Itaú Unibanco formalized its request to operate as a virtual asset service provider with the Central Bank of Brazil

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The U.S. midterm elections on November 3, 2026, could alter Congressional power and impact cryptocurrency market structure legislation and regulatory outlooks

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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission approved secondary market trading of tokenised public funds on licensed virtual asset trading platforms

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Binance applied for a virtual asset service provider license with the Central Bank of Brazil

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Janus Henderson and Centrifuge launched JQQQ, an issuer-sponsored, blockchain-native fund that tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index on the Stellar network

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Peer announced a beta service allowing users to buy and sell USDC with Chinese yuan payments settled through Alipay

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The Bank of England launched a consultation on central counterparties accepting digital versions of eligible collateral

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Tether led a pre-seed funding round in Bolivian fintech Peso to expand USDT payments across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina

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Tether signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Alatau City Authority to prepare a pilot proposal for a tenge-pegged stablecoin and an asset tokenization framework

Predicate CEO Nikhil Raghuveera stated that Predicate helps digital asset issuers enforce compliance rules when assets trade outside internal systems.

Hong Kong regulatory approvals for 24-hour tokenised money market fund secondary trading aim to broaden secondary-market infrastructure for the tokenised finance sector.

RedotPay denied Binance's allegations of misusing confidential information and stated in August 2026 that the ongoing litigation would not disrupt its operations or public listing preparations.

Predicate embeds compliance screening rules directly into digital assets.

Binance-affiliated entities filed a lawsuit in August 2026 seeking nearly $473 million in damages from RedotPay's founders over alleged misuse of confidential business data to divert 470,000 customers.

Binance temporarily paused crypto lending, margin trading, and other products while delisting 22 crypto assets to comply with Brazilian regulations.

The launch of JQQQ expands Janus Henderson's institutional onchain tokenization platform past $1 billion in strategies across U.S. Treasuries, structured credit, and public equities.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced plans in May 2026 to connect its tokenization service to Stellar, with rollout expected in the first half of 2027.

Janus Henderson head of innovation Nick Cherney stated that the asset manager ranks among the top five global providers of tokenized funds.

Traditional financial institutions JPMorgan, BlackRock, CME Group, Visa, and Robinhood generated $1.1 billion in combined blockchain revenue in the first half of 2026.

Publicly traded companies captured 16% of total blockchain industry revenue in 2026, more than double their 7% market share in 2022.

HSBC plans to make its tokenized deposit service available to eligible U.S. corporate customers and expand available investment choices beyond Franklin Templeton products.