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Swissquote cuts full-year guidance as 1H crypto income plunges, shares slide
The online bank cut full-year revenue and profit forecasts after first-half crypto trading levels slumped.

Strategy, Metaplanet unrealized bitcoin losses highlight risk of concentrating on just one token
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 13, 2026

Brazil’s largest bitcoin treasury firm plans ETF with 95% allocation to Strategy's STRC
DIGY11 aims for annual distributions matching Brazil’s interbank rate plus 3–5 percentage points, net of costs, though investors' actual returns are not guaranteed.

Wintermute plans $1 billion AI push beyond crypto: Bloomberg
The firm aims for non-crypto markets to drive over 50% of revenue by 2027, up from 10% currently, as it seeks to diversify its business.

Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint launches Hong Kong dollar stablecoin
HashKey Exchange and OSL Group are now authorized distributors, enabling institutional and professional investors to mint and redeem HKDAP tokens.

Russia moves to restrict retail crypto trading to bitcoin, ether and USDT
Non-qualified investors face a 300,000-ruble (approx. $3,600) annual purchase limit per intermediary, while qualified investors have no cap.

XRP trading could get spicy after CPI report as futures bets hit highest since October
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 12, 2026

Fidelity moves to add staking, quarterly payouts to near $900 million ether ETF
The fund would keep 85% of gross staking rewards, with the remaining 15% going to service providers.

Crypto-friendly bank Erebor in talks to raise $1.5 billion at $9.5 billion valuation: FT
Total deposits grew from $1.1 billion in March to $4.6 billion by July, driven by clients in crypto, AI and defense.

Australian watchdog suspends Cryptolink, forcing 96 ATMs offline
The regulator cited missing transaction reports and the company’s failure to respond to an information request.

