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Perusahaan publik: satu perusahaan mendominasi
Data kepemilikan kas Bitcoin mengungkap konsentrasi kepemilikan yang mencolok di seluruh pasar publik. @Strategy memegang 840,447 $BTC, posisi yang jauh melampaui setiap perusahaan publik lainnya. Kepemilikan Strategy melebihi jumlah gabungan posisi kas Bitcoin dari semua perusahaan publik lain dengan selisih yang membuat perbandingan langsung menjadi sulit. Pemegang publik terbesar berikutnya adalah Twenty One Capital dengan 43,514 $BTC dan Metaplanet dengan 43,000 $BTC. Di seluruh 196 pemegang publik, totalnya mencapai 1,262 juta $BTC, senilai sekitar $81.51 miliar.

@travalacom has added Amazon Web Services AgentCore payments to its agentic travel booking tool, deepening the connection between AI-driven commerce and on-chain payments infrastructure.
How the Booking Flow Works
According to @travalacom, travelers open its Travel MCP inside @claudeai, search for a hotel, and then approve a spending limit inside a @coinbase Agentic Wallet that AgentCore provisions automatically. The wallet is funded with $USDC, and the booking settles without gas fees. The protocol enables autonomous agents to search, book, and pay for over 2.2 million hotels, including Marriott, Hilton, and IHG, without human intervention until payment authorization.
@awscloud said wallet credentials stay isolated from AI runtime memory, with session guardrails enforcing spending limits throughout the process. Security is maintained using ERC-7715 session keys, which ensures that while an agent can request payments, final signing authority remains isolated within the user's secure wallet environment.
Built on Base With the x402 Protocol
The Travel MCP launched in June on @base. The Travala Travel MCP is built on the Base Layer 2 blockchain and uses the x402 protocol, described as a three-leg payment sequence that unites wallets, on-ramps, and settlement into a single flow. The infrastructure allows for gasless $USDC transactions on Base with near-instant settlement times and transaction costs of approximately $0.01 per booking.
For consumers, the technology powers an AI travel concierge that can plan, book, and manage trips through a single conversation within Claude, maintaining context across searches, bookings, and cancellations.
The AgentCore integration extends the platform's infrastructure story. The tool is built on Base, Coinbase's Layer 2 blockchain, in partnership with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore payments infrastructure. The total value of agentic commerce transactions is projected to reach $8 billion in 2026 before scaling to an estimated $3.5 trillion by 2031.
The company also said its native AVA token is expected to gain additional utility as adoption of the Travel MCP grows.
Sources:
Travala: Introducing the Agentic AI Travel Protocol
The Block: Travala unveils agentic AI travel protocol with gasless USDC payments on Base
Investing.com: Travala Launches World's First End-to-end Agentic AI Travel Protocol

@Ripple has closed an upsized $275 million private placement of senior unsecured notes issued by Ripple Prime, its non-bank prime brokerage, to support its ongoing and expanding US business. The decision to upsize the offering reflects demand that exceeded the amount originally planned.
Institutional Demand and Deal Structure
The notes attracted a diverse base of institutional investors in key financial markets, with proceeds earmarked for working capital and general corporate purposes as Ripple Prime grows its multi-asset clearing, prime brokerage, and financing services. Piper Sandler served as lead placement agent for the transaction.
The notes received a BBB investment-grade rating from KBRA, which had previously assigned the same rating to Ripple Prime as an issuer. KBRA expects margins to improve in 2026 as the company's balance sheet grows, though revenue currently remains concentrated in spread-based financing and is sensitive to balance-sheet size and interest rates.
Ripple Prime President Noel Kimmel said the transaction gives the business an additional source of capital to invest in its team and technology as it expands its operations.
Background: From Hidden Road to Ripple Prime
Ripple announced its $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road in April 2025, making it the first crypto firm to operate a global, multi-asset prime brokerage with a financing infrastructure that traditional finance has relied on for decades. Hidden Road now operates under the name Ripple Prime.
Since the deal closed in October 2025, Ripple's own statements show the business has tripled in size, with client collateral doubling and average daily transactions climbing past 60 million. In May 2026, the company also secured a $200 million asset-backed debt facility from Neuberger Specialty Finance to increase its lending capacity. The latest notes offering adds another layer to that capital stack as Ripple Prime pushes deeper into institutional markets.
Sources:
Ripple Press Release: Ripple Prime Closes $275 Million Senior Notes Offering
Crypto Times: Ripple Prime Raises $275M as It Expands US Crypto Business
Ripple Press Release: Ripple Acquires Prime Broker Hidden Road for $1.25B

Holder Count Jumps as Ondo Expands Its Tokenized Asset Footprint
@Ondo Finance has recorded a sharp rise in participation across its tokenized asset platform. According to data from rwa.xyz, the protocol now counts 252,935 holders spread across 441 tokenized assets, with the holder count climbing 48.57% over the past 30 days. Distributed asset value stands at $3.62B, essentially flat over the same period, down just 0.04%, while monthly transfer volume reached $2.63B.
The figures point to a platform attracting more users even as the total dollar value of assets held remains steady, suggesting broader retail and institutional access rather than a concentration of fresh capital at the top.
Among the tokenized equities listed, NVIDIA and Tesla are the most widely held, with 28,634 and 15,860 holders respectively. Ondo Global Markets offers tokenized exposure to over 260 U.S. stocks and ETFs, including NVDA and TSLA , targeting non-U.S. investors seeking around-the-clock access to American equity markets. The platform crossed $1B in TVL by May 2026, making it the first tokenized equities platform to reach that milestone, and is available on Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain.
Ethereum Dominates, With Stellar Making Its Mark
On the blockchain side, @ethereum carries 52.97% of Ondo's total assets, cementing its position as the primary settlement layer for the protocol. @StellarOrg sits in second place with $534.5M in Ondo assets, reflecting the network's growing role in institutional tokenization.
Ondo Finance has emerged as the dominant player in the RWA tokenization space, commanding over 70% market share in tokenized equities and $3.78B in Total Value Locked as of mid-2026. The latest holder data adds another dimension to that story: the platform is not only holding assets but actively broadening its user base at pace.
The broader tokenized RWA market grew approximately 30% in Q1 2026, reaching around $29B in total on-chain value according to rwa.xyz. Ondo's accelerating holder count places it at the center of that expansion.
RWA.xyz: Ondo Platform Analytics | CoinDesk: Ondo Finance Tokenized Equities | InvestaX: Q1 2026 RWA Tokenization Market Report

@Ripple's chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty (@s_alderoty), has put September 15 at the center of the US crypto regulation debate, describing the date as a critical test for whether the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act can advance through the Senate.
A Procedural Hurdle With High Stakes
Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium in Jackson Hole on August 18, Alderoty said the Senate will face a motion to proceed on the crypto market structure bill that day. He described September 15 as a key test for the Clarity Act's prospects, noting that lawmakers will need 60 votes just to open debate on the floor. "September 15th will be a bellwether mark as to whether this continues to advance through Congress," he said.
Although the bill has bipartisan support, it still faces opposition from several Senate Democrats over ethics and consumer protection concerns. Alderoty also noted that the SEC and CFTC have signaled they will continue writing crypto rules independently, regardless of whether Congress acts, adding urgency to the legislative push.
The Economic Case for Crypto Legislation
Alderoty drew on research from the National Cryptocurrency Association to frame the stakes in economic terms. According to a report the NCA produced with the Pragmatic Policy Group, the US crypto industry directly supports more than 34,000 jobs and is on track to contribute over $55 billion to the economy in 2026, with 232,000 jobs supported across related industries through indirect and induced activity. Jobs associated with the industry pay an average annual wage of about $133,000, more than double the national median.
Ripple funded the National Cryptocurrency Association with $50 million, and Alderoty serves as its president, a relationship worth noting when weighing the research. Nonetheless, the figures have been widely cited in the broader legislative debate over the Clarity Act's potential economic impact.
The Wyoming gathering also featured Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, SEC Chair Paul Atkins, and Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott, underscoring how central the event has become to the US digital asset policy conversation. If the September 15 procedural vote falls short of 60, the bill's path to passage before the next Senate recess becomes significantly narrower.
Sources:
The Block: Ripple CLO says Sept. 15 will be a 'bellwether' for Clarity Act market structure bill
Business Wire: NCA Report on Crypto's $55 Billion Economic Contribution in 2026
Crypto Briefing: US crypto sector supports 34,000 direct jobs and contributes $55B to economy

@Uniswap Commits to Day-One Launch on @arc
@Uniswap has confirmed it will be live on @arc from the moment Circle's new blockchain opens to the public. Circle has set September 16, 2026 for the public mainnet launch of Arc, and @Uniswap is among the DeFi protocols committing to be ready from the first day. The move brings Uniswap v4, liquidity pools, swap routing, and developer tools to Arc as the network prepares for its public mainnet launch.
Arc is currently in private mainnet with more than 100 ecosystem and institutional builders and is on track for a public mainnet launch on September 16, 2026. Circle first announced the network on August 12, 2025, launched its public testnet on October 28, 2025, and during the testnet phase the network processed over 244 million transactions.
An Institutional Validator Set Unlike Any Other
BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy, Global Payments, ICE, Mastercard, MoneyGram, SBI Group, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Corporation and Visa will secure the network alongside Circle. Circle announced the founding cohort on August 5, 2026. Speaking on the company's Q2 earnings call, the Circle CEO called the lineup "a cohort of network validators no other network can match."
BlackRock is expected to deploy BUIDL, its tokenized money market fund, on Arc, while DTCC will enable tokenization of assets it custodies, though not until the second half of 2027.
Arc is an open Layer-1 blockchain operated by a permissioned validator set, and gas on the network is payable in $USDC. Arc is set to launch with day-one applications spanning DeFi protocols such as Aave, Morpho, and Uniswap, as well as stablecoin payments providers and wallet infrastructure. Circle is also working with DTCC to allow tokenization of DTC-custodied assets on Arc, with the connection letting market participants use third-party applications for stablecoin-native settlement against DTC-tokenized assets.
Circle: Founding Validator Cohort and Major Integrations for Arc (Official Press Release) | Yahoo Finance: Circle Taps Visa, Mastercard and BlackRock as Arc Validators | Value The Markets: Uniswap Brings v4 to Circle-Backed Arc Network

Komisi Stable Token Wyoming telah menyelesaikan migrasi Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) dari LayerZero ke Protokol Interoperabilitas Lintas Rantai (CCIP) milik @chainlink, menurut CoinDesk. Versi token dari LayerZero akan dinonaktifkan setelah peninjauan keamanan, dengan CCIP kini berfungsi sebagai infrastruktur lintas rantai eksklusif token tersebut berdasarkan kontrak berdurasi multi-tahun.
Dari Peluncuran Perintis hingga Penataan Ulang Infrastruktur
FRNT diluncurkan pada Januari di tujuh jaringan blockchain menggunakan standar penerbitan LayerZero untuk Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT), menjadikannya stablecoin pertama yang diterbitkan oleh entitas pemerintah AS. Token ini memiliki kapitalisasi pasar di bawah $1 juta, sehingga skalanya masih terbatas namun penting sebagai stablecoin yang didukung negara pertama di Amerika Serikat. Cadangannya dikelola oleh Franklin Templeton dan didukung oleh dolar AS serta Treasury berdurasi pendek dengan rasio cadangan 102% yang diwajibkan secara hukum.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (@SECGov) has proposed two registration-free fundraising routes for crypto issuers under a framework formally known as Regulation Crypto Assets, its first-ever crypto-specific rulemaking.
Two Tiers, Two Sets of Rules
A startup exemption would give early-stage projects a regulatory runway of up to four years, during which a project could raise up to $5 million while making principles-based disclosures to investors. A separate fundraising exemption permits raises of up to $75 million in each 12-month period, accompanied by audited financials and ongoing reporting. Together, the two tiers cover everything from seed-stage projects to larger protocol treasuries raising growth capital, without requiring a full SEC registration statement for each token sale.
The proposal would create a bespoke offering regime under the Securities Act for investment contracts involving crypto assets, replacing staff guidance and policy statements with more permanent regulations. The rules would also preempt state registration requirements, reducing the compliance burden on issuers operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Safe Harbor and the Path to Decentralization
A conditional investment contract safe harbor sits at the centre of the proposal. It would allow sufficiently decentralised tokens to exit securities classification entirely once a founding team has permanently ceased all essential managerial efforts and the network operates autonomously. This addresses a long-standing concern in the industry: that tokens sold as investment contracts carry a permanent securities-law shadow even after a network has matured.
The SEC voted on August 14 to advance Regulation Crypto Assets for public comment, beginning a formal rulemaking process. A proposal released for comment is not itself a final rule. The agency must still gather public input, revise the text as appropriate, and bring a final rule back to commissioners for a further vote. The public comment window runs 60 days from Federal Register publication.
Congress is pursuing a parallel path through the CLARITY Act, though a procedural vote on that legislation slipped to September 15, and its near-term prospects remain uncertain. For now, the SEC's rulemaking stands as the more immediate route to regulatory clarity for the crypto industry.
Sources:
SEC Press Release: SEC Proposes New Regulation Crypto Assets (SEC.gov)
U.S. SEC Sets Meeting to Propose Reg Crypto to Support Certain Digital Assets Offerings (CoinDesk)
SEC Sets Aug. 14 Meeting on Crypto Offering Rules (Crypto.news)

Pasar aset dunia nyata yang ditokenisasi telah tumbuh pesat pada 2026, tetapi jika dilihat lebih dekat pada datanya, terlihat adanya pemisahan struktural yang penting bagi investor: sebagian besar nilainya berada di jaringan tempat investor biasa tidak dapat memegang atau mentransfer token secara langsung.
Terdistrbusi vs. Representasi: Pasar senilai $345B yang terbagi
Nilai total aset yang ditokenisasi saat ini kurang lebih sebesar $345,33B, tetapi sebagian besar dari angka tersebut, yaitu $306,6B, diklasifikasikan sebagai aset yang direpresentasikan di @CantonNetwork. Aset yang direpresentasikan menggunakan blockchain murni sebagai lapisan pencatatan. Efek yang mendasarinya tetap berada dalam kustodi tradisional, dan investor tidak dapat memegang atau memindahkannya melalui dompet mereka sendiri.

Audit Internal Mengungkap Dua Kekurangan Parah
@BitBoxSwiss, pembuat dompet perangkat keras berbasis di Zurich, telah merilis pembaruan firmware setelah audit internalnya menemukan dua kerentanan yang digambarkannya sebagai parah. Pembaruan tersebut memperbaiki dua kerentanan parah yang ditemukan secara internal oleh tim BitBox, serta juga mengatasi potensi penerapan dari suatu celah yang sebelumnya telah diperbaiki dalam pembaruan Oeschinen yang lebih awal, yang kemudian diungkap secara independen oleh seorang peneliti eksternal.
Perusahaan tersebut mencatat bahwa mereka menerima volume laporan keamanan yang mencatat rekor dari auditor eksternal. Banyak di antaranya menggunakan model AI frontier untuk mencari masalah di basis kode mereka, meskipun tak satu pun peneliti eksternal tersebut menemukan masalah kritis atau parah.

Whales Return as Prices Slide
Bitcoin's largest holders have quietly rebuilt their positions over the past two months, adding roughly 43,000 $BTC worth approximately $2.75 billion at current prices, according to on-chain data from CryptoQuant. The figures exclude exchanges and mining pools, isolating what the analytics firm considers genuine investor demand.
Accumulation accelerated starting in June 2026, coinciding with Bitcoin's price dropping below the $60,000 threshold. That dip appears to have acted as a trigger: after months of net selling, large holders began absorbing supply in size once prices stabilized near that level.
Where Holdings Stand Now
Bitcoin whale balances, excluding exchanges and mining pools, have climbed to about 3.06 million BTC after bottoming near 2.87 million BTC in December 2025. The data also excludes exchange-traded funds and digital asset treasury companies, CryptoQuant head of research Julio Moreno confirmed.
Whale balances remain below the 2025 bull-market peak of about 3.23 million BTC, leaving room for further accumulation, according to CryptoQuant. Moreno has characterized the current positioning as reflecting "the final phase of the cycle's decline," with the 30-day growth rate for whale holdings remaining positive for much of 2026.
Large crypto holders are accumulating Bitcoin as prices remain under pressure, CryptoQuant said, adding that this suggests the bear market is likely in its final stage, though prices may fall further before a clear bottom is confirmed.
Rising whale balances during price weakness can reduce available supply and concentrate ownership among larger holders, CryptoQuant noted in its latest Smart Money report. The renewed buying follows a sustained slump that pushed retail traders to the sidelines and drained capital from broader crypto funds.
Separate analysis from 10x Research suggests Bitcoin could confirm a transition out of the bear market if it achieves a sustained monthly close above $63,000.
Sources:
The Block: CryptoQuant says bitcoin, ether and XRP whales are accumulating, signaling a late-stage bear market
Crypto Briefing: Bitcoin whale holdings surpass 3M BTC amid price pressure
Crypto Economy: CryptoQuant says whales boost Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP during weakness

Gambling ruling triggers nationwide ISP block
South Korea's Broadcasting, Media and Communications Standards Commission issued a corrective action on August 18, 2026, ordering domestic internet service providers to block access to Polymarket, concluding that the service constitutes a "substantive illegal gambling environment" under domestic law. The commission said Polymarket falls under information that facilitates gambling or the opening of a gambling venue under the Criminal Act, as well as prohibited analogous betting activity under the National Sports Promotion Act.
The decision brings a definitive end to a regulatory review that had been running since May, and marks the first time a Korean media watchdog has moved to fully cut off retail access to a decentralised prediction market at the network level. The regulator said Polymarket's winner-takes-all structure, where users can gain or lose money based on outcomes including politics, sports and weather, encourages speculative gambling behaviour.
Locally tailored markets, including one titled "Seoul rainfall in August," were cited as direct evidence of targeting domestic users under a winner-takes-all structure. Users attempting access through virtual private networks to circumvent the ban could still be subject to legal proceedings, with Section 246 of the Criminal Act enabling fines of up to 10 million won, equivalent to about $6,500.
Polymarket's defence rejected
Polymarket argued it operates as a non-custodial, peer-to-peer smart contract platform and pointed to the removal of Korean-language services as evidence it no longer targets domestic users. The regulator rejected both claims, stating that technical decentralisation and interface localisation cannot exempt a platform from South Korean law when it effectively provides an illegal gambling environment to local users.
The decision aligns South Korea with over 30 other jurisdictions, including France and Spain, that have restricted the platform due to ongoing gambling concerns. The largest tier of restrictions covers over 30 countries, from France and Germany to Australia, Brazil, and Singapore. @Polymarket has not publicly commented on the Korean ruling as of the time of publication.
Sources:
CoinDesk: South Korea joins more than 30 jurisdictions restricting Polymarket access
CoinTelegraph: South Korea Blocks Polymarket Over Illegal Gambling
Korea JoongAng Daily: South Korea blocks Polymarket over online gambling concerns

Stablecoin $RLUSD dari Ripple kini menguasai 62% dari semua aset tokenisasi di XRP Ledger, sehingga mengukuhkan posisinya sebagai instrumen on-chain terdominan di jaringan tersebut. Data yang dipublikasikan pada 18 Agustus menunjukkan nilai total stablecoin tersebut di XRPL mencapai $898,8M, naik 1,82% dibandingkan 30 hari terakhir.
Siapa Lagi yang Masuk Peringkat Teratas
Ondo Finance menempati posisi kedua dengan $212,9M dalam aset tokenisasi, yang mewakili 14,78% dari total aset di buku besar. VERT Capital dan Archax juga masuk jajaran posisi utama di XRPL, bersama RLUSD, Ondo, dan Societe Generale. VERT Capital mencatat $116,1M dan Archax $55,4M, menurut data tersebut.

StoneX Routes Client Trades Through EDX Infrastructure
EDX Markets, an institutional-only trading venue with a central clearinghouse, has announced a strategic partnership with StoneX Digital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of StoneX Group Inc. (@StoneX_Official), to enhance institutional access to digital asset markets through EDX's trading infrastructure. Neither firm disclosed the volume of trades expected to flow through the arrangement.
Through the partnership, StoneX Digital will leverage EDX's trading venue and central clearinghouse model to deliver enhanced market structure, operational efficiencies, and access to robust liquidity for its clients. The clearinghouse structure is central to EDX's pitch to traditional finance: EDX operates an institution-only crypto marketplace that separates trading from custody and settlement through a central clearinghouse, a model designed to reduce counterparty risk and mirror the structure used in traditional financial markets.
StoneX Digital, launched in June 2022, provides institutional clients with access to digital assets through ETFs, futures, and native tokens. It provides digital asset custody through StoneX Digital International Limited, a registered Crypto Asset Service Provider regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland under the MiCA regulatory framework.
EDX Builds Out Its Regulatory and Capital Foundations
EDX launched in 2023 with backing from Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets, Charles Schwab, Paradigm, and Sequoia Capital. Since then, the firm has moved aggressively to deepen its institutional credentials. EDX closed a $76 million Series C funding round led by Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings, with fresh capital directed toward strengthening trading, clearing, and settlement functions, speeding up product development, and growing the firm's operations internationally.
On the regulatory front, EDX Markets has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter. If approved, the charter would let EDX offer custody, asset management, and principal trading through a regulated trust entity that is structurally separated from its core trading platform. The move comes as competition intensifies among crypto firms seeking trust bank charters to provide regulated custody and settlement services that mirror traditional market safeguards and attract large financial institutions.
The StoneX tie-up is consistent with a broader pattern. Earlier this year, EDX Markets integrated with LeveL Markets, a US registered broker-dealer and operator of the LeveL ATS, combining LeveL's low-latency execution and order routing with EDX's trading venue. The additions point to an exchange steadily expanding the roster of regulated counterparties plugged into its infrastructure.
Sources:
EDX Markets and StoneX Digital Partnership Press Release, PR Newswire
EDX Markets Applies for US Trust Charter, CoinDesk
EDX Markets $76M Series C Announcement, PR Newswire

Cooper Naik Jabatan saat Ava Labs Mengacak Ulang Pimpinan Teratas
Ava Labs telah melakukan penataan ulang pada jajaran kepemimpinan seniornya, mengangkat Charley Cooper (@CharleyCooper01) dari chief operating officer menjadi presiden. Pendirinya sekaligus chief executive Emin Gün Sirer (@el33th4xor) mengumumkan perubahan tersebut, dengan menegaskan bahwa perannya sendiri tidak berubah.
Cooper membawa latar belakang berat di bidang keuangan dan regulasi untuk peran tersebut. Ia sebelumnya pernah menjabat di R3 dan State Street Global Exchange, dan menurut pengumuman awal juga sempat bekerja di Deutsche Bank serta CFTC. Dalam posisi barunya, ia akan mengawasi operasional harian perusahaan.

BlackRock dan Fidelity Menguat Kembali Senin
ETF spot Bitcoin AS menghentikan rangkaian kekalahan tiga sesi pada Senin, menarik arus masuk bersih sebesar $297,56M. $IBIT milik BlackRock memimpin hari itu dengan tambahan modal baru $160,23M, sementara $FBTC milik Fidelity menyusul dengan $111,90M, sehingga dua dana tersebut menyumbang lebih dari 90% dari total harian. $ARKB milik ARK Invest menambah $14,2M dan $MSBT milik Morgan Stanley berkontribusi $11,2M, sementara tidak ada ETF Bitcoin spot lain yang mencatat arus bersih.
Pembalikan ini mengakhiri rentang tiga sesi arus keluar bersih meski Bitcoin turun sekitar 2,5% pada hari itu, yang menunjukkan bahwa permintaan investor terhadap eksposur Bitcoin yang teregulasi tetap terjaga selama penurunan harga. Arus masuk ETF Bitcoin saat harga turun dapat menandakan bahwa sebagian investor menggunakan pelemahan untuk menambah eksposur, bukan menguranginya.

Holding dollars before converting to stablecoins
@0xPolygon has added native US dollar account functionality to its Open Money Stack (OMS), giving enterprise customers a new way to manage cash before moving it on-chain. The Open Money Stack is payments infrastructure for financial institutions, enabling reliable money movement through a single, easy-to-use API. The latest addition lets businesses fund a dollar account via wire transfer, ACH, or SWIFT and hold that balance until a payment run is needed, converting to stablecoins only when required. A licensed banking partner holds the fiat balance throughout.
The practical benefit, according to @0xPolygon, is straightforward: by parking dollars in advance, businesses eliminate the extra wire transfer that would otherwise be needed at the moment of each stablecoin conversion. That matters when banks are closed, on weekends or public holidays, and a payment still needs to go out. Traditional rails run on banking hours. Users don't. PSPs and neobanks use OMS to credit accounts and settle merchants 24/7: evenings, weekends, holidays, with finality in seconds and no queued ACH batches.
Opening dollar payments to non-US businesses
The update also widens access for businesses outside the United States. Non-US companies can now pay US-based vendors directly in dollars through the stack, without needing a stablecoin leg in the transaction at all. That removes a conversion step and the associated friction for international businesses that regularly settle with American counterparties.
The Polygon Open Money Stack is an open, integrated, and programmable stack of services and technologies under a single easy-to-use API to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. The underlying Polygon chain is fast and low-cost, battle-tested with six years in production and over $2.6 trillion in stablecoin transfer volume. The OMS is designed to sit alongside existing banking and compliance workflows rather than replace them, slotting into existing infrastructure whether a business is running a neobank, a fintech, or a crypto-native platform.
The dollar account feature fits into a broader build-out of the OMS. A dollar account combines the Hold, Identify, and Ramp primitives within the stack's low-level API architecture, meaning businesses can use the feature standalone or chain it into a wider payment flow alongside other money-movement tools.
Sources:
Polygon Open Money Stack: Payments Infrastructure Overview
Polygon Open Money Stack Enters Technical Preview
Polygon OMS Developer Documentation

@TrustWallet is cutting 25 blockchain networks from its app on September 15, 2026. The move affects holders on several once-prominent chains and also retires the wallet's human-readable username feature, Trust Handles.
Which Networks Are Being Removed
According to Trust Wallet's official announcement, the networks being retired include Polygon zkEVM, Moonbeam, MultiversX, IoTeX, Conflux, and Decred, among others. Users holding assets on any of the affected chains do not need to worry about losing funds. Assets remain on their respective blockchains, and access can be restored by manually re-adding each network through the app's custom network settings.
The rationale follows a pattern Trust Wallet has applied before. The wallet previously removed BRC-20 and inscription support, citing low usage and added friction for the broader user base. Cutting underutilised networks keeps the core experience streamlined for the majority of its users, while the app continues to support more than 100 blockchains overall.
Trust Handles Are Also Going Away
The deprecation extends beyond chain support. Trust Handles, the human-readable usernames that replace long wallet addresses, will also stop functioning. Trust Wallet had integrated with the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) Protocol as its default domain provider, allowing users to replace complex addresses with readable handles such as "name@trust" across multiple blockchains. That infrastructure is being removed as part of this update.
Registrations remain recorded on the FIO network, but re-adding FIO to Trust Wallet will not restore the handles. Users who relied on Trust Handles to receive assets should update their contact details and switch to a standard wallet address before the September 15 deadline. Trust Wallet has not indicated whether a replacement for the feature is planned.
Users on any of the 25 affected networks should act before the cutoff: back up relevant private keys or seed phrases, note the network details needed to re-add a chain manually, and update any incoming payment references to a currently supported address format.
Sources:
Trust Wallet: Sunsetting Support for Multiple Networks on September 15, 2026
Chainwire: Trust Wallet Launches Trust Handles by FIO Protocol

Rain Meluncurkan Agentic Payments Alliance
Perusahaan pembayaran stablecoin @raincards telah meluncurkan Agentic Payments Alliance (APA), koalisi industri baru yang bertujuan membentuk aturan perdagangan yang digerakkan oleh agen kecerdasan buatan. APA menghimpun organisasi yang bekerja untuk mengarahkan pengembangan commerce berbasis agen (agentic commerce), dengan anggota pendiri termasuk Visa, Mastercard, Fiserv, Circle, Solana, dan Remitly. Avalanche (@avax), Uniswap Labs (@UniswapLabsVC), dan @chainalysis juga termasuk di antara 26 anggota pendiri.

Selig Blames Past Enforcement Culture for Driving Innovation Offshore
CFTC Chairman @ChairmanSelig has taken direct aim at the regulatory approach of previous administrations, arguing that what he called "anti-crypto armies, doomers, and decelerationists" pushed blockchain, artificial intelligence, and prediction market companies out of the United States. The remarks signal a clear shift in tone at the agency, which is now positioning itself as a pro-innovation regulator under his leadership.
Operating as the sole commissioner on a five-member body, Selig has been moving quickly on rulemaking, AI-powered market surveillance, and efforts to cement the US as the global home for crypto innovation. His comments reflect a broader ambition to reverse what he sees as years of regulatory overreach that cost the country talent and capital in emerging technology sectors.
Inaugural Innovation Advisory Committee Meeting Set for August 20
Chairman Selig has released the agenda for the Innovation Advisory Committee's inaugural meeting on Thursday, August 20, where attendees will discuss topics related to the regulation of crypto assets, artificial intelligence, and prediction markets. The committee meets from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET in Washington, with the public able to watch online.
The crypto session is expected to cover state licensing, federal market structure, and regulatory uncertainty. The committee will also examine the absence of a comprehensive federal market structure framework and the practical effects of overlapping jurisdictions and inconsistent regulatory interpretations.
Alongside the IAC, Selig has also launched an Innovation Task Force dedicated to advancing clear rules for American innovators, with a focus on crypto assets and blockchain technologies, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, and prediction markets and event contracts.
Selig named the committee's 35 members in February, including Polymarket's Shayne Coplan and Kalshi's Tarek Mansour. Written public comments on the topics under discussion are due August 27.
"America has long been the global hub of financial innovation," Selig said, adding that he looks forward to discussing "ways emerging technologies and financial products are shaping our markets as we embark upon the new frontier of finance."
Sources:
CFTC: Chairman Selig Announces Agenda for August 20 Innovation Advisory Committee Meeting
CFTC: Chairman Selig Announces Formation of New Innovation Task Force
Crypto Times: CFTC Sets Crypto, AI, and Prediction Markets Agenda for August 20