Focus

Ripple launches a $750 million share buyback at a $50 billion valuation. Employees and investors gain liquidity.

US Senate advances a CBDC ban with an 84-to-6 vote, embedded in a housing bill – a clause prohibits Fed-issued digital currency until 2030.

Nasdaq and Kraken are developing a gateway for tokenized equities between regulated exchanges and decentralized finance (DeFi) networks.

Kraken Financial becomes the first crypto firm to gain a Fed Master Account, securing direct access to the Fedwire payment system.

Trump warns US banks against blocking his crypto agenda and calls for swift passage of the Clarity Act market structure law.

Hyperliquid surpasses Coinbase International in derivatives volume with 2.9 trillion USD in 2025 as DEXes catch up.

JPMorgan predicts a comprehensive crypto rally if the US crypto market structure law CLARITY Act passes by mid-2026.

Allunity launches CHFAU, the first MiCA-compliant Swiss franc stablecoin – issued from Frankfurt, not Switzerland.

PayFi connects blockchain with traditional payment systems for faster, cheaper transactions in e-commerce, remittances, and DeFi.

While Bitcoin has long been the “gold standard” of the crypto world, institutional investors are increasingly betting on Ethereum.

Aave’s governance drama is not about a single vote or a single fee stream, it is about a deeper dispute within the DeFi community.

Passive stablecoin yields are off the table: the crypto industry loses the yield war against the banking lobby in the CLARITY Act.

MegaETH Ethereum Layer-2 promises 100,000 TPS, but after mainnet launch TVL sits at $66 million. Analysis of the architecture and market.

Outside of the daily price fluctuations and economic headlines, we are seeing a significant shift in how crypto is actually used.

The Swiss Bankers Association demands direct stablecoin issuance rights for banks in its official position on the planned FinIA amendment.

The EU’s 20th sanctions package proposes a complete ban on all crypto transactions with Russian service providers.