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Today’s highlights
- ‘Fabricated rumors’ about BitMart founder, Binance bStocks dominate: Asia Express — 2026-08-18
- Binance’s bStocks are the second largest tokenized stock issuer just two months after launch, and BitMart’s internal feud erupts into the spotlight ahead of its closure
- Kraken parent Payward joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing for AI security push — 2026-08-17
- Payward will use Anthropic’s cybersecurity model to hunt vulnerabilities and share open-source findings.
- OCC approves Trump family crypto company for trust charter — 2026-08-17
- The US financial regulator gave conditional approval for World Liberty Financial’s charter bid as ten Democrats signed onto a bill to “prevent corruption in banking applications.“
- Saylor says share buyback isn’t priority as Strategy builds $4.8 billion cash reserve — 2026-08-17
- Strategy is prioritizing STRC, cash reserves, and its credit business over stock buybacks, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said Monday.
- Binance to plan UK relaunch with FCA license application: Report — 2026-08-17
- Binance’s UK arm has been barred from offering regulated activities in the country since June 2021, but the company will reportedly move to secure licensing under new crypto rules.
- CFTC seeks public input on AI compute futures contracts as CME eyes October launch — 2026-08-17
- The regulatory review could shape an emerging market that lets companies and investors trade and hedge the cost of increasingly scarce AI computing power.
- BitMart founder dismisses calls for audit as users report blocked funds, unpaid employees — 2026-08-17
- Sheldon Lee said a Chinese-language X account making the claims was hacked. Users want wallets, assets and liabilities disclosed.
- US Treasury moves forward with rules on GENIUS Act after July deadline — 2026-08-17
- The stablecoin bill signed into law last year is scheduled to go into effect in January 2027, potentially without finalized regulations from US government agencies.