News
Tether gets first Big Four audit from KPMG U.S.
Tether said KPMG U.S. issued an unqualified opinion on its 2025 financials, with reserves $6.814B above liabilities; the full …
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Markets
Brazil bought $14.68B of crypto in H1 2026
Brazil’s Central Bank says residents bought $14.68 billion of crypto in H1 2026, up 135% from $6.24 billion. Stablecoins …
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Peso and Yango Food enable USDT at 2,000+ Bolivia restaurants
Tether confirmed on Aug 14 that Bolivian wallet Peso and Yango Food now let users pay USDT at more than 2,000 restaurants; the …
Projects
Koywe: LatAm on/off-ramp API for Pix, SPEI, PSE
Koywe is the Chilean-founded YC W23 API that turns local rails like Pix, SPEI, and PSE into fiat-to-crypto on/off-ramps for LatAm …
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MoneyGram Ramps launches on Solana with Rift
MoneyGram Ramps went live on Solana on Aug 11: a cash-to-crypto API for wallets and apps, deposits in 25+ countries, cash-out in …
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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 …
Projects
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 …
Policy
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 …