Yellow Card raises $40 million to link banks to stablecoin processing
The funds bring Yellow Card’s total financing to more than $120 million since being founded 10 years ago. Source：CoinDesk
Mastercard completes $1.8B BVNK acquisition in stablecoin push
Mastercard said the tieup would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services. Source：Cointelegraph
Here’s what’s worth streaming in August 2026 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more
Turn off your brain and enjoy new seasons of Apple’s ‘Ted Lasso,’ Amazon’s ‘Reacher,’ Netflix’s ‘Outer Banks’ and much more Source：MarketWatch
BIS Project Agorá settles $1 million in tokenized cross-border payment trials
Twentyeight financial institutions and central banks completed realvalue settlements across six currencies using tokenized central bank reserves and commercial…
Global banks test tokenized money for cross-border payments in $1 million BIS pilot
Twentyeight banks, including JPMorgan, Citi and UBS, moved real money across borders in a live test of blockchainbased settlement. Source：CoinDesk
A key cryptocurrency bill could flop because of Trump’s crypto ventures and banks’ objections
The Clarity Act’s progress in May helped lift the price of bitcoin, but now the measure is facing obstacles in the full Senate. Source：MarketWatch
Ethereum startup EthSystems bets privacy is key to getting banks on public blockchains
EthSystems, which spun out of the Ethereum Foundation earlier this month, is focused on building privacy infrastructure for banks and other financial…
Hong Kong prepares banks for quantum threats amid tokenization push
The HKMA aims to make Hong Kong’s banking sector fully prepared for quantumrelated security risks by 2030 as the city expands tokenized finance.…
Crypto’s favorite $90 trillion trading product is coming to Wall Street, but big banks are taking it slow
Regulated perpetual futures are officially landing in the U.S., but while agile trading firms and crypto exchanges race to capture massive retail demand,…
BNY Mellon unit joins MiCA register as ESMA adds 15 providers
BNY Mellon’s European subsidiary joined the MiCA register as ESMA added 15 CASPs, including banks and crypto platforms, in the third postdeadline update.…
Europe's high regulatory bar could spark new crypto industry M&A wave
As MiCA beds in and the U.K. finalizes its crypto framework, stringent regulation could spur mergers, acquisitions and closer ties with banks. Source：CoinDesk
North Korea arrests bank hacking ring tied to crypto laundering: Report
Daily NK reported that North Korea arrested former state cyber operators accused of hacking two state banks and laundering funds through crypto.…