RegulationExchanges3 SourcesCFTC Invokes Emergency Powers to Keep Kalshi Operating Amid New York LawsuitThe CFTC invoked emergency authority Tuesday to keep Kalshi operating after New York filed suit seeking at least $36 bil...Aug 12, 2026, 03:02 PMCFTCKalshi
RegulationMarkets2 SourcesNYC Council Investigates Polymarket, Kalshi Over Prediction Market MarketingThe New York City Council has opened an investigation into marketing practices at Polymarket, Kalshi, and other predicti...Aug 12, 2026, 01:02 PMPolymarketKalshi
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesBank of England Selects Polygon, NOBO, Dun & Bradstreet for Digital Pound SME PilotThe Bank of England has enlisted Polygon Labs, NOBO Finance, and Dun & Bradstreet for Phase 2 of its Digital Pound Lab t...Aug 12, 2026, 10:11 AMBank of EnglandPolygon Labs
AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesBrazil's Itaú Bank Joins Tokenization Pilot for Bonds and FundsItaú Unibanco, Brazil's largest lender by market value, entered a pilot program with tokenization platform OpenAssets to...Aug 12, 2026, 06:02 AMItaú UnibancoOpenAssets
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesCoinbase Wins Abu Dhabi License for Tokenized Securities HubCoinbase received regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi's Financial Services Regulatory Authority to operate a tokenized se...Aug 12, 2026, 05:02 AMCoinbaseAbu Dhabi Financial Services Regulatory Authority
RegulationMarketsXRP Whales Buy 380M Tokens as Senate Advances CLARITY ActLarge XRP holders accumulated 380 million tokens in recent days as Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on th...Aug 11, 2026, 07:04 AMXRPCLARITY Act
Regulation2 SourcesSenate Democrats Block CLARITY Act Cloture, Delaying Crypto Market BillSenate Democrats withheld the 60 votes required to advance the CLARITY Act before the August recess, blocking a cloture ...Aug 11, 2026, 02:06 AMCLARITY ActU.S. Senate
RegulationExchangesCFTC Pauses Civil Case Against Soldier Over Classified Polymarket BetsA federal judge has paused the CFTC's civil enforcement action against a U.S. Army soldier accused of trading on classif...Aug 11, 2026, 01:05 AMCFTCPolymarket
RegulationMacroTrump Appoints Will Scharf as White House CounselDonald Trump announced the appointment of Will Scharf as White House counsel. The role typically shapes the administrati...Aug 10, 2026, 10:04 AMDonald TrumpWill Scharf
