Week brief · August 10 to 16, 2026
Crypto news, week of August 10, 2026
In the week of August 10 to 16, 2026 the Crypto desk recorded 9 news events on 4 days. Regulation led with 5.
- news events9
- outlet reports15
- days with news4
- carried by 5+ outlets0
The most covered stories of the week
- Aug 10 Vield announces cyber security partnership with Revio 2
- Aug 11 Trump Media reports $238m quarterly loss as crypto falls 2
- Aug 13 Project Pigeon consortium launches APAC permissionless blockchain working group 2
- Aug 13 HTX Ventures report says Open USD shifts stablecoin economics to revenue sharing 2
- Aug 13 Bifu's 2-Engine Trading Network Targets Web2-to-Web3 Bridge 2
- Aug 15 Trump-linked World Liberty Trust granted conditional bank charter 2
- Aug 11 Russia Whitelists BTC, ETH, USDT for Public Trading with 300K RUB Cap 1
- Aug 13 Yellow Card Secures $40M and Swiss AML Nod to Scale Stablecoin Rails 1
- Aug 13 Bitazza achieves travel rule readiness with Sumsub, reports say 1
Monday, August 10, 2026
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Vield announces cyber security partnership with Revio
Machine summary Vield announced a strategic cyber security partnership with Revio aimed at bolstering defence-in-depth infrastructure, according to the source reports.
- Vield announced a strategic cyber security partnership with Revio, according to the source reports.
- The partnership is described in the reports as intended to bolster defence-in-depth infrastructure.
Reported by manilatimes.net and asiabulletin.com (Big News Network).
- Vield
- Revio
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Trump Media reports $238m quarterly loss as crypto falls
Machine summary Trump Media and Technology Group reported a loss of $238m between April and June, according to the company, which said it will refocus on its social media mission. Interim CEO Kevin McGurn said more than 10 customers have signed up for a service offering faster access to posts on Truth Social.
- Trump Media and Technology Group reported a loss of $238m between April and June, according to the company.
- The company stated that its quarterly loss was over 10 times larger than what it reported a year earlier in the same period.
- Revenue of $1.7m was posted by the company, which stated that this represented an 89% rise versus the corresponding period one year earlier, and it said an overall loss resulted from the fall in cryptocurrencies.
- Kevin McGurn, interim CEO, said Monday that the new service has been joined by over 10 customers.
Reported by BBC.
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Russia Whitelists BTC, ETH, USDT for Public Trading with 300K RUB Cap
Machine summary The Bank of Russia opens public trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether, applying a 300K ruble annual limit for non-qualified investors. The Bank of Russia lists Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether for public trading.
- Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether (USDT) have been added by the Bank of Russia to a registry of cryptocurrencies cleared for public trading on exchanges within the country.
- Selection criteria require market capitalization, average daily trading volume, and a minimum five-year pricing history on foreign exchanges.
- Non-qualified (retail) investors face a purchase cap of 300,000 rubles (~$3,632) per year per intermediary (broker, crypto exchange, or manager).
- The Bank of Russia listed Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether for public trading.
Reported by tass.com.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
5 events. The full rundown for August 13, 2026. The most covered:
Saturday, August 15, 2026
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Trump-linked World Liberty Trust granted conditional bank charter
Machine summary Key facts from the reports:
- The approval allows the trust to issue stablecoin cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar, according to reports.
- World Liberty Financial is the listed sponsor of the conditionally approved trust, according to reports.
Reported by Abc13 and abc11.com.
- World Liberty Financial
- World Liberty Trust Co.
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