Author: Editorial Office CVJ.CH

JPMorgan sees Bitcoin ahead of gold in the debasement trade: GLD loses 2.7% AUM, IBIT gains 1.5% AUM since Iran war outbreak.

The CLARITY Act is set to shape the future market structure of digital assets in the United States. The Senate draft restricts stablecoin interest payments, preserves protocol-based incentives and strengthens protections for non-custodial developers. For DeFi, this would mark the most significant regulatory breakthrough in years. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) released the long-awaited language for Section 404 of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in early May. The move ends months of deadlock within the Senate Banking Committee, which had largely centered around one question: should stablecoin issuers or crypto platforms be allowed to distribute yield…

The Canton of Lucerne joins the Swiss Blockchain Federation as its seventh member canton, with 73 active blockchain companies.

FalconX and Sygnum open institutional access to tokenized credit via the Desygnate platform and the FalconX Credit Vault.

FINMA tightens consumer protection in crypto, grants first DLT license to BX Digital, and plans new license categories for stablecoin issuers.

Coinbase backs the CLARITY Act compromise on stablecoin rewards, now the Senate committee markup path opens, with passage likely.

CNB Governor Michl argues in Las Vegas for a 1% Bitcoin allocation in central bank reserves – despite rejection by his own Bank Board.

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The US Senate has unanimously passed a prediction market ban for members and staff. The trigger is a series of insider trading scandals.

Robinhood misses Q1 2026: crypto revenue halved to 134 million USD, stock falls 11 percent. Schwab and Coinbase intensify competition.

Canada announces national crypto ATM ban. Roughly 4,000 machines are affected as Ottawa targets fraud and money laundering.

OKX, BlackRock and Standard Chartered launch a joint framework that makes tokenized RWAs usable as margin collateral under G-SIB custody.

Hoskinson calls support of the CLARITY Act by Garlinghouse and the XRP community insanity and accuses Ripple of harming the industry.

Trump would sign the CLARITY Act immediately. But the Senate is blocking it, and a May deadline could push the law back to 2030.

What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.

JPMorgan warns: Recurring DeFi exploits and stagnant ETH-denominated TVL curb institutional engagement in the DeFi sector.