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Total capital raised stayed roughly flat even as the number of funded deals declined, according to new data. Crypto fundraising totaled roughly $1.36 billion in July, according to data reported by Invezz and Cryptopolitan. The figure held near recent levels even as the number of individual deals declined during the month.

The exchange's new debit card supports more than 600 currencies as it pushes into everyday crypto spending in the American market. Kraken has introduced the Krak Card to customers in the United States, according to an announcement from the exchange.

MoonPay now lets US Cash App users buy a wider range of digital assets using Cash App Pay Cash App, the mobile payments platform owned by Block, is broadening its cryptocurrency offering. The change comes through a new partnership with MoonPay, a crypto payments infrastructure company.

The card network is searching for a replacement after rival Mastercard bought its stablecoin infrastructure partner BVNK. Visa is searching for a new stablecoin settlement partner following Mastercard's acquisition of BVNK, according to reports from CoinDesk and CryptoBriefing. BVNK had reportedly worked with Visa on stablecoin settlement infrastructure before Mastercard moved to acquire the company.

Hayden Adams argues automated market makers could handle the growing wave of tokenized stocks and real-world assets more efficiently than existing rails. Hayden Adams, the founder of decentralized exchange Uniswap, has publicly argued that automated market makers offer an efficient way to handle the expanding market for tokenized real-world assets.

Analysts weigh whether the pullback reflects healthier deleveraging or early signs of stress reminiscent of the 2022 credit collapse. The crypto lending market has fallen 17% to approximately $56 billion, according to figures reported by BeInCrypto and Yahoo Finance on August 18.

Regulators cite illegal gambling risk as the trigger for the move against the crypto-based platform. South Korean regulators have ordered a block on Polymarket, according to reports from crypto.news and Cointelegraph. The action stems from concerns that the platform's betting-style markets amount to illegal gambling under local law.

Total value locked on Robinhood's blockchain network climbed sharply even as the broader tokenized real-world asset sector cooled Robinhood Chain's total value locked climbed 45% in August, according to reporting from The Block and Coincu. The increase stands out against a broader slowdown in tokenized real-world asset activity during the same period.

The Ethereum-rival blockchain's liquidity program tested investor conviction in its native token, MON Monad, a blockchain positioned as a competitor to Ethereum, recently closed a liquidity program that offered early investors up to $60 million to sell their holdings early.

Tokenized treasuries, credit, and other real-world assets are drawing rising deposits into decentralized finance protocols. Deposits linked to real-world assets held within decentralized finance protocols have reached nearly $4 billion. That total represents roughly a sixfold jump compared to the same period last 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. 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.

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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.