RegulationAdoption3 SourcesPakistan Sets September 5 Deadline for Crypto Platforms to Seek Licenses or ExitPakistan's financial regulator opened a licensing portal requiring cryptocurrency platforms operating in the country sin...Aug 24, 2026, 07:17 AMPakistanState Bank of Pakistan
StablecoinsAdoption3 SourcesStablecoin Neobank Fasset Reaches $1B Valuation With SBI BackingFasset, a stablecoin payments and neobank platform, closed a Series C funding round at a $1 billion valuation led by SBI...Aug 24, 2026, 06:01 AMFassetSBI Group
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesMirae Asset Rebrands Korbit Exchange to Digital X, Plans Broader EcosystemSouth Korean financial giant Mirae Asset has completed its acquisition of controlling stake in cryptocurrency exchange K...Aug 24, 2026, 03:04 AMMirae AssetKorbit
AdoptionStablecoins2 SourcesSamsung Wallet to Add Stablecoin Support, Starting With USDCSamsung revealed plans to integrate stablecoin functionality into its wallet at Galaxy Unpacked, displaying a mockup fea...Aug 23, 2026, 11:09 PMSamsungCircle
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesRussia's Sberbank Eyes December Launch for Crypto Trading InfrastructureSberbank, Russia's largest bank, plans to launch crypto trading infrastructure by December, including a digital deposito...Aug 23, 2026, 02:02 PMSberbankRussia
AdoptionMacro2 SourcesCoinbase CEO Says Crypto Startups Rebranding as AI Misunderstand the RelationshipCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong criticized blockchain projects that rebrand as AI companies, arguing crypto serves as found...Aug 23, 2026, 08:02 AMCoinbaseBrian Armstrong
MarketsAdoption5 SourcesStrive Tops 23,000 BTC, Becomes Fifth-Largest Corporate HolderStrive has raised its Bitcoin treasury to 23,156 BTC after purchasing 1,800 BTC for approximately $143 million, moving p...Aug 23, 2026, 02:03 AMStriveBitcoin
Adoption2 SourcesIlluvium Cuts Wages to Extend Runway Past 12 MonthsIlluvium's co-founder Kieran Warwick said the studio reduced wages to push its cash runway beyond 12 months, with the te...Aug 22, 2026, 04:04 AMIlluviumKieran Warwick
AdoptionStablecoins2 SourcesShinhan Asset Management Tests Won-Tokenized Fund on SolanaShinhan Asset Management has signed a four-party agreement to pilot a Korean won tokenized fund on Solana ahead of South...Aug 22, 2026, 03:05 AMShinhan Asset ManagementSolana
