AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesBain Capital Invests $74M in RQD Clearing Amid Tokenization PushBain Capital led a $74 million equity investment in RQD, a U.S.-regulated clearing and custody firm, to expand infrastru...Aug 27, 2026, 09:05 PMRQDBain Capital
AdoptionExchanges2 SourcesRipple Prime Launches Delta One Service for Institutional TradingRipple Prime, the company's institutional trading arm, launched a Delta One business Thursday enabling hedge funds and o...Aug 27, 2026, 07:03 PMRippleRipple Prime
AdoptionExchanges2 SourcesMastercard Sponsors XRP Ledger 36-Hour Hackathon in New YorkMastercard is sponsoring a 36-hour XRP Ledger hackathon in New York focused on protocol development, agentic finance, an...Aug 27, 2026, 01:09 PMMastercardXRP Ledger
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesMirae Asset Targets $108B Digital Asset Business via Digital X AcquisitionMirae Asset Group acquired crypto exchange Digital X and set a target to grow its digital asset business to between $108...Aug 27, 2026, 12:08 PMMirae AssetDigital X
MarketsAdoption2 SourcesBitfinex Securities Raises $50M for Tokenized Nickel Trading PlatformBitfinex Securities completed a $50 million capital raise for Alkemya, a Luxembourg-based metals platform, backed by par...Aug 27, 2026, 11:04 AMBitfinex SecuritiesAlkemya
AdoptionMarkets3 SourcesCoinbase and Better Mortgage Launch Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages NationwideCoinbase and Better Mortgage announced general availability of Bitcoin-backed mortgages to qualified US homebuyers, allo...Aug 27, 2026, 06:02 AMCoinbaseBetter Mortgage
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesJapan Plans Blockchain Settlement System for Stocks and BondsJapan is developing a blockchain-based settlement system for equities and government bonds to modernize its financial in...Aug 27, 2026, 02:11 AMJapanFSA
MarketsAdoption2 SourcesMicroStrategy Raises $2B via Stock Sale, Creates Discretionary Cash PoolMicroStrategy sold shares to raise approximately $2 billion in cash, establishing a discretionary liquidity account that...Aug 27, 2026, 02:08 AMMicroStrategyBitcoin
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesCoinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks on Base With Carry Trade VaultsCoinbase has launched tokenized versions of equities on its Base layer-2 network, with each token representing a direct ...Aug 26, 2026, 08:07 PMCoinbaseBase
