ExchangesRegulation2 SourcesBinance Handed Russian Authorities User Data in Ukraine Donation CaseBinance provided Russian investigators with user records that were later cited in a terrorism financing case involving c...Aug 17, 2026, 09:08 AMBinanceRussia
Regulation2 SourcesCLARITY Act Removed From Senate Schedule as August Recess LoomsThe CLARITY Act disappeared from Monday's Senate floor calendar, triggering a 72-hour window before the chamber enters A...Aug 17, 2026, 01:05 AMCLARITY ActU.S. Senate
ExchangesRegulation2 SourcesSouth Korean Exchange Bithumb Targets 2028 IPO After RestructuringBithumb, one of South Korea's largest crypto exchanges, plans to file for preliminary listing review in 2027 with an exp...Aug 17, 2026, 12:01 AMBithumbSouth Korea
RegulationSecurity2 SourcesEU Regulators Warn of Scams Targeting MiCA Deadline RefugeesFraudsters are impersonating EU financial regulators and licensed crypto exchanges to target users forced to migrate acc...Aug 16, 2026, 04:12 PMFrance Financial WatchdogMiCA
SecurityRegulation2 SourcesFBI Agent Arrested for Alleged $1 Million Crypto Theft From Seized WalletsFBI intelligence agent Patrick Steven Yaroch, who held top secret clearance and worked at FBI headquarters, was arrested...Aug 16, 2026, 12:09 PMFBIPatrick Steven Yaroch
StablecoinsRegulation3 SourcesWorld Liberty Financial Wins OCC Preliminary Approval for National Trust BankThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary conditional approval to World Liberty Trust Co., a ban...Aug 16, 2026, 10:04 AMWorld Liberty FinancialUSD1
Regulation2 SourcesTrump to Meet Crypto Leaders and Regulators at White House as CLARITY Act StallsPresident Trump is scheduled to meet executives from Coinbase, Ripple, and other crypto firms alongside SEC and CFTC lea...Aug 15, 2026, 09:07 PMDonald TrumpCoinbase
AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesBank Leumi Partners Galaxy for Bitcoin Trading, Reviving Stalled 2022 PlanIsrael's largest bank, Bank Leumi, is partnering with Galaxy Digital to launch cryptocurrency trading in early 2027, mar...Aug 15, 2026, 09:06 PMBank LeumiGalaxy Digital
MarketsRegulation2 SourcesXRP Drops to 52-Week Low Amid Regulatory Uncertainty and Leverage UnwindXRP fell to its lowest level in 52 weeks as heavy leveraged positions unwound and regulatory headwinds weighed on the to...Aug 15, 2026, 08:01 PMXRPRipple
