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Three outlets agree EURC passed €400M in circulation around August 2026, but they give sharply different figures for how fast that supply grew over the past year. Three outlets agree EURC passed €400M in circulation around August 2026, but they give sharply different figures for how fast that supply grew over the past year.

A new cross-border remittance partnership failed to lift XRP's price as broader market pressure took hold. XRP traded below $1 this week, even as a South Korean regional bank confirmed it would use Ripple Payments for cross-border transfers.

Ranked by publisher count, the night split cleanly into confirmed regulatory plumbing, a weaker macro undercurrent, and single-source claims that are not yet established fact. Ranked by publisher count, the night split cleanly into confirmed regulatory plumbing, a weaker macro undercurrent, and single-source claims that are not yet established fact.

The digital asset custody and infrastructure firm hires a former securities regulator to lead its policy and compliance strategy. Fireblocks has hired Elad Roisman, who previously served as Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as its Chief Regulatory Officer.

Developers are weighing dozens of changes for the network's coming hard fork, with privacy tooling at the center Ethereum's core developers are working through a long list of proposed changes for the network's next major upgrade.

The new framework targets institutional-grade lending activity on the Sui blockchain Navi Protocol has rolled out NAVI Prime, a new lending framework designed for institutional participants on the Sui Network. The launch was confirmed by CryptoBriefing and crypto.news on August 17, 2026.

A staking-linked Polkadot ETF has seen losses far outpace the yield it generated for investors. A Polkadot exchange-traded fund that stakes its underlying DOT tokens has realized $4.52 of loss for every $1 it earned in staking rewards, according to reporting from Protos and The Cryptonomist.

Treasury opens public comment on how issuers and sellers of stablecoins would be overseen under the new law. The U.S. Treasury Department has released a proposed rule aimed at putting the GENIUS Act into practice. The rule addresses how stablecoins should be issued and sold under the new federal framework.

Our first pass on Strategy's bitcoin pause called it steady; our second called it a broken streak, and the gap between the two is the actual news. Our first pass on Strategy's bitcoin pause called it steady; our second called it a broken streak, and the gap between the two is the actual news.

The Nasdaq-listed firm added nearly 9,926 ETH in its latest purchase, pushing total holdings above 5.8 million tokens. BitMine Immersion Technologies has added to its Ethereum treasury once again. The firm, chaired by longtime market strategist Tom Lee, purchased 9,926 ETH in its most recent buy.

The Trump family-linked crypto platform's new tie-up brings Chinese-developed AI tools into its ecosystem, according to industry reports. World Liberty Financial has entered into a partnership with WorldClaw, according to reporting from CoinGape and Cryptopolitan. The arrangement is said to bring Chinese-developed artificial intelligence models into World Liberty Financial's platform.

The new law establishes a federal framework for stablecoins, and regulators are now seeking public input on implementation. The United States has enacted the GENIUS Act, establishing a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins. The law sets out rules for issuance, reserves, and oversight of dollar-pegged digital tokens.

The blockchain says it will reverse roughly 109,000 transactions following an exploit that produced counterfeit ONE tokens. Harmony, the layer-1 blockchain known for its cross-chain bridge, has said it plans to roll back its chain after forged versions of its native ONE token spread across the network.

Stablecoin issuer signals a move into artificial intelligence tools aimed at developing markets. Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, says its user base has surpassed 650 million people. The company disclosed the figure alongside plans to move into artificial intelligence applications aimed at developing markets.

Stablecoin issuer moves from routine attestations to a full audit by a major global accounting firm. Tether has completed what is being described as its first audit carried out by a Big Four accounting firm, according to a report from Forkast. KPMG signed off on the stablecoin issuer's 2025 financials, the outlet reported.

The charter clears a path for the firm's USD1 stablecoin to operate under federal oversight World Liberty Financial has obtained a conditional charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, according to reports from NFTevening and Forkast.

Rising stablecoin use across the region highlights gaps in custody protection and regulatory oversight. Stablecoins pegged to the U.S. dollar are gaining traction across Latin America. Households and small businesses are using them as a hedge against inflation and currency depreciation.

The new issuance lifts Ripple's stablecoin's circulating supply to roughly 1.71 billion tokens amid rising institutional interest. Ripple has issued another 10 million RLUSD tokens, bringing the stablecoin's total circulating supply to approximately 1.71 billion. The mint was recorded on-chain and confirmed by blockchain trackers, according to reporting on the issuance.