Kraken's parent Payward is expanding its tokenised stock platform xStocks beyond the US to Hong Kong, the UK and South Korea, in partnership with investment infrastructure provider GTN. The move pits Kraken against Robinhood, Coinbase and the DTCC in the race to bring global equities onchain. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/22/kraken-parent-expands-tokenized-stocks-to-hong-kong-uk-and-south-korea-equities #Blockchain #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption

SEC commissioner Hester Peirce has warned that some DeFi vaults and onchain lending strategies could fall under securities laws, depending on how they are structured. The statement clarifies that onchain vaults may resemble investment funds or advisers. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/22/sec-s-peirce-warns-some-defi-vaults-onchain-lending-may-fall-under-securities-laws #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation

Revolut has hit a 115 billion USD valuation in an employee share sale, WSJ reports. The fintech reported strong 2025 performance with 2.3 billion USD pre-tax profit, 6 billion USD in revenue, and over 75 million customers. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/22/revolut-hits-usd115-billion-valuation-in-employee-share-sale-wsj #Blockchain #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption

The SEC has reached a settlement with Coinbase, ending a years-long legal dispute over the agency handling records requests from the Gensler era. The settlement marks the resolution of a contentious regulatory battle between the exchange and the securities regulator. https://www.theblock.co/post/409437/sec-reaches-settlement-coinbase-over-records-requests-gensler-era #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation

#Cryptotraders are valuing #ChangXin Memory Technologies #CXMT at $425 billion, surpassing the valuation of the largest mainland company, ahead of its Shanghai IPO. This premium is partly due to #offshoreinvestors using #crypto platforms like Hyperliquid to speculate on the stock, as the IPO is largely inaccessible to them. The listing comes amid a memory upcycle, with CXMT set to raise up to $8.6 billion in Asia’s largest IPO this year. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/23/chip-firm-priced-as-most-valuable-china-firm-pre-ipo-on-crypto-site.html?eickercrypto.com #crypto #blockchain

AFX Trade has been exploited for 24M USD on Arbitrum after bridge keys were compromised. Security firms said the attacker used enough hot-validator signatures to approve a 24.15M USDC withdrawal. Arbitrum said its native bridge was not affected. https://www.theblock.co/post/409482/arbitrum-protocol-afx-trade-exploit #Blockchain #Crypto #Security

Korbit, South Korea's first cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2013, has been acquired by Mirae Asset Consulting, which now holds a 97.15% stake. The acquisition by the financial giant managing 1T USD in assets signals growing institutional involvement in crypto. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/23/south-korea-s-oldest-crypto-exchange-is-now-part-of-the-usd800-billion-mirae-group-family #Blockchain #Crypto #Adoption

Nasdaq-listed Zhibao plans a Bitcoin treasury, seeking to raise 220M USD by selling stock and accepting BTC as payment. The Shanghai insurance-tech firm trades below 1 dollar and wants to hold Bitcoin on its balance sheet. https://decrypt.co/374178/nasdaq-listed-zhibao-bitcoin-treasury-220-million-stock-sale #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has broken with Wall Street to back the Crypto Clarity Act, saying he is very supportive of the bill that would legalise most cryptocurrency activity in the US. His stance puts him at odds with JP Morgan Jamie Dimon and banking trade groups fighting stablecoin yield provisions. https://decrypt.co/374186/goldman-sachs-ceo-breaks-wall-street-crypto-clarity-act #Regulation #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption

Ripple has launched an institutional minting platform for RLUSD and added the stablecoin to Notabene compliance network, even as monthly transfer volume fell 25% to 10.95 billion USD. Holder growth continued despite the decline. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/24/ripple-s-rlusd-gets-two-boosts-as-transfer-volume-drops-25 #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption

Corporate Bitcoin treasuries face mounting debt pressure as convertible notes, preferred shares and credit facilities mature in 2027-2028. VanEck analysis shows companies may need to sell 77,000 to 128,500 BTC in a bear case to meet obligations. https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-has-no-maturity-date-but-its-corporate-holders-do/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption

Brazilian farmers are tokenizing dairy cows as collateral for loans, using smart collars that monitor herd health in real time to prevent fraud. The initiative allows agricultural businesses to secure thousands in funding backed by livestock, bypassing traditional bank lending limits. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/24/brazilian-farmers-tokenized-dairy-cows-to-get-loans-bypassing-bank-lending-limits #Blockchain #Crypto #Web3

Samsung Wallet is adding stablecoin support, including Circles USDC, according to a mockup shown at Galaxy Unpacked. The move signals growing mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency by a major technology company. https://decrypt.co/374324/samsung-wallet-stablecoin-support-usdc #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption

Strategy has published a new metric showing the Bitcoin return threshold below which the company may need to restructure its obligations. The BTC Floor ARR stood at -11.34%, meaning Bitcoin could decline at 11.34% annually before restructuring becomes necessary. https://cryptoslate.com/strategy-now-publishes-the-bitcoin-return-threshold-below-which-it-may-have-to-restructure/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption

Robinhood Chain reports tokenized assets have grown fivefold since mid-July, with a dozen tokenized stocks now each clearing 500,000 USD in daily trading. Real-world assets are expanding rapidly on the platform, though memecoins and stablecoins still dominate. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/25/robinhood-chain-s-real-world-assets-jump-fivefold-as-tokenized-stocks-start-trading-in-bigger-size #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption

Galaxy Digital says the US Senate has just four working days to save the CLARITY Act, cutting passage odds to 30%. Lawmakers need a deal by July 30 to leave enough time before the August recess. https://cryptoslate.com/us-senate-has-4-days-to-save-clarity-act-as-passage-odds-fall-to-30-galaxy-digital-says/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation

Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, is building crypto trading infrastructure and a digital depository by December 1. New regulations for crypto trading and custody take effect September 1, with full requirements applying from July 2027. Public crypto trading will be limited to assets meeting strict liquidity thresholds. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/25/russia-s-largest-bank-sberbank-plans-crypto-trading-infrastructure-by-december #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption

Samsung Wallet plans native stablecoin support that could make one token the default for 800M users. The tech giant said updates will support stablecoins but has not announced which issuer, blockchain or custody model it will use. Product mechanics will decide the scale of distribution. https://cryptoslate.com/samsung-wallets-stablecoin-plan-could-redraw-crypto-distribution-while-its-biggest-decisions-are-still-unannounced/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption

Chainlink has drawn more than 7 billion USD in token value onto its cross-chain infrastructure in Q2 as institutional adoption accelerated. Projects migrated over 7 billion USD in assets following bridge hacks totalling 650 million USD, while Fidelity and DTCC expanded their use of the network. https://cryptoslate.com/a-650-million-wave-of-bridge-hacks-just-triggered-a-7-billion-mass-migration-to-chainlink/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption

Crypto exchange BitMart to shut down after nine years as BMX token crashes 58%. Users have one month to close trades and six months to withdraw funds. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/26/crypto-exchange-bitmart-to-shut-down-after-nine-years-bmx-token-crashes-58 #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation

Europe's strict crypto regulation under MiCA and the UK's upcoming framework could trigger a wave of mergers and acquisitions as smaller firms struggle with compliance costs while banks, with existing infrastructure, emerge as key acquirers. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/26/europe-s-high-regulatory-bar-could-spark-new-crypto-industry-m-and-a-wave #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption