Abu Dhabi’s financial regulator has approved Ondo tokenized stocks for listing on Binance’s regulated trading venue, with an initial lineup of nine assets including Apple, Nvidia and the QQQ ETF. Ondo has recorded more than $11 billion in cumulative trading volume and over $600 million in total value locked, representing about 58% of the tokenized-stocks market. Globally, tokenized stocks have surpassed $1 billion in size, while tokenized U.S. Treasuries exceed $16 billion.

Bridge, Stripe’s stablecoin infrastructure subsidiary, has been added to ESMA’s European cryptoasset register after receiving a MiCA CryptoAsset Service Provider authorization and an Electronic Money Institution license in Luxembourg. Under the EU’s passporting framework, the approvals allow Bridge to operate across all 27 member states. Stripe bought Bridge in 2024 for $1.1 billion, and the licensing marks a move to fully regulated stablecoin operations in Europe.

Bitget’s yield vaults on Morph have reached $55 million in total value locked one week after launch, with the bgBTC product going live on July 31 and a USDC strategy following on August 3. On-chain data show about $32.1 million in BTC posted as collateral with $12.1 million in USDC borrowed against it, while another $23.2 million has been deposited into a Gauntlet-managed vault. The product was built with Gauntlet and Morpho and is available via Bitget Exchange and the self-custodial Bitget Wallet.

Circle said USDC is currently the only stablecoin among the world’s ten largest that complies with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. If the claim is correct, the EU’s roughly 450 million residents would no longer have regulated access to most major dollar-backed stablecoins, including Tether’s USDT. The statement comes as Europe moves to fully implement MiCA, reshaping the competitive landscape for stablecoins.

Cardano wallet provider SecondFi said it will shut down after a vulnerability in its transaction-signing software was exploited to steal about 16.1 million ADA, valued at roughly $2.4 million. The breach affected 374 user wallets after sensitive cryptographic information was exposed through the flaw. The company said the issue has been patched, but it will permanently discontinue normal operations. Developers said Cardano’s blockchain was not breached and the incident was confined to wallet software, according to SecondFi.

A Coldcard hardware wallet vulnerability has been linked to the theft of more than 1,300 Bitcoin worth over $80 million. OKX said it prevented $26.3 million in scam-related losses in the first half of 2026 and safeguarded more than $1.1 billion in customer assets. Blockaid reported crypto projects lost more than $1 billion to hacks in the first half of 2026, with verified exploits hitting a record high.

Thailand’s Ministry of Finance has confirmed a VAT exemption for individuals trading digital assets through SEC-licensed exchanges, brokers, or dealers under Ministerial Regulation No. 101 (B.E. 2568) issued under the Revenue Code. The measure applies to eligible individual investors in Thailand. The regulation has taken effect, but implementation details have not been disclosed.

The US Senate has not scheduled a vote on the CLARITY Act in its final week before recess, leaving limited time to advance the bill that would set a federal framework for digital commodities and split oversight between the SEC and CFTC. Polymarket data show the implied probability of enactment in 2026 has fallen to 14%, down from more than 80% in February. The House passed the bill 294-134 in July 2025. Bitwise said missing the deadline could ultimately set up a crypto-market rebound.