Partnerships & Developments - SBI Holdings and Startale Group partnered to launch an onchain platform for 24/7 trading of tokenized stocks and real-world assets [1] - Ripple plans to distribute RLUSD in Japan in partnership with SBI Holdings in Q1 2026 [1] Regulatory & Legal - Taiwan prosecutors charged 14 individuals in a crypto exchange scam that allegedly defrauded over 1,500 victims of more than NT$1.27 billion (approximately $41 million) [1] - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the next phase of its "Crypto Sprint" initiative to implement recommendations from the President's Working Group report [1] Market Activity - A Bitcoin whale wallet became active after seven years and rotated holdings into $270 million worth of ETH [1] - Bitcoin, Ether, and the broader crypto market remained steady ahead of U S Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech [1]