenized derivatives on 1,500 U.S. stocks and ETFs, using a MiFID license from its Foris Capital acquisition. Positions start at $1 for European and eligible non-U.S. users.
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley confirmed the layoffs last week. The BITW fund lost 31% of assets in 2026. CIO Matt Hougan says Bitcoin may have bottomed.
Brazil's largest bank Itaú Unibanco ($562B assets) tests tokenized bonds and funds on blockchain with OpenAssets under ANBIMA's pilot, advancing institutional digital securities.
Brazil's largest bank Itaú Unibanco is testing tokenized bonds and funds with OpenAssets under an ANBIMA pilot, signaling a push toward production-ready blockchain infrastructure in Latin America.
The SEC will weigh a tailored offering exemption for tokenized securities and a separate crypto-asset framework at its Aug. 14 meeting, as the Clarity Act vote stalls until September.
CLARITY Act faces make-or-break Sept 15 cloture vote with 14 days left before midterm recess. Galaxy Research cut odds to 30% amid disputes over ethics and illicit finance.
Regulators say Goliath Ventures raised $425M for crypto liquidity pools that never existed. CEO Christopher Delgado pleaded guilty to fraud in June.
Tokenized stocks have reached $2.49 billion, up 600% over the past year, as Crypto.com adds derivatives for 1,500 U.S. equities and ETFs starting at $1.
Binance tagged GLMR, ICX, MOVR, RARE, SOPH as monitoring risks. Moonbeam and Moonriver are migrating to Base. ICON halts in 2026. Market reaction was negative across most tokens.
The SEC holds a public meeting Friday on a tailored crypto framework. The CFTC chairman wants final rules before the administration ends. The Clarity Act vote slips to September.
SEC and CFTC allege Goliath Ventures raised $425M in a Ponzi scheme disguised as crypto liquidity pools. Founder Delgado pleaded guilty in June as global crypto adoption hits 774M.
OCC opens door for crypto bank charters; 13 applications pending. FDIC reform targets 120-day review. 'America is open for business.'