Seven Swiss banks – including UBS, ZKB, PostFinance, and Raiffeisen – are launching a Swiss franc stablecoin sandbox for 2026.
SEC and CFTC publish a joint token taxonomy. Most crypto assets are classified as non-securities under the new guidance.
The Clarity Act is stuck in the US Senate as a dispute over stablecoin interest blocks the most important crypto law in US history.
Strategy STRC pays an 11.5% yield and uses it to finance Bitcoin purchases – the comparison with Terra-Luna reveals surface-level parallels.
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered: HKMA selects only 3-4 issuers from 36 applicants.
A DeFi user lost around $50 million in a collateral swap on Aave: the largest DeFi user error of all time in detail.
Ripple launches a $750 million share buyback at a $50 billion valuation. Employees and investors gain liquidity.
Iran imposes a crypto and yuan toll on the Strait of Hormuz: Ships pay approximately $1 per barrel – administered by the IRGC.
Morgan Stanley launches MSBT, the first spot Bitcoin ETF from a major US bank. At 0.14% it undercuts BlackRock and Grayscale.
Unit bias leads crypto investors to favor low-priced coins. Why unit price is misleading and why market capitalization matters.
