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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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold over 17,000 ETH worth roughly $35 million in February 2026.
Raphael Baumann becomes a partner at PST Legal and takes on co-leadership for Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence.
Stripe is considering a takeover of PayPal – the deal would unite two stablecoin infrastructures and shake up the payments industry.
Meta plans a stablecoin comeback in the second half of 2026, four years after the failure of Diem (formerly Libra).
Jane Street sued by Terra bankruptcy administrator for insider trading – allegations include front-running during UST collapse 2022.
Trump’s Board of Peace is considering a US dollar stablecoin for Gaza – digital money to enable reconstruction.
Bitcoin falls below $65,000 after Trump’s tariff escalation to 15 percent. ETF outflows reach $3.8 billion in five weeks.
What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.
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.
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Launchpads like Pump.fun have created over 13 million tokens. Data shows how this token flood is structurally reshaping the altcoin market.
