Strategy, Metaplanet Unrealized Bitcoin Losses Highlight Risk of Concentrating on Just One Token: Crypto Daybook
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 13, 2026
Crypto ETFs Enter the "Yield-Generating Era": Morgan Stanley's Entry and Pricing Restructuring
By Eric On July 24, 2026, NYSE Arca officially approved the spot Solana and Ethereum ETFs submitted by Morgan Stanley. For professional institutional investors, this is not merely a product expansion but a dual breakthrough that shatters the compliance ceiling: it marks the first time a top-tier Wall Street investment bank has issued a crypto-asset ETF other than Bitcoin, and the first time U.S. regulators have allowed the full integration of large-scale native staking mechanisms from public blockchains.
The Central Bank of Russia has added BTC, ETH, and USDT to its list of tradable cryptocurrencies, with an annual purchase limit of 300,000 rubles for retail investors.
PANews, August 13 – According to bits.media, the Central Bank of Russia has included Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT in the list of crypto assets permitted for trading in the Russian market. This list is contained in a draft guidance document released by the central bank for public consultation. The central bank attributed the brevity of the list to criteria stipulated in new Russian legislation: high market capitalization, high average daily trading volume, and a pricing history of at least five years on overseas platforms. Non-professional investors are restricted to purchasing only these three cryptocurrencies. The guidance also sets an annual purchase limit for non-professional investors: a maximum investment of 300,000 rubles per year through a single intermediary.
Bitwise: The crypto market is shifting toward a yield-driven model, with the logic underpinning asset value formation taking shape.
Most investors have yet to realize that the crypto market is transitioning into a yield-driven market. This explains why current crypto asset prices are significantly undervalued.
XRP Trading Could Get Spicy After CPI Report as Futures Bets Hit Highest Since October: Crypto Daybook
Wednesday's big story is XRP (XRP), the payments-focused cryptocurrency.
SEC Plans to Introduce Two Major Crypto Policy Changes: Easing Crypto Financing and Promoting Stock Tokenization
These two major measures could further boost the U.S. cryptocurrency industry.