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STATISTICS | Robinhood Crypto Trading Volume Rebounds Over 60% in August 2026
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (122+ words) The rebound, however, remained below 2025 levels, with August 2026 volume 38% lower year-on-year. Robinhood’s crypto trading volume rose 61% month-on-month to $17.5 billion in August 2026 recovering from a weaker July 2026, according to the company’s latest operating data. The rebound, however, remained below 2025 levels, with…...
MILESTONE | Solana Hits Record Token Creation
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (138+ words) Pump.fun is the leading Solana-native protocol. Solana hit a record 263,000 new tokens issued in a single day underscoring the continued pace of token creation on the blockchain. The surge comes as activity on Solana remains elevated. according to the…...
INTRODUCING | Tether Turns USDT into a Private-Credit Financing Rail with the StableFund
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (314+ words) Tether is expanding USDT beyond crypto trading and into private credit, launching a $400 million fund with Fasanara Capital that could grow to $3 billion with additional institutional capital. Fasanara will source and underwrite the loans. The structure embeds USD₮ into SME…...
MILESTONE | Over 600 Government Agencies and Institutions Now Using TRM Labs to Investigate Crypto Activity
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (373+ words) TRM said its annual recurring revenue has quadrupled over the past three years. TRM Labs has doubled its valuation to $2 billion as demand grows for software that uses blockchain intelligence and artificial intelligence to investigate financial crime, fraud and other…...
REALITY CHECK | ConsenSys to Split MetaMask and Institutional Businesses in 2026
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (234+ words) ConsenSys Software Inc., the Ethereum software company behind MetaMask, plans to separate its business into two independent companies by the end of 2026, according to a company announcement. The new ConsenSys will house protocols and infrastructure businesses including Linea, Besu and…...
REGULATION | Block Seeks U.S. Trust Bank Charter for Bitcoin, Stablecoin Custody
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (242+ words) If approved, the bank would not accept deposits or offer loans unlike conventional commercial banks. Jack Dorsey’s payments company, Block, has applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Builders Bank & Trust, an uninsured…...
REGULATION | Italian Central Bank Orders Mandatory Sanctions Screening for All Crypto Transfers
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (320+ words) The Italian central bank, Banca d’Italia, has ordered crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to implement mandatory controls to screen cryptocurrency transfers for links to sanctioned entities. Under the measures, CASPs must establish policies and internal controls to enforce European Union (EU)…...
CASE STUDY | Why the World’s Largest Bitcoin Institutional Holder Doubled Down on Stock Buyback Over BTC Purchases
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (679+ words) That matters because the same pool of cash is used to acquire Bitcoin, manage Strategy's capital structure, and support other treasury operations. In other words, every dollar directed toward the STRC buyback is capital that is temporarily unavailable for Bitcoin…...
MARKET ANALYSIS | Strategy Doubles STRC Stock Buyback Authorization to $2 Billion
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (260+ words) Strategy has doubled the size of its preferred-stock repurchase program to $2 billion extending efforts to push its STRC shares back toward their $100 stated value. The company repurchased about 1.81 million STRC shares for $176.3 million between Aug. 31 and Sept. 7 2026, its largest weekly…...
MILESTONE | Stablecoin Settlement Volume Up 15x, Payment Volume Up ~200% YoY, Reveals VISA
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (200+ words) VISA's stablecoin settlement volume recently surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate. VISA has said stablecoin-linked card programs on its network have grown to more than 160 with payment volume on those programs rising nearly 200% year-on-year. Its stablecoin settlement volume has also…...