AdoptionRegulation5 SourcesU.S. State Banking Groups Plan BankChain Alliance Launch by 202739 U.S. state banking associations formed the BankChain Alliance to build a nationwide blockchain network for stablecoin...Aug 26, 2026, 06:02 AMBankChain AllianceU.S. State Banking Associations
RegulationMacro2 SourcesUS Treasury Expands Sanctions to Iran's Cryptocurrency SectorThe U.S. Treasury Department launched Operation Economic Outcast to target Iran's cryptocurrency sector as part of a bro...Aug 25, 2026, 03:03 PMU.S. Treasury DepartmentIran
RegulationMacro2 SourcesU.S. Treasury Expands Iran Sanctions to Crypto Over $100M Oil PaymentsThe U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control expanded sanctions against Iran's cryptocurrency sector, citing ove...Aug 25, 2026, 10:02 AMU.S. TreasuryOFAC
AdoptionRegulation3 SourcesCoinbase Eyes Canada Expansion Into Stocks, Crypto, and DerivativesCoinbase is pursuing regulatory approval to launch an "Everything Exchange" in Canada offering stocks, crypto, predictio...Aug 25, 2026, 06:03 AMCoinbaseCanada
Regulation3 SourcesSenate to Vote on Clarity Act Next Week Without Democrat AgreementThe Senate is scheduled to hold a floor vote on the Clarity Act next week, proceeding without a bipartisan deal despite ...Aug 25, 2026, 03:18 AMSenateClarity Act
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesSEC Settles Coinbase Lawsuit Over Gensler Missing Texts, Agrees to Recordkeeping OverhaulThe SEC has settled a two-year legal dispute with Coinbase over missing text messages from former Chair Gary Gensler, ac...Aug 25, 2026, 02:02 AMSECCoinbase
Regulation2 SourcesGrayscale Files for Zcash ETF, Testing SEC's Stance on Privacy AssetsGrayscale submitted an ETF filing for Zcash to the SEC, marking the first major institutional push to bring a privacy-fo...Aug 24, 2026, 07:33 PMGrayscaleZcash
Layer 1Regulation2 SourcesZcash Surges Past $880 as Holders Prepare Governance Vote on Token IssuanceZcash rose more than 70% over the past week to an eight-year high near $885, driven by Grayscale's ETF conversion plans ...Aug 24, 2026, 07:07 PMZcashGrayscale
MarketsRegulation2 SourcesZcash Surges Past $800 as ETF Prospects and Governance Vote AlignZcash rose sharply this week, with sources reporting gains between 48% and 62%, pushing ZEC above $800 and to levels not...Aug 24, 2026, 05:12 PMZcashGrayscale
