RegulationAdoption2 SourcesLatvia Approves Crypto Tax on Withdrawals, Launches 2027 Declaration WindowLatvia's parliament passed legislation taxing cryptocurrency withdrawals above deposits rather than individual trades, i...Oct 18, 2026, 09:03 PMLatviaEuropean Union
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesNine Companies Block Tokenized Stock Trading on OKXICE PlatformNine major corporations, including Broadcom, have filed objections to prevent their shares from being tokenized and trad...Oct 18, 2026, 03:24 PMOKXICEBroadcom
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesPolygon Labs Closes Coinme Deal, Gains Payment Licences in 48 US StatesPolygon Labs has completed its acquisition of Coinme, bringing 37 state money-transmitter licences and 11 applicable exe...Oct 18, 2026, 03:16 PMPolygon LabsCoinme
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesUniswap Records $14.81M Monthly Revenue, Robinhood Chain Drives 53%Uniswap generated $14.81 million in protocol revenue during September, its highest monthly total on record, with Robinho...Oct 18, 2026, 03:12 PMUniswapRobinhood Chain
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesStablecoin Payments Hit $482B in 2024, Up 45% as Card Networks JoinStablecoin payment volume reached $482 billion through 2024, a 45% increase year-over-year, according to analytics firm ...Oct 18, 2026, 03:01 PMVisaMastercard
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesTether Invests in AIsa, an AI Payments Startup, as Funding Tops $9MStablecoin issuer Tether has led a funding round for AI infrastructure startup AIsa alongside investor HIVEN, bringing t...Oct 18, 2026, 02:02 PMTetherAIsa
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesTether Backs AI Startup AIsa in $9M+ Funding Round for Agent PaymentsTether participated in a funding round for AI infrastructure startup AIsa, bringing the company's cumulative fundraising...Oct 18, 2026, 02:02 PMTetherAIsa
AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesSberbank Wins Bank of Russia Approval to Trade Bitcoin With 110M Retail ClientsRussia's Sberbank received regulatory approval from the Bank of Russia to offer cryptocurrency trading to its 110 millio...Oct 18, 2026, 01:01 PMSberbankBank of Russia
AdoptionMacro2 SourcesEl Salvador Holds 7,677 BTC Five Years After Adopting Bitcoin LawEl Salvador commemorated the fifth anniversary of its Bitcoin Law on Tuesday, which made it the first nation to grant bi...Oct 18, 2026, 11:04 AMEl SalvadorBitcoin
