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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.

Saylor opens the door to Bitcoin sales: Strategy may cover dividends from BTC reserves if needed. The mNAV flywheel is under pressure.

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

JPMorgan sees Bitcoin ahead of gold in the debasement trade: GLD loses 2.7% AUM, IBIT gains 1.5% AUM since Iran war outbreak.

The Canton of Lucerne joins the Swiss Blockchain Federation as its seventh member canton, with 73 active blockchain companies.

FalconX and Sygnum open institutional access to tokenized credit via the Desygnate platform and the FalconX Credit Vault.

Coinbase backs the CLARITY Act compromise on stablecoin rewards, now the Senate committee markup path opens, with passage likely.

CNB Governor Michl argues in Las Vegas for a 1% Bitcoin allocation in central bank reserves – despite rejection by his own Bank Board.

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

The US Senate has unanimously passed a prediction market ban for members and staff. The trigger is a series of insider trading scandals.

Robinhood misses Q1 2026: crypto revenue halved to 134 million USD, stock falls 11 percent. Schwab and Coinbase intensify competition.

OKX, BlackRock and Standard Chartered launch a joint framework that makes tokenized RWAs usable as margin collateral under G-SIB custody.

Hoskinson calls support of the CLARITY Act by Garlinghouse and the XRP community insanity and accuses Ripple of harming the industry.

Trump would sign the CLARITY Act immediately. But the Senate is blocking it, and a May deadline could push the law back to 2030.

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