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Total stablecoin holdings on exchanges slid to $64 billion, with Binance capturing a larger share of what remains. Stablecoin reserves sitting on cryptocurrency exchanges have fallen sharply, dropping 20% to reach approximately $64 billion.

The debt raise funds a prime brokerage expansion, yet traders show little reaction in XRP markets. Ripple's brokerage division has secured $275 million through a senior notes offering, according to reporting from CoinDesk and BeInCrypto.

Coinfomania describes Nexo Booster as a rebrand of Nexo Growth, while crypto.news and The Cryptonomist EN describe them as two distinct products launched alongside each other. Coinfomania describes Nexo Booster as a rebrand of Nexo Growth, while crypto.news and The Cryptonomist EN describe them as two distinct products launched alongside each other.

The agency's plan offers token issuers two capital-raising paths and a safe harbor, including a $75 million exemption tier. The Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled a proposed rule known as Regulation Crypto Assets. It is designed to create new exemptions for companies raising money through digital tokens.

Monthly outlays on crypto-linked payment cards rose sharply even as Bitcoin's price weakened Crypto payment cards recorded a sharp jump in usage during July, with total spending reaching $759 million. That figure represents a 2.5-fold increase, according to data cited by crypto.news.

The Financial Times reports Beijing has softened restrictions on advanced Nvidia hardware for two of its largest tech firms. China has reportedly eased restrictions on Nvidia's H200 chips for ByteDance and Tencent, according to a report from the Financial Times cited by CryptoBriefing.

The exchange's 2026 security report credits new defenses with intercepting threats following last year's $1.46 billion breach Bybit has disclosed that security measures put in place following a major hack have prevented approximately $700 million in potential losses.

The exchange's latest disclosure shows bitcoin reserves rising 2.55% while ether and USDT balances decline. Binance has published an updated Proof of Reserves report showing that bitcoin held on behalf of users climbed to 657,000 BTC. The increase represents a 2.55% rise, according to figures cited by Coinpedia and The Cryptonomist.

The former BitMEX chief is putting his name behind a new venture focused on the AI agent economy. Arthur Hayes, the former BitMEX chief executive turned crypto commentator and investor, has emerged as the public face of a new venture called Flop Labs.

The integration gives millions of Bitcoin.com wallet users access to a stablecoin regulated by the UAE's central bank. Bitcoin.com has added USDU to its wallet platform, giving its user base direct access to a stablecoin registered with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.

Tenev says tokenizing real-world assets is the most practical route to modernizing US finance as Robinhood rolls out its own blockchain network Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has forecast what he calls a global tokenization supercycle, according to CryptoBriefing.

The state-backed stablecoin drops its prior cross-chain protocol in favor of Chainlink following an audit of its infrastructure. Wyoming has completed a migration of its state-issued Frontier Stable Token to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, known as CCIP. The change was reported by CryptoBriefing and crypto.news on August 18 and 19, 2026, respectively.

A reserve check proves an exchange controls a pile of crypto. It rarely proves the pile is big enough to cover what customers are owed - and that gap is where the real risk lives.

The cross-chain protocol paused operations following reports of a breach worth an estimated $1.7 million. MAYAChain, a decentralized cross-chain liquidity network, halted operations on August 19 after suffering an exploit estimated at $1.7 million. The move was reported by Cointelegraph and crypto.news within roughly an hour of each other.

The asset manager attributes the crash to excess leverage, not a failure of Bitcoin's investment case. Bitcoin has lost half its value from recent peak levels, a decline severe enough to test the conviction of even its largest institutional backers.

GBTC charges 1.50%, IBIT charges 0.25% — but that gap doesn't explain why GBTC still holds billions in assets, why long-time holders can't easily leave, or why sources disagree on how each fund's shares are created and redeemed.

Read together, this week's filings show regulators writing crypto rules on their own paper, not waiting for a bill that is stuck in the Senate. Read together, this week's filings show regulators writing crypto rules on their own paper, not waiting for a bill that is stuck in the Senate.

The crypto market structure bill is stuck in what the executive calls 'August recess purgatory,' with midterm elections looming. The Solana Policy Institute's chief executive has offered a blunt assessment of the Clarity Act's prospects. He said the bill is sitting in what he called August recess purgatory.