Crypto News. August 15, 2026
Citi’s CEO backed the CLARITY Act despite concerns over stablecoin yield provisions.
Yango Food and Peso integrated in Bolivia, letting users pay for orders at 2,000+ restaurants with USD₮.
Bank Leumi, Israel’s largest bank, will let customers buy, hold and sell Bitcoin directly through its banking app, launching early 2027.
Kraken now lets users deposit crypto directly from other exchanges without copying wallet addresses, powered by Mesh; Coinbase is supported at launch.
Binance will stop processing transactions involving 11 crypto platforms, including HTX and EXMO, starting Aug. 23.
Norway’s $1.4T sovereign wealth fund disclosed an $81.9M stake in BitMNR, giving it indirect exposure to 5.8M ETH.
RedotPay has delayed its planned US IPO from this year to 2027 or later amid regulatory hurdles and a nearly $473M lawsuit from Binance-linked entities over card users.
Plume signed an MOU with Shinhan Asset Management to run a proof of concept for a KRW-denominated tokenized fund backed by ultra-short-term bonds.
JPMorgan ended its banking relationship with Polymarket in October 2025 over regulatory concerns
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino dismissed critics following the company’s first KPMG audit, saying Tether will conduct full audits annually alongside quarterly attestations.
Cboe BZX Exchange filed with the SEC to list 3x daily leveraged bitcoin and ether ETFs, plus a suite of similarly leveraged commodity funds.
MSCI’s new proposal on non-operating company screens would remove Strategy (MSTR) and Metaplanet from its global indexes, while Sharplink (SBET) would be placed on a watchlist.
Bitwise partnered with Superstate to explore tokenizing its Solana Staking ETF (BSOL).
Robinhood Ventures Fund II (RVII) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Phantom integrated Google Pay, letting users fund their wallets directly with cash.
