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Following institutional trials, the HKD-pegged asset is being put to work to capture part of Hong Kong's $49 billion trade corridor with the United Arab Emirates
CoinDesk
Retail investors can apply to buy the 1 billion yen bond without a securities account and receive perks through Toyota’s payment app.
Cointelegraph
The Wall Street bank plans to let clients hold bitcoin alongside traditional assets through its new Custody+ platform.
CoinDesk
Inflated valuations and weak business models are driving crypto’s shakeout, Global Settlement Network CEO Ryan Kirkley says.
CoinDesk
Eligible US users can fund MoonPay crypto purchases with Cash App balances as the payments firm expands beyond its core onramp business.
Cointelegraph
Eligible Cash App users will be able to use their balances to purchase digital assets offered by MoonPay, which include ether, solana and stablecoin USDT.
CoinDesk
Visa’s request for product (RFP) talks about the need to support a range of stablecoins.
CoinDesk
Sending ETH to a brand-new address will cost more than sending to an existing one, and software built around a flat fee will get the sum wrong.
CoinDesk
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 18 2026
CoinDesk
Regulators rejected Polymarket's defense regarding its P2P nature, arguing the platform manages market rules and facilitates crypto-based gambling activity.
CoinDesk
Eligible EEA users can trade conventional US shares alongside more than 700 tokenized xStocks through Kraken’s European entity.
Cointelegraph
BTC has dropped 0.6% since midnight UTC as Nasdaq 100 futures slip 1.1%, with the FOMC's July meeting minutes and a White House crypto summit both due Wednesday.
CoinDesk
BTC outperformed Wall Street on Monday, breaking its recent pattern of lagging behind U.S. stocks.
CoinDesk
Bitcoin derivatives markets created a short squeeze that took BTC price action 3% higher on Monday.
Cointelegraph
The newly authorized lenders will begin offering e-CNY services after completing operational and technical preparations.
Cointelegraph
The Korea Media and Communications Commission said Polymarket’s structure and operations amount to illegal gambling despite its noncustodial design and smart contracts.
Cointelegraph
The 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest since 2007 and Brent topped $91 as the US-Iran conflict escalates, pressuring stocks. Bitcoin is holding its range, for now.
CoinDesk
BitBox recommended all users update to firmware version 9.26.5 and said it had received no reports of exploitation or fund losses.
Cointelegraph