The Bridge-issued EURR token will support multiple blockchains and external wallets, with wider EEA availability expected this year. [Update Aug. 26, 2026, 8:57 UTC: Added comments from a Revolut spokesperson.] Revolut has begun rolling out its first stablecoin, a euro-pegged token called EURR, to selected customers in Denmark, Poland and Portugal. In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Wednesday, the company said that the phased rollout will expand to other European Economic Area (EEA) markets later this year, subject to product, operational and regulatory readiness. Read more
Judge Katherine Polk Failla adjourned the retrial in light of Storm’s pending motion for acquittal and related request for a continuance. The retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder and developer Roman Storm has been postponed from Oct. 26, 2026, to April 26, 2027, as a federal judge weighs his motion for acquittal. US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla said in a Tuesday order that the retrial would be adjourned “in light of” Storm’s pending motion and his related request for a continuance. Storm’s lawyers requested the delay on Aug. 3, saying they needed at least 90 days after the court rules on the acquittal motion to prepare for another trial. Prosecutors opposed an adjournment, according to the filing. Read more
The funds are $390 million short of October 2025’s inflow total after cutting their year-to-date net outflow deficit by more than half. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their inflow streak to seven trading days on Tuesday, attracting $314.37 million in net inflows. The streak has brought August inflows to $3.03 billion, leaving the funds $390 million short of October 2025’s total with four trading sessions remaining, according to SoSoValue data. August is on track to become their strongest month since then, while the rebound has cut year-to-date net outflows by more than half to $2.26 billion. Read more
BankChain joins a growing field of bank-led networks building shared infrastructure for tokenized deposits and onchain payments. Thirty-nine US state banking associations have formed the BankChain Alliance to build a nationwide, industry-owned blockchain network for banks, targeting a 2027 launch. On Tuesday, the alliance announced that the network intends to support smart payment tools, tokenized deposits, stablecoins and automated settlement. BankChain said it plans for the network to be interoperable with other blockchains and said it was selecting a technology partner. The participating associations represent thousands of financial institutions across the US. BankChain said it will invite banks nationwide to take ownership of stakes. However, the announcement did not mention individual banks that have committed to joining or disclose how the network will be governed or funded. Read more