The BIS says Project Agora settled 800,000 Swiss francs in real-value tokenized payments across six currencies, with 28 banks running 17 transaction scenarios.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bis-project-agora-tokenized-payments-six-currencies-august-2026/

The xrpld 3.3.0 release brings back Batch and Permission Delegation, two XRP Ledger features pulled in 2025 and 2026 after critical signature and fee-drain bugs.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-ledger-restores-batch-permission-delegation-august-2026/

Tether's Q2 excess reserves reportedly halved and the quarter's overall result may have exceeded a $4 billion loss, raising fresh questions for USDT holders.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-q2-excess-reserves-halved-4b-loss-august-2026/

Bitget Wallet's Assetback card now returns up to 3% on purchases in BTC, gold, or tokenized stocks, credited straight to your portfolio. Here is what it means for cardholders.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitget-assetback-card-3-percent-btc-gold-tokenized-stocks-august-2026/

Russia will keep crypto mining banned in Moscow and several regions until 2032, tightening control over one of the world's largest mining bases.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-extends-moscow-crypto-mining-ban-2032-august-2026/

Pump.fun reportedly laid off employees months before their token allocations vested, reigniting debate over how crypto startups handle equity and worker pay.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/pump-fun-layoffs-token-rewards-vesting-crypto-startups-august-2026/

The Bank of Italy says stablecoins only gain a real efficiency edge when users can spend them end-to-end without converting back to cash. Here is the takeaway.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bank-of-italy-stablecoin-cash-conversion-efficiency-august-2026/

Real-world asset perpetual futures reached 99.2% of Bitcoin perp volume on Hyperliquid and Binance, per Cointelegraph. What the tokenized asset surge means.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/rwa-perpetual-futures-bitcoin-volume-hyperliquid-binance-july-2026/

Aviva Investors launched a tokenized share class of its US Dollar Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger after Central Bank of Ireland approval. What it signals.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aviva-investors-tokenized-usd-fund-xrp-ledger-july-2026/

Open USD, a stablecoin backed by 140+ firms including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and BlackRock, launches on Ethereum from day one. What the consortium signals.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/open-usd-visa-mastercard-stripe-ethereum-stablecoin-july-2026/