Year: 2026

Ripple President Monica Long said on Aug. 4 that financial institutions are moving tokenized assets “from bank pilots to production,” creating demand for the operational infrastructure needed to issue, manage…

India has expanded its global tax reporting framework to include specified crypto-assets, central bank digital currencies, and digital money products under updated FATCA and Common Reporting Standard rules. Summary India’s…

Lawson has expanded its stablecoin payment pilot to include USDC, USDT and JPYC through a second point-of-sale test at two Tokyo stores, while continuing to evaluate the technology for future…

Italy’s largest banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo, sharply reduced its reported position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust during the second quarter while increasing its exposure to BlackRock’s staked Ethereum fund. Summary…

Apple has restored Telegram to the App Store after briefly removing the messaging platform over content that violated its child sexual abuse material policies, while the Telegram-linked Gram token has…

Coinbase will transfer institutional clients’ International Exchange accounts, balances and open positions to Deribit on Sept. 9, with trading expected to pause for about 30 minutes during the cutover. Summary…

TRON surpassed 15 billion total transactions on Aug. 4, extending a period of network growth driven largely by stablecoin transfers and payment activity. Summary TRON surpassed 15 billion lifetime transactions,…

Nigeria’s revenue authority has issued detailed crypto tax rules requiring exchanges and P2P marketplace operators to collect, report and remit taxes arising from virtual asset transactions. Summary Platforms must withhold…

BitGo Holdings launched BitGo Link on Aug. 3, giving institutional trading and treasury teams one interface for viewing and moving capital held across BitGo and connected cryptocurrency exchanges. Summary BitGo…

Bitcoin recovered above $63,000 on Tuesday, Aug. 4, after falling to an intraday low near $62,227. Summary Bitcoin rebounded above $63,000 after falling near $62,250, while broader crypto markets mostly…