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Injective’s affiliated entity can now maintain securities ownership records, adding regulated market infrastructure to its growing push into tokenized assets.
Cointelegraph · Aug 19, 2026
AI agents could boost crypto activity, but much of the value may bypass blockchains and their tokens.
CoinDesk · Aug 19, 2026
In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Solstice Finance's David Plisek argues that most of the money lost in DeFi this spring wasn't taken by hackers but by yield strategies that quietly stopped working. Looking at April's $13 billion drawdown, he shows that a headline yield number reveals almost nothing about whether it will hold under stress, laying out four questions an allocator should ask before committing capital.
The cross-border transaction is Swift’s first in a pilot project as it tests settlement in its push to remain relevant as stablecoins and tokenized deposits become widely used worldwide.
CoinDesk · Aug 19, 2026
The investment bank will help its roughly 3,000 institutional clients execute large block trades in event contracts.
CoinDesk · Aug 19, 2026
If the proposed rules are formalized, it could lead to an ICO boom in the U.S.
Decrypt · Aug 19, 2026
The Shanghai-based InsurTech firm closed a $154.7 million private placement funded entirely in crypto, with investors contributing Bitcoin directly rather than cash.
Apate’s 200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ are so good at scam baiting, the company has a monthly KPI for how many F-bombs scammers drop at the infuriating bots.
Cointelegraph · Aug 19, 2026
“Crypto mom” Hester Peirce praised the SEC’s proposed crypto regime, published days after the Senate failed to pass the CLARITY Act, the US’ first comprehensive industry framework.
Cointelegraph · Aug 19, 2026
The American Bankers Association seeks to strengthen the Clarity Act, not kill it, argues Rob Nichols, president and CEO of the ABA.
CoinDesk · Aug 19, 2026
The warehouse facility gives Ethena another source of returns for the assets backing USDe while channeling onchain capital into overcollateralized institutional loans.
Similar setups have historically produced below-average 90-day and 180-day bitcoin returns, said the asset manager.
The exchange that lost $1.46 billion to North Korean hackers is the first large centralized firm to put numbers on a claim bitcoin developers have been making all month.
Symbiotic’s Liquid Lane gives eligible holders immediate USDC liquidity across three Centrifuge funds managed by Janus Henderson and NYLIM.
Cointelegraph · Aug 19, 2026
Sweden’s H100 reported a $26 million loss for the first half of the year, as it completed its acquisitions to become Europe’s second-largest Bitcoin treasury by holdings.
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) added 20 new operators this year across two rounds of expansions, including eight additions this week.
CoinDesk · Aug 19, 2026
Edward Zimbardi allegedly lured thousands of investors into "The Crypto Program" with promises of 25% monthly returns before fleeing to Fiji.
Decrypt · Aug 19, 2026
Ripple said the $275 million raised will support its expansion into traditional financial services such as prime brokerage and multi-asset clearing, citing strong demand from institutions.