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The US crypto exchange Coinbase is integrating prediction markets through a partnership with Kalshi and enabling commission-free stock trading.

The crypto exchange HashKey has successfully completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The newly approved US XRP ETFs surpassed cumulative net inflows of USD 1 billion after 21 trading days.

Visa launches a Stablecoins Advisory Practice to advise banks and corporates on the use of digital currencies in payment systems.

Interactive Brokers to enable stablecoin deposits and integrate digital dollar tokens as a regulated payment method

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) remains part of the Nasdaq-100 index despite Bitcoin holdings worth around USD 59 billion.

While Ripple’s institutional infrastructure continues to solidify, XRP has lost more than 40 percent from its yearly high and is trading at around USD 2.

Stablecoin giant Tether has submitted a takeover bid for Italian soccer club Juventus Turin worth euro 1.1 billion euro.

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

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy, has issued a formal letter of objection to the MSCI Equity Index Committee.

PNC is offering high-net-worth clients regulated Bitcoin access for the first time directly within private banking – enabled through a partnership with Coinbase.

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood predicts the end of Bitcoin’s traditional market cycle and lowers her 2030 price target to 1.2 million USD.

The Bitcoin treasury company Twenty One has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol XXI.

France’s BPCE integrates crypto trading into its banking apps, opening access to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and USDC for millions of retail customers.

Bern is the sixth Swiss canton to join the Swiss Blockchain Federation, a public-private partnership supporting the crypto industry.

Strategy faces a potential MSCI exclusion. According to JPMorgan, the risk is already priced in – and MSCI must now decide on the direction ahead.