StablecoinsRegulation3 SourcesTether Receives KPMG Unqualified Audit Opinion but Withholds StatementsKPMG issued an unqualified audit opinion on Tether International's 2025 financial statements, showing reserves exceeding...Aug 13, 2026, 11:01 PMTetherKPMG
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesBlockchain Association Files Supreme Court Brief Supporting Custodia Bank's Fed Access ChallengeThe Blockchain Association filed an amicus brief Wednesday backing Custodia Bank's Supreme Court petition against the Fe...Aug 13, 2026, 10:02 PMCustodia BankBlockchain Association
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
ExchangesRegulation2 SourcesCoinbase Launches UK Derivatives Trading for Professional ClientsCoinbase opened derivatives trading in the United Kingdom for professional investors, offering futures, perpetuals, and ...Aug 13, 2026, 03:04 AMCoinbaseMiFID
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
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
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
