MarketsAdoption2 SourcesTwo Prediction Markets Shut Down as Kalshi and Polymarket Consolidate VolumePrediction market platforms Trepa and Fireplace announced shutdowns within hours of each other, directing users to withd...Aug 13, 2026, 02:02 PMKalshiPolymarket
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesLombard Shifts Bitcoin Yield to Bitwise Covered-Call StrategyLombard is transitioning its LBTC yield generation from Bitcoin staking to a Bitwise-managed covered-call options strate...Aug 13, 2026, 02:02 PMLombardBitwise Asset Management
AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesMUFG Tests Blockchain Settlement for Japanese Government Bond TradesMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is conducting a proof-of-concept to settle Japanese government bond transactions on the C...Aug 13, 2026, 12:03 PMMUFGCanton
AdoptionMarkets2 SourcesSecuritize Posts $21.7M Q2 Loss as SECZ Share Price Falls 21%Securitize reported a $21.7M net loss in the second quarter with revenue declining 5% to $14.4M. Share price fell 21% af...Aug 13, 2026, 09:04 AMSecuritizeSECZ
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesIntercept, Press Foundation Sue Trump Over $100K Truth Social FeedThe Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation filed suit against President Donald Trump challenging Truth API, a sub...Aug 13, 2026, 07:01 AMTrumpTruth Social
AdoptionExchanges3 SourcesGoldman Sachs Acquires NEOS for $2.25B to Expand Bitcoin Income ETFsGoldman Sachs agreed to acquire NEOS, an options-income specialist, for $2.25 billion in a cash-and-equity deal that inc...Aug 12, 2026, 07:05 PMGoldman SachsNEOS Investments
SecurityAdoption2 Sources233k BTC Shifted to Multisig After Coldcard Exploit, Casa Data ShowsCasa CEO Nick Neuman reported that approximately 233,000 BTC flowed to multisig wallets and other custody arrangements f...Aug 12, 2026, 07:04 PMCasaColdcard
StablecoinsAdoption3 SourcesAnchorpoint Launches HKDAP Stablecoin for Hong Kong InstitutionsStandard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint has begun a phased rollout of HKDAP, a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, with be...Aug 12, 2026, 07:03 PMAnchorpointHKDAP
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesFidelity Files to Add Staking and Distributions to $898M Ethereum FundFidelity has filed with the SEC to allow its $898 million Ethereum Fund (FETH) to stake up to 100% of its holdings and d...Aug 12, 2026, 07:01 PMFidelityEthereum
