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
MarketsAdoption5 SourcesStrategy Bitcoin Treasury Swings to $4.7B Profit as BTC Rallies Past $75KStrategy's Bitcoin treasury moved from a $9.5 billion unrealized loss to a $4.7 billion unrealized gain as Bitcoin climb...Aug 21, 2026, 08:03 PMMicroStrategyBitcoin
MarketsAdoption2 SourcesHashdex Liquidates $14.7M Bitcoin ETF as IBIT Attracts $143.6M InflowsHashdex closed its DEFI spot Bitcoin ETF on August 17, liquidating $14.7 million in holdings as the newly launched IBIT ...Aug 21, 2026, 07:13 PMHashdexDEFI
MarketsAdoption5 SourcesXRP Consolidates Near $1.48 After 51% Weekly RallyXRP consolidated near $1.40 after a 51.5% seven-day rally, with momentum slowing as the token remains trapped beneath re...Aug 21, 2026, 06:12 PMXRPRipple
RegulationAdoption3 SourcesNomura-backed Laser Digital Wins First Japan Crypto License in Four YearsLaser Digital, Nomura's cryptocurrency subsidiary, secured approval as Japan's first newly registered crypto asset excha...Aug 21, 2026, 12:01 PMLaser DigitalNomura
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesBinance Launches Agent OS to Let AI Bots Trade Crypto With User ApprovalBinance introduced Agent OS, a system that connects approved AI applications like ChatGPT and Claude to the exchange's m...Aug 21, 2026, 11:02 AMBinanceChatGPT
AdoptionStablecoins2 SourcesFinassets Adds USDC Support on Solana to Payment GatewayFinassets.io, a B2B crypto payment gateway, integrated USDC on Solana into its Back Office platform on August 21. Mercha...Aug 21, 2026, 08:11 AMFinassetsUSDC
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesRipple CEO Cites 67M US Crypto Owners as Sign of Market MaturityRipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse cited an estimate of 67 million U.S. crypto owners this week as evidence the industry has r...Aug 21, 2026, 04:05 AMRippleBrad Garlinghouse
Layer 2Adoption2 SourcesNethermind Exits LayerZero Verifier Role, Migrates to Chainlink CCIPNethermind has ended its role as a verifier on LayerZero's network and migrated its cross-chain node operations to Chain...Aug 21, 2026, 02:12 AMNethermindLayerZero
