Year: 2026

Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City has introduced a fast-track licensing system for crypto and fintech firms already regulated in financial hubs such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi. Summary Bhutan’s…

Block’s Square has reportedly enabled roughly one million U.S. merchants to accept Bitcoin payments.  Summary Square’s auto-enrollment push has now enabled roughly one million U.S. sellers to accept Bitcoin payments.…

21Shares has launched the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds tied to Hyperliquid’s HYPE token, introducing both a spot product with staking exposure and a leveraged fund tied to the decentralized derivatives…

Japan Blockchain Foundation has announced plans to issue EJPY, a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin, on Japan Open Chain and Ethereum.  Summary EJPY targets B2B settlements on Japan Open Chain, with Ethereum…

eToro has reported a rise in first-quarter profit after commodities trading activity surged, even as crypto volumes on the platform declined sharply. Summary eToro reported a 37% rise in Q1…

Charles Schwab has started rolling out Schwab Crypto to select retail clients, giving eligible users direct access to spot Bitcoin and Ether trading.  Summary Schwab Crypto lets eligible retail clients…

tZERO Group has partnered with Aptos Foundation to let issuers launch tokenized assets on the Aptos blockchain through tZERO’s tokenization platform. Summary tZERO has added Aptos blockchain support for issuers…

XRP Ledger wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP have reached a record 332,230, according to Santiment data shared on X.  Summary XRP wallets holding at least 10,000 tokens reached a…

Switzerland has launched its first live municipal blockchain project through a biodiversity reward voucher system built on the Hedera network and backed by a Swiss franc-linked digital payment instrument. Summary…

Upexi shares fell 8.16% on Tuesday after the Solana treasury company reported a wider fiscal third-quarter loss.  Summary Upexi’s Q3 net loss widened to $109.3 million after a $92.3 million…