Foreign media reports that disagreements between the U.S. banking industry and the crypto industry over stablecoin revenue regulations have intensified, affecting the advancement of related bills in the Senate.

Foreign media reports that traditional financial institutions are accelerating the provision of crypto products and infrastructure services, further narrowing the gap between banks and the crypto industry.

Foreign media reports that Strategy uses debt instruments to smooth out Bitcoin fluctuations, but such arrangements also bring about disputes over opportunity costs.

Israel's largest bank Bank Leumi and Galaxy Digital announced a partnership on August 14, planning to allow customers of Leumi and its mobile banking brand PEPPER to buy, hold, and sell certain digital assets within the Leumi Trade capital market application. The initial list includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. Both parties stated that Leumi will thus become Israel's first bank to offer digital asset trading services to its customers.

The estimates released by Taiwan's Bureau of Statistics on July 31 show that in the first half of 2026, the actual gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 13.72% year-on-year, marking the strongest performance for the first half of a year in 50 years; the second quarter saw a year-on-year growth of 12.92%, which is the fastest growth rate for the second quarter in 39 years. The results for the second quarter were 2.09 percentage points higher than the predictions made in May. The reasons include not only strong exports related to AI, but also private investment and consumption that exceeded expectations.