UK sanctions against HTX, Exmo and 16 other entities target Russia’s A7 crypto network with annual volume exceeding USD 90 billion.
Web3 architecture explained: From dApps and DeFi to DePIN – how the decentralized internet works in 2026 with blockchain and smart contracts.
![S&P Dow Jones Indices licenses the S&P 500 to Trade[XYZ] for the first officially licensed S&P 500 perpetual contract on Hyperliquid.](https://cryptovalleyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CVJ.CH-SP-Dow-Jones-SP-500-Hyperliquid-450x300.jpg "S&P Dow Jones Indices licenses S&P 500 for perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid")
S&P Dow Jones Indices licenses the S&P 500 to Trade[XYZ] for the first officially licensed S&P 500 perpetual contract on Hyperliquid.
Stablecoins hit $310 billion in market cap and $33 trillion in transactions: How they are driving liquidity across the global economy.
A DeFi user lost around $50 million in a collateral swap on Aave: the largest DeFi user error of all time in detail.
Nasdaq and Kraken are developing a gateway for tokenized equities between regulated exchanges and decentralized finance (DeFi) networks.
Aave’s governance drama is not about a single vote or a single fee stream, it is about a deeper dispute within the DeFi community.
VanEck lists VBNB, the first US spot BNB ETF on Nasdaq. Sponsor fee 0.39%, custody at Anchorage Digital, no staking at launch.
Marktrückblick
A summarizing review of what has been happening at the crypto markets of the past week. A weekly report in cooperation with Kaiko.
NFTs
Gemini shuts down NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway on February 23, 2026. Users have one month to withdraw approximately 650,000 NFTs.
