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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Bets on the War in Iran Turn Prediction Markets into a Real-Time Macroeconomic Radar
Fabian Dori from Sygnum Bank (a crypto bank) claims that prediction markets have ceased to be secondary during periods of geopolitical tension. Professional analysts are increasingly using them to ass...
Paul Atkins: SEC to Present Cryptocurrency Regulation Proposal Soon
The chair of the agency mentioned that the proposal has been sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the White House. The SEC is proposing exemptions for startups, fundraisi...
Chinese Tax Authority Urges Banks to Implement Blockchain for Improved Data Exchange
Financial regulators have called on banks and local authorities to utilize technology and confidential computing. This will standardize data exchange between businesses, banks, and tax authorities. Th...
For six months, the perpetrators posed as partners of the Drift Protocol to steal $280 million.
They met the crypto project's team at a major cryptocurrency conference. By establishing personal contact with the Drift team, the perpetrators integrated themselves into the project under the guise o...
Cambodia Passes Bill on Strict Penalties for Cryptocurrency Fraud
The bill aims to address gaps in existing legislation and enhance the effectiveness of combating transnational scam centers. Its adoption follows the UK's sanctions against operators of Cambodian scam...
Bank of Canada: Aave Avoided Troubled Debts by Shifting Risks to Borrowers
Bank staff conducted a study based on data from January 2023 to May 2025. Aave requires borrowers to provide more collateral than the amount they borrow. If the value of the collateral falls to a cert...
The volume of stablecoin transfers in February amounted to $7.2 trillion, surpassing the U.S. Automated Clearing House (ACH) for the first time.
Data from the Artemis platform is based on a 30-day rolling volume of adjusted stablecoin transactions in dollars. The statistics exclude bot activity and transfers between internal wallets of cryptoc...
IMF: Tokenization Increases Efficiency of Financial Operations but Comes with Risks
The Fund acknowledged that tokenization expands the issuance, trading, settlement, and management of securities and other financial products. However, the technology shifts risks from the banking syst...
Coinbase Receives National Trust Bank License
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has tentatively approved the crypto exchange's application after a six-month review. Similar approvals have previously been granted to Ripple L...
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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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