Crypto Shifts to Infrastructure — Strategy Abandons Ideology, Wall Street Prepares Lawsuit. Crypto Recap №144
Week 20, May 5 – 11, 2026 This week marked the shift of cryptocurrencies into institutional payment and settlement systems. AWS integrated micropayments in USDC through the Coinbase x402 protocol for...
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Kraken has applied for a national trust license from the OCC, following Ripple and Coinbase.
The cryptocurrency exchange plans to serve institutional and retail clients who require custody and management services for digital assets at a banking level. Kraken will utilize its existing infrastr...
The strategy will buy between 10 to 20 bitcoins for every BTC sold.
The company's chairman, Michael Saylor, stated that by "never sell BTC," he meant something different. The goal is to end the year with more BTC than at its beginning. Strategy CEO, Phong Le, noted th...
The Governor of the Bank of England Anticipates "Struggle" with Trump Administration over International Stablecoin Standards
Andrew Bailey emphasized that stablecoins will only become part of the global payment architecture if international standards are in place. Washington is promoting dollar-pegged stablecoins as a globa...
Kraken's parent company acquires Hong Kong stablecoin startup Reap for $600 million
Kraken's Co-CEO Arjun Seti stated that they paid in cash and stock at a valuation of $20 billion. Reap provides cross-border and corporate payment services with stablecoins, bridging traditional finan...
Kalshi raised $1 billion with a valuation of $22 billion.
In six months, the company doubled its valuation—from $11 billion in November 2025. The Series F funding round was led by Coatue, a major American investment firm with $70 billion in assets under mana...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is using Coinbase and Stripe for AI agent payments with stablecoins.
The company introduced Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments. It was developed in partnership with Coinbase and Stripe, which provided the wallet infrastructure and payment systems. Meanwhile, Coinbase an...
JPMorgan: Strategy May Purchase $30 Billion Worth of BTC This Year
The bank's analysts noted that in 2026, the company increased its reserves by 145,800 BTC for $11 billion, with most purchases made at prices below the average entry point of $75,000. If the current p...
The U.S. Treasury demands Binance comply with sanctions while China recruits military personnel through the crypto exchange
The regulator has required the company to adhere to "monitoring programs" they agreed to as part of their admission of guilt in 2023. The platform paid $4.3 billion and committed to appoint a complian...
The President of Colombia Aims to Transform the Caribbean Region into a BTC Mining Hub
Gustavo Petro stated that mining could become a driving force for the region's development. He cited Venezuela and Paraguay as examples, as they have attracted investments in the industry thanks to th...
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In-depth analysis Crypto Shifts to Infrastructure — Strategy Abandons Ideology, Wall Street Prepares Lawsuit. Crypto Recap №144
Week 20, May 5 – 11, 2026 This week marked the shift of cryptocurrencies into institutional payment and settlement systems. AWS integrated micropayments in USDC through the Coinbase x402 protocol for...
DeFi Covers Its $305 Million Gap — New York Court Turns Rescue into Sanctions Front Against North Korea. Crypto Recap No. 143
Week 19, April 28 – May 4, 2026 The week saw two mature processes and one new controversy. Regulators in the EU, UK, US, and Brazil are rewriting the framework for stablecoins and tokenized assets. Pr...
**DeFi Repairs $200 Million Hole Itself, Governments Simultaneously Open Sanction Floodgates and Mining Offshore: Crypto Recap #142**
**Week 18, April 20 – 27** The week marked a transition from shock to adaptation. Mantle, Lido, and Kulichov's personal fund gathered $87 million to cover Aave's deficit after the Kelp DAO hack, while...
While Lazarus zeros out DeFi by $13.8 billion, regulators, exchanges, and governments build crypto infrastructure. Crypto Recap #141 Week 17, April 13 – 20
The week unfolded with four simultaneous vectors. The Lazarus group hacked Kelp DAO for $293 million, causing the largest quarterly collapse of DeFi TVL by 14%, losing $13.8 billion. Meanwhile, Japan,...
Crypto is becoming infrastructure—simultaneously for American AML, Korean exchanges, and Iranian tankers. Crypto Recap No. 140 Week 15, April 7–13
The week highlighted that the crypto market is moving concurrently on four parallel trajectories. The American GENIUS finally received operational rules—stablecoins are transforming into banking infra...
Crypto Quietly Becomes Financial Infrastructure — While North Korea Withdraws $280 Million. Crypto Recap No. 139 Week 14, March 31 – April 6
The week highlighted two parallel processes: institutional and regulatory infrastructure is strengthening, while security threats and political activity in the crypto industry are intensifying. Strate...
Regulatory Architecture of the Crypto Industry Is Forming Faster Than the Market Can Reassess It
The week was marked by increased institutional pressure on the crypto market. Strategy announced plans to raise $44.1 billion, the SEC submitted digital asset classification rules, and the White House completed its review of crypto access to 401(k) plans.
The Crypto Market Is Becoming More Integrated Into the System While Global Finance Is in Turmoil
The most notable shift of the week is the accelerated institutionalization of crypto infrastructure through payments, trading, and market architecture.
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