13F filings show 12 of Strategy's top 15 institutional holders added to their MSTR positions in Q2, a vote of confidence in Saylor's Bitcoin bet.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-top-institutional-holders-add-mstr-q2-august-2026/

BitGo Korea is the first foreign majority-owned firm to secure VASP registration from South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit, opening a tightly guarded market.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitgo-korea-first-foreign-vasp-registration-august-2026/

Changpeng Zhao pushed back on Trump's reported plan to bring Hyperliquid to the US, arguing crypto policy cannot be written for a single company or project.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cz-challenges-trump-hyperliquid-single-company-policy-august-2026/

President Trump says he terminated Operation Choke Point 2, the alleged pressure campaign that cut crypto firms off from US banks. Here is what changes.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-ends-operation-choke-point-2-war-on-crypto-august-2026/

Nexo secured a lending authorization in Australia and rolled out Credit Lines, letting users borrow against crypto with AUD or stablecoin payouts.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nexo-lending-license-australia-credit-lines-august-2026/

A sharp market reversal wiped out $1.74 billion in bearish bets, the second-biggest short squeeze in crypto history, as ETH jumped 17.8% and BTC reclaimed $69K.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-short-liquidations-1-74-billion-second-largest-august-2026/

Kraken's Krak Card is now available to US customers, the exchange said, after issuing nearly 135,000 cards across its earlier markets. Here is what changes for spenders.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kraken-krak-card-us-launch-135000-issued-august-2026/

HSBC and Standard Chartered completed the first live tokenized deposit transaction on Swift's blockchain ledger, per CoinDesk. Here's what it signals for settlement.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hsbc-standard-chartered-tokenized-deposit-swift-ledger-august-2026/

Ethena has added a $1 billion FalconX facility to back USDe collateral, cutting its reliance on volatile funding rates. Here is what changes for the stablecoin.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethena-usde-falconx-1-billion-facility-august-2026/

Fidelity Digital Assets says Bitcoin's volatility is now lower than roughly 98.5% of all days in its history, with BTC near $64,600 as of August 19, 2026.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-volatility-historic-low-fidelity-august-2026/