According to Cointelegraph, Capital.com affiliated entity Capital Vault has been granted a virtual asset license by the UAE Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to conduct virtual asset trading and provide custody services. UAE clients can buy and hold cryptocurrency assets through the Capital.com app, with Capital Vault responsible for execution, custody, and settlement. Capital Vault has established an office and formed a local team in Abu Dhabi, following CMA's launch of the virtual asset regulatory framework in April.

According to Digital Asset, on August 20th, 10 members of the South Korean National Power Party, including lawmaker Yeon Tae yong, proposed amendments to the Specific Financial Information Act, which would grant the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) direct enforcement power over undeclared virtual asset service providers. According to the amendment, anyone can report illegal activities to FIU. When FIU receives a report or discovers suspected violations, it can conduct investigation and analysis, and transfer or report the case to the investigating authorities. The proposal points out that the current laws lack direct enforcement measures against undeclared operators, and there are hidden risks of money laundering, illegal cross-border transfers, and other crimes.

Trader Murphy stated that over 2 million BTC were traded in the range of $62000 to $64000, causing a large number of holders to have similar costs and lower short-term selling willingness. BTC has experienced a low volatility sideways trend for nearly two months, rising from $64000 to $75000 within three days. However, the number of chips around $63000 has not significantly decreased, and the range of chips between $68000 and $74000 is still relatively sparse. Murphy expects that as prices rise, chips may gradually loosen and form new chip intensive areas; If no new effective support is formed, BTC may test the support strength of the 62000 to 63000 dollar chip intensive area again.

[Shinhan Asset Management Signs MOU with Three Parties to Advance KRW-Denominated Tokenized Fund Technology Validation] According to Yonhap News Agency, on August 21, 2026, Shinhan Asset Management signed a four-party business cooperation agreement (MOU) with the Solana Foundation, Etherfuse, and Orca to jointly advance the full-process technology validation (PoC) for the issuance and circulation of KRW-denominated tokenized funds. The collaboration takes the BlackRock tokenized fund BUIDL model as a reference, with the four parties jointly validating KYC/AML compliance systems, blockchain operation methods, security audits, foreign exchange transaction laws, and on-chain liquidity design.

OKX has announced the addition of BMNRUSD UM(X-Perp) and CRWVUSD UM(X-Perp) to multiple services, including various trading services, officially launching on August 21, 2026, at 17:30 (UTC+8). Notes: - BMNRUSD X-Perpetual Contract will launch on August 21, 2026, at 17:30 (UTC+8). - CRWVUSD X-Perpetual Contract will launch on August 21, 2026, at 17:45 (UTC+8). - X-Perpetual Contracts involve leveraged trading risks; users are advised to manage their positions responsibly.