Tether acquires SoftBank’s stake in Twenty One Capital, taking sole control of the Bitcoin treasury company holding 43,514 BTC.
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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.
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.
More than 50% of the bitcoin supply now sits at a loss. K33 sees parallels to earlier bear market lows that followed within weeks.
A Reuters analysis estimates the Trump family’s crypto gains at $2.3 billion, while investors incurred book losses of the same amount.
