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Organizers are billing the event as the largest crypto industry gathering of the year, according to two reports. TOKEN2049 is preparing to return to Singapore this October, according to reports from Cryptopolitan and BeInCrypto.

The investment arm formerly known as Binance Labs backs a protocol aiming to bring fixed-income products on-chain. YZi Labs has announced its support for TermMax, a protocol building infrastructure for on-chain bond markets. The backing was reported across multiple crypto news outlets on August 27, 2026.

The prime brokerage arm of Ripple is rolling out a cross-asset Delta One business aimed at institutional clients. Ripple Prime has expanded its institutional services to include US equity derivatives through a new Delta One business, according to reports published on August 27, 2026.

The agency's new proposal seeks to modernize how registered advisers and funds hold digital assets, arriving as the Clarity Act remains stalled in Congress. The Securities and Exchange Commission has put forward a proposal to revise custody rules covering how registered investment advisers and funds hold cryptocurrency on behalf of clients.

Ex-staffers describe a workplace culture where Binance's co-founders went by 'Homer' and 'Marge' in meetings Former Binance employees say the exchange's top leadership used codenames borrowed from the animated sitcom 'The Simpsons' during internal company meetings.

Asset manager links growing federal deficits and near-$1 trillion interest costs to increased demand for Bitcoin BlackRock has said that mounting U.S. government debt and widening deficits are reinforcing arguments for holding Bitcoin as a hedge. The firm's assessment ties directly to the scale of federal borrowing, which has now pushed total U.S.

New research suggests most onchain transactions remain outside the visibility of current tax reporting frameworks. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has published research estimating that global tax authorities can see only a fraction of taxable crypto activity happening onchain.

The groups want regulators to open a path for round-the-clock energy derivatives trading on U.S. platforms. The Hyperliquid Policy Center, working alongside trading platform tradeXYZ, has formally urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to open a regulatory path for energy perpetual contracts in the United States.

The proposal would modernize how investment firms hold digital assets on behalf of clients. The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent a proposal to modernize crypto custody rules to the White House for review, according to multiple reports.

The SOL treasury firm's new platform aims to give investors and developers live visibility into Solana's network health. DeFi Development Corp. has introduced a new monitoring platform called State of Solana, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and The Block.

Tokyo is preparing a distributed-ledger system meant to settle stocks and bonds faster than today's infrastructure allows. Japan is moving toward building a blockchain-based settlement system for stocks and bonds, with an early 2030s launch window under consideration.

An XRP ETF filing has drawn attention to Ripple's escrow structure and possible stablecoin liquidity needs. A recent filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has drawn scrutiny over how Ripple manages its large XRP escrow.

An artificial intelligence-driven outlook on Solana's 2026 trajectory arrives as the token trades above a closely watched support level. Cryptonews.com reported that an artificial intelligence model has produced a price outlook for Solana covering the period through the end of 2026.

A pending motion for acquittal has delayed the next phase of the Tornado Cash developer's federal case by several months. A federal court has moved the retrial date for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm to April 26, 2027, according to reports published across several crypto news outlets on August 26, 2026.

The new lending product lets US borrowers use bitcoin holdings to help secure home loans without selling their coins. Coinbase has begun offering bitcoin-backed mortgages in the United States through a partnership with Better Home & Finance.

Tax-deferred swaps let holders move bitcoin directly into BlackRock's ETF without a taxable sale event BlackRock has processed $5 billion in direct conversions of bitcoin into shares of its exchange-traded fund, according to reports from Bitcoin.com News and Finbold.

South Korea's Shinhan Group will integrate Visa's stablecoin infrastructure for payments and settlement projects. Shinhan Financial Group has agreed to use Visa's stablecoin platform, according to reports from The Block and crypto.news. The South Korean banking giant intends to apply the technology across payments and settlement work tied to its broader digital finance strategy.

Major carriers join the central bank's digital currency rollout as crypto payments remain outlawed nationwide Russian telecommunications companies are set to begin accepting the digital ruble as payment starting September 1. The development marks one of the most visible commercial applications yet of the central bank's digital currency project.