What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.
Author: Editorial Office CVJ.CH
JPMorgan: Bitcoin outperforms gold and silver since the Iran war. Gold ETFs lose $11 billion, while Bitcoin funds post inflows.
The White House completed its review of a DOL rule that would allow crypto and alternative investments in US 401(k) plans – a $14T market.
Coinbase blocks the CLARITY Act again – stablecoin yield provisions threaten the crypto exchange’s $1.35 billion USDC business.
Ripple joins Singapore’s BLOOM sandbox to test RLUSD as an automated settlement asset for trade finance on the XRP Ledger.
Tether hires a Big Four accounting firm for the first full audit of its USDT reserves totaling over $184 billion.
Australia’s third-largest pension fund Hostplus plans a crypto offering for 2.2 million members starting in July 2026.
Venezuela’s mid-sized companies are losing access to US dollars, pushing businesses increasingly into crypto and stablecoin markets.
Marc Syz leaves Banque Syz after a dispute over crypto strategy and plans Europe’s largest Bitcoin treasury company.
What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.
Kalshi raises over 1 billion USD and reaches a valuation of 22 billion USD. Meanwhile, criminal charges loom from Arizona.
Morgan Stanley files second S-1 amendment for MSBT, aiming to become the first major US bank to directly issue a spot Bitcoin ETF.
Evernorth files S-4 registration with the SEC, moving closer to a Nasdaq IPO as the largest XRP treasury company.
SEC approves Nasdaq’s joint proposal with Kraken for tokenized securities: stocks and ETFs can now trade on-chain.
S&P Dow Jones Indices licenses the S&P 500 to Trade[XYZ] for the first officially licensed S&P 500 perpetual contract on Hyperliquid.
Arizona files 20 charges against Kalshi for illegal gambling – the first criminal prosecution of a prediction market operator.














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