RegulationAdoption2 SourcesECB Says Digital Euro Will Offer Cash-Like Privacy, With LimitsECB officials said the digital euro will prevent the central bank from linking users to transactions, matching cash-leve...Aug 26, 2026, 02:02 PMECBEuropean Union
AdoptionRegulation3 SourcesShinhan Financial and Visa Partner to Build Stablecoin Payment InfrastructureSouth Korea's Shinhan Financial Group and Visa are testing stablecoin issuance, remittance, and settlement systems along...Aug 26, 2026, 12:08 PMShinhan Financial GroupVisa
StablecoinsRegulation3 SourcesRevolut Launches MiCA-Compliant EURR Stablecoin in EuropeRevolut has begun rolling out EURR, a euro-pegged stablecoin compliant with the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation...Aug 26, 2026, 10:05 AMRevolutStripe
Adoption2 SourcesKalshi Seeks $750M at $40B Valuation After May $1B RaisePrediction-market platform Kalshi is in talks with Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management for a new funding round val...Aug 26, 2026, 07:07 AMKalshiSequoia Capital
AdoptionRegulation5 SourcesU.S. State Banking Groups Plan BankChain Alliance Launch by 202739 U.S. state banking associations formed the BankChain Alliance to build a nationwide blockchain network for stablecoin...Aug 26, 2026, 06:02 AMBankChain AllianceU.S. State Banking Associations
AdoptionMacro2 SourcesZhibao Technology Plans $220M PIPE to Build Bitcoin TreasuryNasdaq-listed Zhibao Technology plans to raise $220 million through a PIPE deal by accepting 3,500 bitcoin as payment fo...Aug 26, 2026, 05:02 AMZhibao TechnologyBitcoin
AdoptionDeFi2 SourcesSouth Korea's POSCO Tokenizes Trade Receivables on AvalanchePOSCO, a $22 billion South Korean trading company, tokenized trade receivables on the Avalanche blockchain in a pilot pr...Aug 25, 2026, 09:02 PMPOSCOAvalanche
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesMantle Brings $200M RWA Yield Product to DeFi via Fluxion VaultMantle expanded its real-world asset yield offering into DeFi after its Bybit-based product reached $200 million in asse...Aug 25, 2026, 07:12 PMMantleFluxion Network
AdoptionDeFi4 SourcesBitwise Launches Automated Token Portfolios Using Coinbase Tokenized StocksBitwise launched automated portfolios of Coinbase tokenized stocks for non-US investors on August 25, charging 0.15% met...Aug 25, 2026, 03:12 PMBitwiseCoinbase
