Cboe has filed an application with the U.S. SEC seeking approval to launch the first 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETFs. The products are structured as commodity pools regulated by the CFTC, rather than being registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The ETFs aim for daily returns equal to three times the underlying assets, but trading cannot begin until the related S-1 registration statement becomes effective. The SEC’s stance on leveraged products has been inconsistent, leaving the approval outlook uncertain.

Anthropic projects revenue of $190$200 billion by 2028, according to a report. By Q2 2026, the company expects revenue of at least $10.9 billion, more than doubling from the prior quarter. It is also forecast to post its first quarterly operating profit of $559 million. The projections are framed against public-market valuation benchmarks, including Palantir at 53 times this year’s expected revenue and SpaceX and Cloudflare at 41.6 times expected 2026 revenue.

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a bank charter, sending its WLFI token up 5.5% before it hit resistance at $0.06 and pared gains to 2.5%. The project must still meet requirements including at least $20 million in capital, compliance and internal audit systems, and passing pre-opening exams. The approval is seen as a milestone as USD1 has expanded rapidly since launching in March 2025, according to multiple large media outlets.

Nvidia filed a Form 13F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission detailing a public equity portfolio valued at about $63.4 billion as of June 30, 2026, up from roughly $18.4 billion the prior quarter. Intel was the largest holding at 214.8 million shares worth around $30 billion, representing 44.23% of the portfolio and tied to a $5 billion investment announced in 2025 to collaborate on PC and data center chips. The company also reported a large new SpaceX position, and the overall portfolio appeared highly concentrated.

Anthropic is forecasting 2028 revenue of about $190 billion to $200 billion, far above its current level, people familiar with the matter said. Its revenue run rate was about $9 billion at the end of 2025 and had risen above $47 billion by May 2026. The company projects at least $10.9 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, more than double the prior quarter. It is also expected to post its first quarterly operating profit of $559 million.

Dubai’s virtual asset regulator granted crypto derivatives platform Deribit a broker-dealer licence on August 13, enabling spot orders placed on Deribit to be routed to Coinbase Exchange for matching. The change gives clients access to hundreds of additional assets and could later support derivatives trading. Abu Dhabi approved Coinbase on August 11 to operate a tokenised securities hub. Coinbase completed its roughly $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit in 2025 after Deribit recorded more than $1 trillion in 2024 trading volume, a peak monthly volume of $185 billion and about $60 billion in open interest.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gave World Liberty Trust Company preliminary conditional approval on Aug. 14, 2026. The proposed trust bank plans to issue the USD1 stablecoin, manage its reserves and offer institutional digital-asset custody. Operating conditions include maintaining at least $20 million in tier 1 capital, while final approval still hinges on a preopening examination and detailed compliance requirements. Lawmakers have also raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest involving President Trump and his family.

Bitcoin traded near $62,991 on 14 August, about 50 percent below its October 2025 record close. Strategy sold 3,328 bitcoin over two weeks, raising about $213.3 million to fund dividends and buybacks. US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of $865.3 million from 3 to 7 August before swinging to net outflows of $329.0 million over the next four sessions. Stablecoin supply hit a record $383.8 billion, up 22.7 percent over 12 months, while the Fed held rates at 3.50 to 3.75 percent and the 30year Treasury yield rose to 5.21 percent.