AdoptionStablecoins2 SourcesCrypto Card Spending Surges Past $750M as Stablecoins Dominate PaymentsCryptocurrency payment card spending jumped 2.5-fold year-over-year to $759 million in July, with nearly 9 million purch...Aug 23, 2026, 03:08 PMUSDCUSDT
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
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesMorgan Stanley Launches Spot Ethereum and Solana ETPs With Staking YieldsMorgan Stanley introduced spot exchange-traded products for Ethereum and Solana that pass through 100% of staking reward...Aug 22, 2026, 08:07 PMMorgan StanleyEthereum
MarketsAdoption4 SourcesBitcoin ETFs Draw $1.92B This Week, Largest Inflow in 10 MonthsU.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs accumulated $1.92 billion in inflows this week, marking the largest weekly haul in 10 months. The...Aug 22, 2026, 02:07 PMBitcoinEthereum
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
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
