What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.
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The digital euro will cost EU banks 4-6 billion euros. The ECB aims to reduce dependence on Visa and Mastercard with the project.
PostFinance expands its crypto offering to 22 digital assets. Over 36,000 custody accounts and 565,000 trades show demand.
XRP Ledger activates Permissioned DEX for regulated institutions and turns XRPL into compliance-ready trading infrastructure.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon owns Bitcoin. At the World Liberty Forum, he confirms the investment bank’s pivot toward crypto assets.
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund sold its entire ETHZilla stake after just four months and a peak price decline of 97 percent.
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala sovereign wealth fund increased its Bitcoin ETF holdings. Together with Al Warda, Abu Dhabi holds over $1 billion.
Incore Bank AG appoints Igor Djurdjevic as its new Head of Corporate Services. He brings extensive experience in risk control to the role.
Dragonfly Capital secures $650 million for its fourth fund – despite significant consolidation and underperformance among crypto VCs.
Harvard Endowment Fund cuts its Bitcoin ETF position by 21% and invests $86.8 million in Ethereum for the first time.
What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.
Coinbase reports a $667 million loss in Q4 2025. Unrealized crypto losses end eight consecutive profitable quarters.
XRP remains Ripple’s North Star: CEO Garlinghouse announces integration year. After $2.4 billion in M&A, acquisitions pause.
BlackRock enables DeFi trading of its $2.4 billion treasury fund BUIDL via Uniswap for the first time and invests in the UNI token.
Goldman Sachs cuts Bitcoin ETF shares by 39.4% and Ethereum by 27.2%, while investing 261 million USD in XRP and Solana ETFs.
Bithumb Bitcoin error: The South Korean exchange accidentally distributed 620,000 BTC to users. Regulators launch emergency inspection.
MegaETH Ethereum Layer-2 promises 100,000 TPS, but after mainnet launch TVL sits at $66 million. Analysis of the architecture and market.
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