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Polymarket exploit on Polygon: the UMA CTF Adapter loses more than 520,000 USD to labelled exploiter addresses.

Trump Media bitcoin holdings shrink: 2,650 BTC moved to Crypto.com, the remaining 6,889 BTC sit 34% below the average cost basis.

Harvard liquidates Ethereum ETF position worth 86.8 million USD after one quarter and cuts its Bitcoin ETF holding by 43 percent.

Blockchain.com IPO: the wallet provider files a confidential Form S-1 with the SEC, with 39 million wallets and a 7 billion USD valuation.

SpaceX discloses 18,712 BTC worth $1.45 billion in its IPO filing. Cost basis $661 million, unrealised gain around $789 million.

Tether acquires SoftBank’s stake in Twenty One Capital, taking sole control of the Bitcoin treasury company holding 43,514 BTC.

JPMorgan, Ondo, Mastercard and Ripple tested the XRP Ledger. However, XRP itself played no role in the settlement.

AIB and 24 other lenders join the Euro stablecoin consortium Qivalis, the group now comprises 37 financial institutions.

Senator Warren accuses the OCC of granting illegal trust bank charters to nine crypto firms, including Coinbase and Ripple.

PostFinance opens its crypto offering with 22 coins to Swiss corporate clients. Custody runs via Sygnum, execution only, starting in May 2026.

Goldman Sachs liquidates all XRP and SOL ETF positions in Q1 2026, cuts ETH by roughly 70%, and opens a new HYPE treasury stake in PURR.

Bitcoin Depot bankruptcy: Chapter 11 filing shuts down 9,000 crypto ATMs as regulatory pressure forces the Nasdaq-listed operator into wind-down.

Bitcoin falls below 77,000 USD after Trump’s Iran warning. Around 660 million USD in liquidations and ETF outflows weigh on the crypto market.

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

Charles Schwab launches Schwab Crypto: spot trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum with a 75 basis point fee and Paxos as sub-custodian.

Circle secures USD 222 million for Arc blockchain: a16z leads the round, BlackRock and Apollo invest. FDV: USD 3 billion.