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Itaú joins ANBIMA pilot to tokenize bonds and funds
Itaú Unibanco and OpenAssets joined ANBIMA’s Aug 11 pilot to test tokenized fixed-income and funds on DLT — issuance through …
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Hashdex to liquidate DEFI, first U.S. spot BTC ETF exit
Hashdex will liquidate its U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF (DEFI) after August 17, the first such fund to wind down, with about $14.7 …
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Muun: Buenos Aires self-custody for Bitcoin and Lightning
Muun is the Buenos Aires-built self-custodial Bitcoin wallet that pairs a 2-of-2 multisig model with Lightning payments, an …
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HMRC NGNL: DeFi lending CGT deferred to 2027
HMRC’s 13 July 2026 policy paper treats qualifying crypto lending and LP deposits as no gain, no loss from 6 April 2027, …
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Mastercard closes BVNK deal for stablecoin rails
Mastercard completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK on August 3, folding on-chain payments into the card …
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Bank of Italy: USDC remittances cost 0.3%–9%
Banca d’Italia’s mystery-shopping study of 200 USDC remittances found total costs from 0.30% to nearly 9%, with on- and off-ramps …
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Tether posts $1.5B Q2 profit as buffer halves
Tether reported about $1.5B net operating profit for Q2 2026, added gold and bitcoin, and closed June with a $4.11B reserve …
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Meru: Stellar USDC wallet for LatAm freelancers
Meru is a Stellar-based non-custodial USDC wallet built for LatAm freelancers: inbound US and EU bank rails, a Rain-issued Visa …
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Resolução BCB 520: Brazil's Oct 30 SPSAV deadline
Under Resolução BCB nº 520 (in force since 2 Feb 2026), incumbents have until 30 Oct 2026 to file SPSAV authorization. Miss it and …
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El Salvador BCR: crypto still 0.7% of remittances
El Salvador’s central bank data for H1 2026 put crypto remittances at $35.4M of more than $5B total (about 0.7%), up 39% …
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Augustus raises $180M for stablecoin clearing bank
Augustus closed a $180M Series B at a $1B valuation to build a U.S. federally chartered clearing bank that moves dollars across …
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France ANJ orders ISPs to block Polymarket
On 16 July 2026, France’s Autorité nationale des jeux ordered ISPs to block Polymarket after French traffic kept rising past …