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South Korea's Shinhan Asset Management will pilot a won-denominated bond fund built on the Solana blockchain. Shinhan Asset Management, part of South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group, has entered a partnership to test tokenized fund issuance on the Solana blockchain.

U.Today and CoinTurk News EN report different RLUSD and PYUSD market capitalization figures than Crypto Economy, citing different data providers for the same period. U.Today and CoinTurk News EN report different RLUSD and PYUSD market capitalization figures than Crypto Economy, citing different data providers for the same period.

The White House and financial regulators move in parallel on digital asset market structure. President Trump is renewing pressure on Congress to advance the Clarity Act, a proposed law aimed at settling long-standing questions over how digital assets should be regulated.

A fourth regulatory amendment sets a 1.10% management fee and lays out how staking rewards will be handled. Canary Capital has submitted its fourth amendment to regulators for a proposed exchange-traded fund built around staked TRX, the native token of the Tron blockchain.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong argues Washington cannot delay market structure rules much longer, ahead of a pending Senate vote. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said crypto regulatory clarity in the United States is arriving one way or another, as the Senate prepares to vote on market structure legislation.

The digital asset firm used part of its Ethereum holdings to clear borrowing, leaving thin cash reserves on hand. BTCS Inc. repaid $8.2 million in debt to Aave, the decentralized lending protocol, using Ethereum held on its balance sheet.

Stablecoin issuer exits mining sites in Uruguay after a disagreement over electricity supply undercuts the plan. Tether has walked away from a $120 million Bitcoin mining project in Uruguay, according to reporting from crypto.news, CoinTurk News, Crypto News Flash and Cryptopolitan.

The update gives the wallet's large user base direct access to one of the busiest stablecoin networks in crypto. Bitcoin.com Wallet has integrated native support for TRON, the company confirmed. The update lets users store, send, and receive TRX, TRON's native token, alongside USDT issued under the TRC20 standard.

The integration reportedly lets traders move the stablecoin on Aster without completing Robinhood's identity checks. Robinhood Chain has added support for USDG deposits and withdrawals through a new integration with Aster, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist. The addition connects Robinhood's blockchain infrastructure to a trading venue that operates outside traditional brokerage rails.

The proposal, published in the Federal Register, marks a formal step toward a dedicated U.S. rulebook for digital assets. The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a proposed rule titled Regulation Crypto Assets.

Brad Garlinghouse links artificial intelligence adoption to broader US economic momentum even as crypto markets slide. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has credited artificial intelligence with helping the United States economy grow, according to a report from U.Today. He connected the technology's rapid adoption to wider gains across American industry.

The filing shows liabilities roughly 50 times greater than the company's reported assets. Poolin, once one of the larger mining pools in the crypto industry, has filed for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey. The filing was reported by crypto.news on August 21, 2026.

The partnership positions Ripple's stablecoin as collateral for institutional lending, not just cross-border payments. Ripple has partnered with Clearpool and Cicada to launch a credit fund aimed at institutional investors, using its RLUSD stablecoin as the underlying asset.

Budapest scraps criminal penalties of up to eight years for unlicensed crypto activity as it moves toward the bloc's common standard. Hungary has repealed a national crypto law that carried some of the harshest penalties in the European Union.

The payment gateway now processes USDC transactions on Solana, aiming to tap a stablecoin market reported at $6.7 billion Finassets, a crypto payment gateway provider, has enabled USDC payment support on the Solana blockchain, according to reports from CryptoPotato and The Cryptonomist. The update lets merchants and users route USDC transactions through Solana's network infrastructure.

Elon Musk's social platform is said to be weighing digital-dollar payments as it rolls out an updated creator incentive scheme. X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, is reportedly exploring stablecoin payments as a way to compensate content creators.

New stablecoin minting and a credit fund backing coincide with a sharp rally in XRP. Ripple has increased the circulating supply of its RLUSD stablecoin at the same time XRP recorded a 19% price rally. The move places fresh attention on the relationship between Ripple's token issuance activity and swings in XRP's market value.

The South Korean exchange's listings coincided with gains across all four assets, led by ETHGas's GWEI token. Upbit, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has expanded its trading offerings with new BTC and USDT pairs for four tokens. The additions cover BICO, BMT, NIL and GWEI, according to CryptoBriefing.