US regulators approved a federal bank charter for World Liberty Financial, the Trump-linked crypto firm, opening a direct path into regulated banking.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/world-liberty-financial-bank-charter-approval-august-2026/

Israel's largest bank Bank Leumi will let customers trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana inside its Leumi Trade app from early 2027, powered by Galaxy.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bank-leumi-galaxy-crypto-trading-israel-august-2026/

Nasdaq-listed FG Nexus liquidated its entire Ethereum position by June 30, closing an ETH treasury strategy that had peaked above 50,000 coins less than a year after launch.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fg-nexus-exits-eth-treasury-strategy-august-2026/

Forward Industries added 508,618 SOL in Q3 through purchases and staking, lifting its Solana treasury toward 7 million tokens. Here is what the buildup signals.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/forward-industries-508k-sol-q3-solana-treasury-august-2026/

Neutrl halted NUSD redemptions over an undisclosed reserve problem that a risk firm had already flagged as higher counterparty risk. What it means for stablecoin holders.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/neutrl-nusd-redemptions-paused-reserve-issue-august-2026/

JPMorgan cut banking ties with Polymarket last year over regulatory concerns yet kept a relationship and is weighing an underwriting role, per the FT.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-debanked-polymarket-eyes-underwriting-role-august-2026/

The White House is set to convene crypto and prediction market executives next Wednesday, signaling closer policy engagement as the CLARITY Act stalls.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/white-house-hosts-crypto-prediction-market-executives-august-2026/

Bitwise is working with Superstate to tokenize its BSOL Solana Staking ETF, putting a regulated staking product on-chain. Other funds may follow.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitwise-superstate-tokenize-solana-staking-etf-bsol-august-2026/

The SEC's tokenization innovation exemption is delayed further, reportedly tied to Congressional wrangling over the Clarity Act's tokenization section.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-tokenization-exemption-delayed-clarity-act-tokenization-section-august-2026/

MSCI is consulting on rules that could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its global equity indexes, threatening passive fund inflows into Bitcoin proxies.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/msci-remove-strategy-metaplanet-global-indexes-august-2026/