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Where crypto shows up on a balance sheet: exchange earnings, fund disclosures, sovereign wealth allocations, bank strategy and the macro decisions that set the price of risk for everything else.
Trading platform Capital.com will offer spot virtual-asset services in the UAE after its affiliate Capital Vault obtained regulatory approval. Capital.com plans to introduce spot virtual-asset trading in the United Arab Emirates, according to reports from Invezz and Finbold. The expansion is tied to a regulatory licence secured by Capital Vault, an entity affiliated with Capital.com.
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says a legal US pathway for Hyperliquid could boost regulatory clarity across the industry. Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, has publicly welcomed reports that the Trump administration is encouraging Hyperliquid to seek a legal entry point into the United States.
GSR executive Andy Baehr argues tokenized bonds and money-market instruments may fill a collateral gap traditional finance has struggled to solve. Andy Baehr, an executive at crypto trading firm GSR, has argued that tokenized fixed income instruments could become a central piece of institutional collateral infrastructure.
Redfearn contends the regulator held back an innovation exemption to avoid complicating the pending market structure legislation. A Securitize executive says the Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed a proposed crypto innovation exemption because of politics surrounding the Clarity Act.
August 20, 2026
Custodian BitGo and the state of Wyoming are among the entities moving billions in tokenized value onto Chainlink's cross-chain infrastructure. A large-scale migration of tokenized value is underway from LayerZero to Chainlink, with the total figure cited at roughly $15 billion.
August 20, 2026
The exchange is removing three altcoins from trading as each project faces its own separate difficulties. Binance plans to remove ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT), and Storj (STORJ) from its trading platform by September 3. The exchange periodically reviews listed assets and removes tokens that no longer meet its internal standards.
The exchange lets users run several trading strategies from a single account without splitting capital across separate logins. Bitget has rolled out CFD Sub-Accounts, a new structure designed to let traders operate multiple strategies from a single master account. The feature addresses a common problem for active traders.
U.Today and crypto.news both cover Kinetics Internet Portfolio's Ripple Labs disclosure but give different dollar figures and disagree on whether it shows a new purchase. U.Today and crypto.news both cover Kinetics Internet Portfolio's Ripple Labs disclosure but give different dollar figures and disagree on whether it shows a new purchase.
August 20, 2026
The cryptocurrency exchange will attend the Bali gathering as part of its push into Southeast Asia's digital asset scene. BYDFi has announced it will join Coinfest Asia 2026, a recurring blockchain and cryptocurrency conference held in Bali, Indonesia.
Executives met Commerce Secretary Lutnick as Trump reportedly signaled a possible ethics arrangement tied to crypto policy Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has been engaged in high-level discussions with US government officials to advance the CLARITY Act. The legislation aims to establish clearer rules for how digital assets are classified and regulated.
The regulator says artificial intelligence tools are helping scammers build convincing fake trading platforms at record speed. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has disabled 3,106 cryptocurrency scam sites, according to reporting on the regulator's latest enforcement figures. The takedowns cover fake trading platforms, fraudulent investment schemes, and other crypto-related deception targeting Australian consumers.
August 20, 2026
The rally pushed Hyperliquid's native token past Dogecoin in market value, according to two outlets. HYPE, the token powering the Hyperliquid derivatives exchange, climbed 20% in a rapid move that traders attributed to signs the platform is inching toward the US market.
Brad Garlinghouse addressed speculation that Ripple could be reconsidering how it approaches a public listing. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has weighed in on fresh speculation surrounding a possible initial public offering, according to reporting from U.Today and Crypto Economy.
August 20, 2026
Brad Garlinghouse points to 67 million crypto owners as evidence the industry has entered the mainstream. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said crypto has shed its reputation as a fringe industry, according to reports from U.Today and crypto.news. He pointed to an ownership figure of 67 million people as the clearest sign of that shift.
President Trump says regulators are building a U.S. compliance path for the offshore perpetuals exchange, sending its native token sharply higher. Hyperliquid's native token, HYPE, surged sharply this week after President Trump confirmed that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is working on a plan to bring the exchange into U.S. regulatory compliance.
Fresh sanctions rhetoric out of Washington leaves crypto markets largely steady, with Bitcoin defending a key price level. President Donald Trump has announced what he called an unprecedented economic warfare campaign against Iran, according to reporting from CoinGape and Daily Sabah Business.
A sharp, market-wide rebound lifted the two largest cryptocurrencies together, with ether outpacing bitcoin's gains. Crypto markets staged a sharp rebound, with ether climbing 18% to reach roughly $2,250. Bitcoin rose alongside it, gaining 8% and pushing past the $69,000 level.
The inflow figure, reported by CryptoBriefing, points to renewed investor interest after weeks of volatility. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $517 million in net inflows during a single trading session, CryptoBriefing reported. The figure marks one of the larger single-day totals for the product category since its launch.