FASB August 2026 Proposal Could Make Stablecoins Cash Equivalents
FASB released an exposure draft in August 2026 that offers guidance allowing certain fiat-backed stablecoins to qualify as cash equivalents under US GAAP.
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Bitcoin Treasury Firms Strategy and Metaplanet Face MSCI Exclusion
Metaplanet seeds $132M BTC into US-listed entity MSCI index changes possible by Nov 2026 Sustained institutional buying via Fidelity and 13F filings MSCI
RLUSD Adoption Accelerates as XRP Ledger Overtakes Ethereum
Ripple RLUSD supply on the XRP Ledger reached $801 million, surpassing Ethereum's $795 million in mid-2026. A fresh 10 million RLUSD mint on XRPL lifted
HKDAP Institutional Rollout Accelerates Hong Kong Stablecoin Adoption
Anchorpoint Financial Limited began the phase 1 institutional rollout of HKDAP on Ethereum mainnet on August 12 2026. No HKDAP tokens are in public
Stablecoin Rivals and Institutional Shifts Heat Up in August 2026
Tether completed its first full KPMG audit of 2025 financial statements on August 13 2026, reporting $6.8 billion in excess reserves over liabilities for
HKDAP Stablecoin Institutional Rollout Begins in Hong Kong
Anchorpoint Financial Limited started phase 1 institutional rollout of the HKDAP stablecoin on August 12 2026. The regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed
PayPal Acquisition Talks Heat Up as Stablecoin Sector Sees Audit Wins
PayPal Holdings is in talks to sell to Stripe and Advent at $60.50 per share for a $53 billion valuation. Tether completed its 2025 audit with an
Tether Audit and TRON Holdings Accelerate Institutional Stablecoin Adoption
Tether released its first Big Four audit from KPMG US in August 2026, confirming $6.8 billion in excess reserves over liabilities for 2025. TRON processed
TRON Captures Outsized Stablecoin Growth Driven by USDT Demand
TRON added roughly $2B in stablecoin supply over the 30 days leading into early August 2026. Nearly 98% of the network's $91.8B stablecoin supply consists
HKDAP Stablecoin Rollout Accelerates Hong Kong Institutional Adoption
Anchorpoint begins phase 1 institutional rollout of HKDAP for professional investors in Hong Kong. Tether receives clean KPMG audit with $6.814B reserve
Robinhood L2 Launch Accelerates Institutional Tokenization in August 2026
Bitcoin ETFs recorded $853.54M in weekly inflows, the strongest since mid-April 2026. Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum L2, targets tokenized US stocks and RWAs
USDC Leads Stablecoin Adoption Surge Amid Regulatory Clarity in 2026
USDC and USDT now command 84 percent of crypto card spending while euro-backed tokens fall to roughly 2 percent. USDC has overtaken USDT in on-chain