MarketsAdoption3 SourcesMetaplanet Invests $132M in Bitcoin to Acquire US Nasdaq Firm Super LeagueJapan-listed Metaplanet will invest 2,100 BTC and $2.5 million into Nasdaq-traded Super League Enterprise, acquiring a 9...Aug 18, 2026, 05:01 PMMetaplanetSuper League Enterprise
AdoptionDeFi2 SourcesToyota Finance Launches ¥1 Billion Tokenized Bond for Retail InvestorsToyota Finance opened retail applications Tuesday for a ¥1 billion tokenized bond offering 1.72% annual yield, purchasab...Aug 18, 2026, 03:03 PMToyota FinanceToyota Financial Services
AdoptionStablecoins2 SourcesJeonbuk Bank Adopts Ripple Payments as XRP Falls Below $1South Korea's Jeonbuk Bank will use Ripple's 24/7 cross-border payment service for business remittances, marking an expa...Aug 18, 2026, 07:09 AMRippleXRP
MarketsAdoption5 SourcesBitmine Adds 53,501 ETH, Holdings Now 5.9 Million as Staking AcceleratesBitmine purchased an additional 53,501 ETH, bringing its total holdings to 5.9 million ether worth approximately $14.54 ...Aug 18, 2026, 07:08 AMBitmineEthereum
Adoption2 SourcesNeynar Seeks New Owner for Farcaster Seven Months After AcquisitionNeynar, which acquired the decentralized social protocol Farcaster in April, is now seeking a new operator for the platf...Aug 18, 2026, 05:08 AMNeynarFarcaster
ExchangesAdoption3 SourcesJane Street Discloses Over $1B Bitcoin ETF HoldingsWall Street trading firm Jane Street reported holdings exceeding $1 billion in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF shares as of June 3...Aug 18, 2026, 05:07 AMJane StreetBlackRock
AdoptionExchanges2 SourcesRipple Partners with South Korean Bank on Cross-Border PaymentsRipple has signed a partnership with a South Korean regional bank to provide near real-time cross-border settlement for ...Aug 18, 2026, 05:06 AMRippleKbank
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesUniswap Launches Token Discovery Tab as UNI Hits 6-Month HighUniswap deployed a new "Launches" beta tab in its web interface to consolidate token discovery across multiple launchpad...Aug 18, 2026, 05:01 AMUniswapUNI
SecurityAdoption2 SourcesKraken Parent Payward Joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing for AI SecurityPayward, the parent company of exchange Kraken, has been accepted into Anthropic's Project Glasswing, a program granting...Aug 17, 2026, 11:13 PMPaywardKraken
