CMC Updates

Bitget has signed an agreement with Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority to explore a regulated crypto exchange presence in the $100B economic zone.

Wintermute USA LLC registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA, letting the crypto firm trade stocks and options and act as an ETF authorized participant.

Senate Republicans head into August recess without voting on the CLARITY Act crypto bill, as Democratic opposition blocks a pre-recess floor vote.

Vortex Pro API's new RWA endpoints cover tokenized equities, commodities, currencies, government securities, ETFs, and real estate.

CoinShares' 2026 Hybrid Finance report shows RWA deposits tripled to $7.4B year-on-year as spot trading volumes rose 220%, even as broader DeFi activity declined.

Tether's Hadron platform will tokenize institutional real estate in Saudi Arabia via a 3-way deal with First Data and BKN301, supporting the Kingdom's Vision 2030 agenda.

EU regulators warn scammers are impersonating watchdogs and licensed crypto firms to target stranded users after MiCA's July 1 deadline left 1,700+ exchanges without licenses.

Hyperliquid's RWA perpetual contracts reached $213B in Q2 2026 volume and 32.2% of platform share, while JPMorgan noted stalled HYPE ETF inflows and rising competition.

Chainalysis tracked 46 violent crypto attacks through June 2026, totaling $30M+ stolen. France leads with 30 incidents tied to a tax data breach and rising family targeting.

Ark Invest bought $17M in Circle and $20M in SpaceX shares on Aug. 5, as USDC circulation rose 19% YoY and SpaceX shares dropped 13.6% despite a 92% revenue jump.

Japanese stablecoin firm JPYC raised $38M in an extended Series B, with logistics company AZ-COM Maruwa contributing $6.3M to support yen stablecoin adoption.

: Coinbase launched 24/5 US stock trading for eligible UK users, offering access to nearly 4,000 equities with zero-commission trades and fractional shares from £1.

Bitcoin sat near $64K on Aug. 4 despite $211.5M in spot ETF inflows and S&P 500 records, as Glassnode, Bitfinex, and Wintermute flag historically low volatility and seller exhaustion.

Visa and Zerohash are integrating stablecoin prefunding and payouts into Visa Direct, covering 195+ countries as Visa accelerates its push into onchain money movement.

Gold surged 2.8% to $4,213/oz on Aug. 5 as Chinese gold ETF inflows stretched to 14 straight days, while Bitcoin held flat near $64K despite S&P 500 all-time highs.

The Coldcard firmware hack has drained ~$130M in BTC from 7,300+ addresses, driving 890K BTC in weekly onchain movement, with analysts flagging rising demand for regulated custody.

CryptoQuant's Smart Money report shows BTC whale wallets grew by ~190K BTC since Dec. 2025 and ETH large holders hit a record 19.6M ETH during the current bear market.

BlackRock filed with the SEC to execute a 1-for-3 reverse split of its ETHA Ethereum ETF on Oct. 6, which analysts say will cut the fund's bid-ask spread from ~7bps to 2bps.