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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PMorgan warns of Strategy’s new Bitcoin sales policy: the bank sees an avoidable two-way risk for the entire Bitcoin market.
Ethereum Institutional launches as a non-profit from Bitmine, Sharplink, and Joe Lubin, a new point of contact for banks and asset managers.
Trump’s financial disclosure reports over 1.4 billion USD in crypto income for 2025, making cryptocurrencies his largest source of income.
More than 100 financial firms such as BlackRock, Visa, and Mastercard, are launching the OpenUSD stablecoin in the second half of the year.
ARK Invest buys Coinbase, Circle, Bullish and Robinhood shares for USD 16.9 million – the second crypto-basket purchase within one week.
The Securitize IPO brings the tokenization provider to the NYSE under the ticker SECZ, following a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners.
Strategy anchors a 2.55 billion USD reserve with its Digital Credit Framework and approves Bitcoin sales of up to 1.25 billion USD.
What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.
SBI Holdings acquires Bitbank for USD 288.6 million, becoming Japan’s largest crypto exchange operator by assets under management.
The Ethereum Foundation budget falls 40 percent: the foundation cuts 54 positions and reorganizes as a lean endowment across five clusters.
Cboe prediction markets launch with binary options on the S&P 500 under SEC oversight, positioning Cboe against rivals Kalshi and Polymarket.
Meta is building the prediction market app Arena under Zuckerberg as an attack on Polymarket and Kalshi, initially without real money.
Trump orders US federal agencies to complete their post-quantum migration by 2031. What the deadlines mean for Bitcoin & Co.
Input Output Group launches the Cardano show BLOCK//45 on YouTube as the treasury budget falls and several funding proposals fail.
Polymarket bets exposed: WSJ reveals paid influencers, staged wins on cloned dummy sites and deliberate targeting of barred US users.
18 percent hold crypto assets in Switzerland, an IFZ and LUKB study shows. Banks see potential for up to 1 million advisory clients.
The 21Shares mid-year report rates the Bitcoin cycle as intact despite a 50 percent correction and sees prediction markets ahead.
