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01/06/2026

Weekly Crypto & Blockchain Update: May 25–31

Market snapshot Bitcoin: $72,861 | Ethereum: $1,982 | Total stablecoin market cap: ~$320 B

Regulatory developments
The UK added HTX and a Russian ruble-backed stablecoin to its sanctions list, forcing all UK-regulated firms to freeze related assets.

On May 26, the UK designated 18 entities including HTX (formerly Huobi) and the A7A5 ruble-pegged stablecoin, applying banking-style compliance obligations to crypto exchanges for the first time under UK sanctions law. A7A5 logged $93 billion in trading volume in its first year and was partially backed by Russia's state-owned Promsvyazbank.

Trump publicly backed the Clarity Act while advocacy groups intensified pressure on the Senate for a floor vote.

During the week of May 26, Trump posted on Truth Social pledging to codify a "future-proof" digital asset market, and the Digital Chamber of Commerce issued a public call to action urging constituents to push senators for a floor vote.

The bill cleared the Senate Banking Committee 15-9 on May 14 but needs 60 votes to advance on the floor, with ethics provisions around Trump's personal crypto holdings still a sticking point for some Democrats.

Paxos became the first blockchain-native firm to receive SEC registration as a clearing agency.

On May 29, Paxos Securities Settlement Company received SEC clearing agency registration, seven years after the company began engaging regulators on blockchain-based settlement. The approval covers clearing and settlement of US equities on-chain.

The SEC has now formally recognized blockchain as a viable settlement layer for equities, which changes the risk calculus for institutions still sitting on the sidelines of digital asset integration.

Investments, partnerships, launches, & acquisitions
SoFi launched SoFiUSD on Ethereum and Solana, making it the first US nationally chartered bank to issue a stablecoin directly to retail customers. [CoinDesk] [The Block]

On May 27, SoFi's 15 million members gained the ability to hold, buy, sell, and convert SoFiUSD 1:1 in the app. The stablecoin is issued by SoFi Bank, meaning it carries FDIC-backed institutional legitimacy that no crypto-native issuer can claim.

FalconX confidentially filed an S-1 with the SEC, becoming one of the most prominent crypto-native firms to formally pursue a US public listing.

On May 28, FalconX, a crypto prime broker last valued at $8 billion in 2022, hired Cantor Fitzgerald and filed a draft S-1. The IPO is not expected until late 2026, and the confidential filing doesn't commit the company to listing.

But the move signals that institutional crypto infrastructure businesses see viable public markets window this year, which is consistent with Jefferies' projection that crypto IPOs could generate a $1 trillion public market within five years.

Crypto security
TrapDoor, a supply chain attack campaign, planted 34+ malicious packages across npm, PyPI, and Crates.io targeting crypto developer environments. [CoinDesk]

Security firm Socket identified the campaign on May 23 and published its findings during the week of May 25. The packages disguised themselves as developer utilities and used install hooks to immediately exfiltrate SSH keys, wallet keystores for Solana, Sui, and Aptos, AWS credentials, GitHub tokens, and browser data.

More industry/market updates
US Bitcoin ETFs saw $2.8 billion in net outflows across nine consecutive trading days, the longest withdrawal streak since the products launched.

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust shed $528 million in a single day on May 28, its second-largest single-day outflow on record. The streak ran from approximately May 15 through May 28. Macro uncertainty and geopolitical tensions appear to be the driver.

The stablecoin market cap held near $323B through the same period, suggesting capital is rotating out of BTC exposure but staying on-chain.

Swapin's Take
TLDR; 3 highlights of the week.

One, SoFi made bank-issued stablecoins real for retail, shifting the conversation from "crypto native" to "bank native".

Two, the UK put crypto exchanges on notice by sanctioning HTX under banking-style rules, the first time they've done this.

Three, Paxos got SEC clearance as a registered clearing agency, which means blockchain settlement of US equities is no longer theoretical. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin ETF streak of $2.8B in outflows in nine days shows institutional sentiment is cautious even as stablecoin supply holds steady.

25/05/2026

Weekly Crypto & Blockchain Update: May 18 - 24.

Market snapshot
BTC: $77,366 | ETH: $2,115 | Total stablecoin market cap: $322B | USDT Dominance: 58.66%

Regulatory developments
Trump orders review of crypto firms' access to payment rails

Trump signs an executive order directing the Federal Reserve and other financial regulators to review whether crypto companies should have access to federal payment infrastructure, including master accounts.

A 6-month review window starts now. If it goes the businesses' way, crypto-native and stablecoin payment providers get direct access to US payment rails, which changes the cost and speed structure for dollar-denominated settlement. If it doesn't, the current correspondent banking workaround stays in place. European businesses with US dollar payment flows should watch this. The outcome affects how cheaply and quickly stablecoin-denominated transactions clear on the US side.

Clarity Act on track to reach Senate floor

Rep. Tom Emmer said the Clarity Act, which would define regulatory jurisdiction between the SEC and CFTC over digital assets, is on track to reach a Senate floor vote despite law enforcement pushback.

For European businesses with US counterparties or US dollar payment flows, US regulatory clarity reduces the compliance uncertainty that currently makes some treasury teams hesitant to approve stablecoin payments at all.

ECB rejects proposals to ease euro stablecoin rules

The ECB warned EU finance ministers that adopting Bruegel Institute proposals to relax MiCA's 200M euro transaction cap on euro-denominated stablecoins would weaken the banking sector.

The 200M euro daily cap on euro stablecoin transaction volume stays in place for now. The ECB's position is that this protects banks from disintermediation. The practical effect for businesses is that high-volume euro stablecoin settlement is still constrained, and any growth in that space depends on legislative revision, not regulatory guidance.

Minnesota banks gain crypto custody authority from August 1

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a law allowing state-chartered banks to offer crypto custody services starting August 1, 2026.

State-chartered banks are moving faster than federally chartered ones to offer crypto services to business clients. For European companies with US banking relationships, this expands the number of mainstream banking counterparties willing to hold and process digital assets on their behalf.

Investments, partnerships, launches & acquisitions
Qivalis expands to 37 banks across 15 countries

Qivalis, a European consortium building a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin, expanded its bank membership to 37 institutions across 15 countries, targeting an H2 2026 launch. Total stablecoin market cap at time of reporting: approximately $318B, almost entirely dollar-denominated.

Thirty-seven banks in fifteen countries means settlement coverage across most of the eurozone. The H2 2026 launch puts a euro-native stablecoin alternative to USDC and USDT within reach for businesses that want to avoid currency conversion entirely. The catch, however, is the ECB's 200M euro daily cap applies to euro stablecoins. Qivalis is building within those constraints. For now, USDC/USDT remains the practical settlement option for most European businesses.

JP Morgan: stablecoins retain edge over tokenized money market funds

A J.P. Morgan research note concluded that stablecoins maintain a structural advantage over tokenized money market funds for payment and settlement use cases, citing speed and programmability.

The argument is that tokenized MMFs are better for yield-generating idle treasury cash, while stablecoins are better for actual transaction settlement. For finance teams evaluating treasury strategy, this is a useful framework: stablecoins for movement, tokenized instruments for parking.

Crypto security
Echo Protocol: $76M exploit via compromised admin key

Echo Protocol, a Bitcoin DeFi platform on the Monad network, was exploited for approximately $76M after an attacker gained access to a compromised administrator key, allowing them to drain user funds.

More industry/market updates
Non-dollar stablecoins at 0.5% of market

Despite growth in euro and other non-dollar stablecoins, their combined market share remains stuck at roughly 0.5% of total stablecoin market cap, with dollar-denominated stablecoins holding the remainder.

Thirty-seven European banks building euro stablecoin infrastructure is a structural bet against a backdrop where dollar stablecoins own 99.5% of the market. The demand for non-dollar stablecoins exists but the liquidity, interoperability, and regulatory framework needed to support the volume doesn’t.

Blockchain.com files confidential IPO paperwork with SEC

Blockchain.com filed confidential paperwork with the SEC for a US initial public offering. Terms and timing have not been disclosed.

Another crypto-native infrastructure company moving toward public markets. This signals the public market appetite for crypto infrastructure companies is back, which attracts capital to the sector broadly and accelerates product development across the stack.

SEC delays synthetic tokenization rule; Commissioner Peirce clarifies scope

The SEC delayed a rule that critics said would enable synthetic tokenization of securities. Commissioner Hester Peirce pushed back on interpretations that the rule would allow synthetic token creation, saying the scope had been misread.

The rule concerns synthetic representations of securities on-chain, which is a step removed from stablecoin payment infrastructure. Peirce's clarification is worth noting because she's consistently been the SEC's clearest voice on crypto regulation. Her view is that the rule as written doesn't do what critics said it would. Monitor for the rescheduled vote, but no immediate action needed for businesses using stablecoins for payment settlement.

Swapin's Take
The Qivalis window, what European CFOs should actually do right now

Thirty-seven banks. Fifteen countries. H2 2026 launch.

Qivalis is by far the most serious attempt yet to build euro-native stablecoin infrastructure at banking scale. If the launch stays on schedule, European businesses that currently convert USDC/USDT to euros on receipt will have a settlement option that skips that step entirely.

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20/05/2026

📆 Six days until Valletta.

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Catch our CEO Evald Hannes Kree speaking at the "Stablecoins Go Mainstream" panel on Tuesday, May 26. As stablecoins become part of everyday payment infrastructure, what does it mean it for businesses moving money across borders?

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18/05/2026

Weekly Crypto & Blockchain Update: May 11 - 17

Market snapshot: Bitcoin: $76,894 | -4.9% this week; Ethereum: $2,115 | -9.4% this week; Total crypto market cap: ~$2.56T | -1.59% this week; Stablecoin market cap: $323B | +0.17% this week, USDT dominance at 58.65%

Rising bond yields and inflation concerns drove broad selling this week, pushing BTC below $80K. Stablecoins were the outlier: supply grew by $2 billion in 7 days while everything else fell.

Regulatory developments
The full Clarity Act text dropped ahead of the Senate Banking Committee markup. Over 130 amendments were filed and 44 came from Sen. Elizabeth Warren alone. [Source]

The bill defines which digital assets are securities versus commodities, sets operating rules for stablecoin issuers, and includes DeFi protections. The stablecoin yield provisions stayed contested right through the vote. For businesses with US operations or cross-border treasury arrangements, the specifics of the final text matter now.

Banking groups escalated their lobbying against the Clarity Act's stablecoin yield provisions the same day the bill text dropped. [Source]

The American Bankers Association warned senators that allowing stablecoin issuers to pay yield would pull deposits out of banks. Their argument: yield on stablecoins competes directly with bank savings accounts. The fight isn't about crypto broadly rather who controls the yield layer in a digital dollar economy.

France's central bank broke publicly with ECB president Christine Lagarde over the digital euro on May 12. [Source]

Banque de France deputy governor Denis Beau called for a public-private push to develop euro-based tokenized money, backing the Qivalis consortium of major European banks. Lagarde wants a central bank-issued digital euro targeting 2029. Beau's concern is more immediate: without liquid on-chain euro options now, European businesses will default to dollar-pegged stablecoins. French officials are calling it "digital dollarization."

The Clarity Act cleared the Senate Banking Committee 15-9 on May 14. Two Democrats voted yes. [Source] [Source]

Senators Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks crossed the aisle. The bill heads next to a full Senate floor vote needing 60 votes to proceed. July 4 is the target for House passage. Polymarket prices 69% odds of passage in 2026. For stablecoin issuers and businesses with US operations, the regulatory floor is being set now.

Investments, partnerships, launches, & acquisitions
Corpay brought stablecoin wallets to 800,000 corporate clients on May 11. Stablecoin settlement is now inside one of the world's largest corporate payments networks. [Source]

Corpay, which processes $12 billion in payments monthly, partnered with BVNK to embed stablecoin wallets directly into its platform. Corporate clients can hold stablecoin balances alongside fiat, and send, receive, store, and convert digital dollars within Corpay's ecosystem. Corpay is also integrating stablecoin rails into its own treasury operations to reduce reliance on pre-funded accounts.

Circle raised $222 million for Arc, a new public blockchain built for institutional finance, with a16z, BlackRock, and Apollo as lead backers. [Source] [Source]

The Arc token presale values the project at $3 billion. Arc is built for stablecoin-based capital markets, tokenized assets, cross-border settlement, and on-chain finance. Circle holds 25% of Arc's initial token supply and plans to operate validator infrastructure. This is Circle moving beyond USDC issuance toward owning the settlement infrastructure layer underneath it.

JPMorgan filed on May 12 and launched JLTXX on May 13: a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum holding short-term US Treasuries, built specifically to meet GENIUS Act reserve requirements for stablecoin issuers. [Source]

JPMorgan seeded JLTXX with $100 million at launch. For stablecoin issuers navigating GENIUS Act compliance, this is regulated reserve infrastructure from the world's largest bank, live on a public blockchain.

KDDI, Japan's second-largest telecom, agreed to acquire a 14.9% stake in crypto exchange Coincheck Group for $65 million on May 13. [Source]

The deal is expected to close in June. Coincheck is one of Japan's largest crypto exchanges. The move follows Japan's progressive crypto regulatory framework and signals growing telco-crypto convergence across Asia-Pacific.

Stablecoin neobank Fasset raised $51 million in Series B on May 14 to expand across 125 countries. [Source]

Backed by Japan's SBI Group, Investcorp, and Turkey's Arz Portföy. Fasset processes $32 billion in annualized volume for over 1,000 SMBs across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, using stablecoins across 50+ payment corridors. The raise funds expansion into new markets plus lending and trade finance products.

Crypto security
THORChain halted all trading for 13 hours on May 15 after a $10.7M exploit targeting its MPC signing infrastructure. [Source]

An attacker exploited a weakness in THORChain's GG20 TSS (threshold signature scheme), draining $10.7M across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base. Security researchers identified it as MPC vault key leakage: a failure at the cryptographic infrastructure level. Businesses using MPC-based custody or cross-chain bridge solutions should ask providers specifically about their TSS implementation and key management practices.

The T3 Financial Crime Unit disclosed it has frozen $450 million in illicit digital assets since launch, coordinating with law enforcement across 50 countries. [Source]

The T3 FCU is a joint operation run by Tether, Tron, and TRM Labs. The $450M figure covers a range of sanctions violations, fraud schemes, and ransomware cases. It also signals that stablecoin issuers are now actively participating in financial crime enforcement, not just being regulated from the outside.

Lombard Finance will replace LayerZero with Chainlink's CCIP for cross-chain infrastructure, after a security review triggered by the $292M KelpDAO exploit. [Source]

Lombard manages over $1 billion in Bitcoin assets. The KelpDAO exploit used a LayerZero bridge vulnerability. The post-exploit pivot to Chainlink's CCIP reflects a pattern developing across DeFi: bridge dependencies are being audited and replaced after incidents, not before. For businesses holding assets on cross-chain platforms, it's worth tracking which bridge infrastructure your providers rely on.

More industry/market updates
Institutional investors exited Bitcoin ETFs this week as US Treasury yields climbed, keeping BTC below $80K despite the Clarity Act vote. [Source]

The Clarity Act committee vote didn't reverse the selling pressure. Rising bond yields are making fixed income more attractive relative to volatile crypto assets. Stablecoin supply grew by $2 billion in the same period: institutional money is risk-off on BTC, but stablecoin infrastructure keeps expanding.

Stablecoin networks are making a direct play to replace Visa and Mastercard as the settlement layer for B2B payments. [Source]

Stablecoin payment rails are positioned as an alternative settlement layer with lower costs and faster finality. Visa and Mastercard still own the consumer-facing rails. The B2B settlement layer is being contested.

Dune Analytics cut 25% of its workforce on May 15 and is pivoting to AI and institutional on-chain data products. [Source]

Dune is one of the primary tools for on-chain data analysis. The layoffs follow a broader pattern: crypto infrastructure companies built for the retail analytics cycle are repricing for institutional and AI use cases.

What caught our attention this week:
Corpay, JPMorgan, Circle: three infrastructure bets in four days

Three things happened between Monday and Thursday that don't usually happen in the same week.

On May 11, Corpay brought stablecoin wallets to 800,000 corporate clients. Not a pilot. Live, inside a platform that processes $12 billion in payments every month. Also on May 11, Circle raised $222 million from BlackRock, a16z, and Apollo to build a new blockchain for institutional finance. On May 13, JPMorgan launched a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum specifically built for stablecoin issuers to hold their GENIUS Act reserves.

These are companies that move last and move biggest. When they commit in the same week, the adoption story shifts. The question for your business isn't whether stablecoins will be used for B2B payments. It's whether the infrastructure is getting built fast enough that waiting becomes the risk.

Sources:

Corpay/BVNK — CoinDesk
Circle Arc raise — CoinDesk
JPMorgan JLTXX — CoinDesk

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11/05/2026

Weekly Crypto & Blockchain Update: May 4 - 10

Market Movements
- Bitcoin is up 1.34% over the last 7 days, currently at $80,654
- Ethereum is sitting at $2,329 with a 1.3% decrease from the previous week
- Last week’s top 3 gainers were VVV (88.4%), TON (65.4%), and JUP (42.6%), while the top 3 losers were SKYAI (21.7%), DASH (4.99%), and DOGE (2.83%)
- The crypto market’s Fear & Greed Index is at 50 Neutral today (CMC)
- Crypto market capitalization is at $2.69 trillion, up 0.03% since yesterday
- Bitcoin's market cap dominance is currently at 60%, Ethereum at 10.4%, and other cryptocurrencies at 29.5%
- Stablecoins' market capitalization has risen by 0.63% in the last 7 days, currently at $322 billion, with USDT dominance at 58.76% (DefiLlama)
- NFT sales volume increased by 48.31% over the previous 7 days, while total transactions decreased by 15.13% (CryptoSlam)

Regulatory Developments
- Meta owes the Senate a straight answer on stablecoins before the Clarity Act vote, Warren says
- SEC chair wants securities rules rebuilt around blockchain and AI, not patched over them
- Kraken's parent company applies for OCC national trust charter to expand institutional crypto custody
- ECB's Lagarde says euro stablecoins would weaken the currency, not strengthen it
- Australia's AUSTRAC audits crypto firms for money laundering risks ahead of regulatory reforms
- White House wants crypto market structure bill through the House by July 4
- Bittrex wants its $24 million SEC penalty back after the agency reversed course on crypto
- Bermuda is airdropping USDC to residents and merchants to make stablecoin payments an everyday reality
- Nigel Farage failed to disclose a $6.7 million gift from a crypto billionaire and is now under parliamentary investigation

Investments, Partnerships, & Acquisitions
- AWS teams up with Coinbase and Stripe to let AI agents pay with stablecoins
- Kraken's parent pays $600 million for Hong Kong stablecoin firm Reap to crack Asian payments
- Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $3.8 billion over five weeks as institutional demand hits record $108.76 billion in net assets
- OKX lets traders bet on OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic valuations without owning a single share
- OpenTrade raises $17 million from a16z and others to build out stablecoin yield infrastructure
- a16z raises $2.2 billion for its fifth crypto fund, bringing total crypto capital under management to $9.8 billion
- State Street and Galaxy launch SWEEP, a tokenized fund that lets investors earn yield on stablecoins around the clock
- Western Union launches its own stablecoin on Solana, targeting consumers across 40 countries by end of 2026
- GameStop bids $55.5 billion for eBay, promising $2 billion in cost savings from a cash and stock deal
- Kraken's parent acquires CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange Bitnomial to launch futures and options in the US

Crypto Security
- Vitalik Buterin lost money to a sandwich attack on his own network, wants encrypted mempools to fix it
- The man behind a $60 million crypto fraud is now a popular scam watchdog
- Bitcoin Core bug let miners remotely crash and hijack nodes across four years of software versions
- Iggy Azalea hit with federal class action over claims she misled investors on her Solana meme coin
- Coinbase sued for holding onto $55 million in traced phishing funds without returning them to the victim
- Aave is fighting to unfreeze $71 million on Arbitrum that it says belongs to users, not North Korean hackers

Blockchain Tech & Gaming
- Solana Foundation and Google Cloud launch a gateway letting AI agents pay for APIs autonomously with stablecoins
- DTCC's tokenized securities platform goes live in July with Blackrock and Goldman Sachs on board
- California cannabis company is rewarding v**e pen users with Bitcoin, and health experts are not impressed

More Industry/Market Updates
- Stablecoin cards could take double-digit market share in Latin America, Rain predicts
- Overheated S&P 500 options market is pulling Bitcoin along for the ride
- Trump's American Bitcoin lost $82 million in Q1 even as it mined more coin at lower cost
- ICE, OKX, and Securitize flag risks in synthetic tokenized stocks as NYSE parent plans its own regulated alternative
- Michael Burry exits GameStop entirely after the company's $55.5 billion eBay bid breaks his investment thesis
- Coinbase cuts 14% of its workforce as Brian Armstrong bets on AI to absorb the load
- Trump's World Liberty Financial and Justin Sun are suing each other after his token holdings were frozen

04/05/2026

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04/05/2026

Weekly Crypto & Blockchain Update: April 27 - May 3

Market Movements
- Bitcoin is up 2.6% over the last 7 days, currently at $79,685
- Ethereum is sitting at $2,358 with a 1.9% increase from the previous week
- Last week’s top 3 gainers were SKYAI (223.3%), LUNC(51.8%), and H (51.6%), while the top 3 losers were M (34.2%), DEXE (29.2%), and WLFI (18.4%)
- The crypto market’s Fear & Greed Index is at 47 Neutral today (CMC)
- Crypto market capitalization is at $2.64 trillion, up 1.46% since yesterday
- Bitcoin's market cap dominance is currently at 60.5%, Ethereum at 10.8%, and other cryptocurrencies at 28.7%
- Stablecoins' market capitalization has risen by 0.05% in the last 7 days, currently at $320 billion, with USDT dominance at 59.07% (DefiLlama)
- NFT sales volume decreased by 24.33% over the previous 7 days, while total transactions increased by 7.39% (CryptoSlam)

Regulatory Developments
- Warren and Wyden probe Tether loans to Commerce Secretary Lutnick's family trust
- Seoul court blocks six-month suspension of crypto exchange Bithumb over AML violations ruling
- Warren flags World Liberty Financial's ties to sanctioned individuals as Trump family crypto firm denies wrongdoing
- Gemini gets CFTC derivatives clearing license to settle prediction markets and futures trades in-house
- Senator Tillis eyes vote on Clarity Act as stablecoin rewards dispute stalls crypto legislation
- Celsius founder Mashinsky banned for life from crypto after $10 million FTC settlement
- Nigel Farage's undisclosed $6.7 million crypto gift from billionaire donor puts UK political finance rules under scrutiny
- Canada proposes ban on crypto ATMs to curb scams targeting elderly and vulnerable users
- Trump's CFTC sues Wisconsin over state attempts to regulate prediction markets as gambling
- Israel approves its first shekel-pegged stablecoin, developed by Bits of Gold on Solana with Fireblocks
- EU sanctions Russia with full ban on crypto providers, platforms, and its central bank digital currency

Investments, Partnerships, Launches, & Acquisitions
- Riot Platforms logs its first AI data center revenue at $33.2 million in Q1 2026
- MoonPay launches a debit card that lets AI agents spend stablecoins directly from on-chain wallets
- Shuttle Pharmaceutical to acquire United Dogecoin in $11 million deal to scale mining operations
- Polymarket partners with Chainalysis to add insider trading detection and on-chain compliance tools
- MegaETH token launches at $176 million market cap with distribution tied to network performance metrics
- Tether proposes three-way merger of Twenty-One Capital, Strike, and Elektron Energy into a single public Bitcoin company
- Coinbase launches CUSHY fund to bring stablecoin credit markets on-chain across Ethereum, Base, and Solana
- Meta lets creators in Colombia and Philippines receive earnings in USDC via Solana and Polygon
- Visa hits $7 billion in annualized stablecoin settlement volume as it adds Base and Polygon to its network
- Securitize and Computershare team up to bring stock tokenization to Wall Street's biggest companies
- Western Union to launch Solana-based stablecoin USDPT for settling payments with its global agent network
- Morgan Stanley launches money market fund for stablecoin issuers to park reserves in GENIUS Act compliant assets

Crypto Security
- $65 million DeFi theft suspect Andean Medjedovic linked to fresh money laundering activity while seeking presidential pardon
- Wasabi Protocol loses $4.55 million after attackers exploit single-key admin access with no timelock or multisig protection
- Suspicious HOOD futures shorts on Hyperliquid before Robinhood earnings miss raise insider trading concerns
- Fake stablecoin tokens flood Hong Kong markets ahead of HKMA's first licensed product launches
- Woman gets 71 months for Bitcoin investment scam that targeted elderly victims across multiple states

More Industry/Market Updates
- Steak 'n Shake credits Bitcoin payments for same-store sales growth and cost savings, outpacing McDonald's and Taco Bell
- White House crypto advisor teases progress on US Bitcoin reserve as Treasury holds off on new purchases
- Bitcoin ETF inflows surge but negative funding rates and weak spot demand signal shaky ground ahead

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