Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint launches Hong Kong dollar stablecoin
HashKey Exchange and OSL Group are now authorized distributors, enabling institutional and professional investors to mint and redeem HKDAP tokens.…
Itaú joins Brazil tokenization pilot with OpenAssets
The bank will test tokenized fixedincome securities and investment funds as part of an ANBIMAled industry pilot. Source：Cointelegraph
Following Senate delay, crypto bill has a narrow window to become law
After an August recess, lawmakers in the Senate will have just 36 days in session before the end of the year to pass the CLARITY Act. Source：Cointelegraph
Brazil's largest lender Itaú is stepping deeper into the tokenization
Itaú Unibanco said it teamed up with tokenization specialist OpenAssets to test tokenized bonds and funds in a pilot run by Brazil's financial watchdog ANBIMA.…
‘I’m dreaming of cocktails at Château Marmont’: I found $100 in my Airbnb’s communal washer. What should I do?
“The landlord has not been here in months, so I assume it was a previous tenant.” Source：MarketWatch
Payments platform Decta explores stablecoin-enabled treasury settlement
Decta will use USDC through OpenPayd’s infrastructure for international treasury settlement, seeking faster transfers and more efficient liquidity management.…
White House vows to get CLARITY across ‘finish line’ in September
Patrick Witt says the Trump administration will keep negotiating with Democrats as the Senate prepares for a September CLARITY vote. Source：Cointelegraph
Thailand’s 0% crypto tax. Bitcoin Red Team forced to use Chinese AI: Asia Express
The Bitcoin Red Team has been forced to rely on open source Chinese AI, after OpenAI restricts access. Thailand sets crypto tax to 0% in bid to become crypto…
‘Disappointing’ — crypto advocates react to delay in CLARITY vote
Following a procedural delay in the US Senate, lawmakers are expected to address a major crypto market structure bill after they return from a monthlong…
Bitmine’s ETH buying slows as Tom Lee's firm shifts capital to share buybacks
Chairman Tom Lee said easing financial conditions could support crypto, even as the CLARITY Act failed to reach a Senate vote before the August recess.…
Live updates: BTC above $65,000 even as the Senate punts the CLARITY Act to the fall
The market rose even as the Senate left the crypto bill unpassed before its recess, with steady ETF inflows and a softer dollar doing more for prices than…
BIP-110 dies with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
BIP110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will be a No.…