The United States and the United Kingdom have issued 10 recommendations for stablecoins, tokenized securities, and cross-border finance, although the proposals have not created enforceable rules. Summary Ten recommendations cover digital assets, capital markets, and cooperation between U.S. and UK regulators. A proposed one-year industry group would test cross-border uses for tokenized financial assets. Both
Kalshi has opened its live order book to DoubleZero Edge subscribers, providing Level 1 and Level 2 data for sports contracts and crypto perpetual futures through a dedicated fiber network. Summary Kalshi has become the first prediction market to publish real-time order book data through DoubleZero Edge. The feed covers Level 1 and Level 2
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has earned a record 1.75 trillion kroner, or about $184.3 billion, in the first half of 2026 while disclosing a $1.22 billion investment in SpaceX for the first time. Summary Norway’s sovereign wealth fund generated a 9.4% return during the first six months of 2026. Asian technology stocks helped lift first-half
Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint has begun the phased rollout of its Hong Kong dollar-backed HKDAP stablecoin, opening beta access to institutional distributors and professional investors for payments, fiat conversion and tokenized asset settlement. Summary Anchorpoint has begun the phased rollout of its HKDAP stablecoin to institutional distributors and professional investors. HKDAP will initially support cross-border payments,
Pi Network price rose more than 5% toward $0.090 on Aug. 12 as the Protocol 26 deadline passed and softer U.S. inflation data supported speculative assets. Summary Pi Network price rose more than 5% before settling near $0.088 during the session. Protocol 26’s Aug. 11 deadline required Mainnet node operators to update or lose connectivity.
Bitcoin price recovered above $64,000 on Aug. 12 after a leveraged-position flush drove BTC into the $63,200 support zone ahead of key U.S. inflation data. Summary Bitcoin rebounded from $63,200 to about $64,130 after breaking below $64,000. Cumulative long-short positioning fell by roughly $174 million during the decline. The 4-hour chart places resistance near $64,400
Fidelity has moved to add Ethereum staking and quarterly cash distributions to its $898 million Fidelity Ethereum Fund, with the trust allowed to stake as much as 100% of its ETH under normal conditions. Summary Fidelity plans to add Ethereum staking and quarterly cash payouts to its $898 million Fidelity Ethereum Fund. FETH could stake
SBI Digital Practice and South Korea’s Nodeinfra agreed to jointly develop a cross-border payment and settlement network between Japan and South Korea using Canton Network infrastructure. Summary SBI and Nodeinfra will test yen and won payment tokens before introducing regulated stablecoins commercially. Project Musubi will use Canton Network for atomic payment-versus-payment settlement and distributed peer
Crypto friendly Erebor Bank is nearing a roughly $1.5 billion funding round at an $8 billion pre-money valuation, according to people familiar with the discussions cited by the FT. Summary Financial Times reports Erebor is nearing a $1.5 billion raise at $8 billion pre-money valuation. Regulatory data show Erebor held $4.06 billion in deposits by
Binance added Moonbeam (GLMR), ICON (ICX), Moonriver (MOVR), SuperRare (RARE) and Sophon (SOPH) to its Monitoring Tag list on Aug. 11 after its latest project reviews. Summary Binance added five tokens to its Monitoring Tag list after completing its latest periodic reviews. GLMR, ICX, MOVR, RARE and SOPH now face closer scrutiny and potential future
