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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JPMorgan and Mastercard have reduced settlement time for U.S. government bonds to five seconds.
Previously, such transactions using traditional methods took days. Ondo Finance, JPMorgan, and Mastercard jointly utilized the XRP Ledger for the redemption of short-term bonds. Here's how the transac...
Aave has liquidated the remaining positions of the perpetrator who attacked Kelp DAO.
This is part of the final stage of the recovery plan following the $292 million hack. The rsETH tokens will be transferred to the Recovery Guardian multisignature system, managed by DeFi United. This...
The cryptocurrency division of Andreessen Horowitz, a16z crypto, has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth fund.
This is smaller than the record-breaking fourth fund of $4.5 billion, established in 2022. Company representative Paul Caffiero noted that a16z crypto intends to return to a smaller fund size. He emph...
Coinbase is launching a crypto service for Australian pension funds and cutting 14% of its workforce.
The offering includes a tailored registration procedure, audit-ready reporting, and institutional-grade deposit protection. Coinbase will provide self-managed super funds (SMSF) with a way to diversif...
Strategy Plans to Sell BTC for Dividend Payments
Previously, company representatives repeatedly stated that they would never sell BTC. However, Strategy CEO Phong Le announced that they have changed their approach. Now the company will sell BTC when...
Binance is strengthening fund blocking due to threats of physical violence against cryptocurrency owners.
Now, if a user is under pressure to transfer funds, they can activate the system for a pre-set period. This period ranges from 1 to 7 days. During this time, all intra-network withdrawals from the Bin...
SEC Delays Launch of Prediction Market ETFs
This decision affected 24 planned ETFs from Roundhill Investments, GraniteShares, and Bitwise. According to Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart, the first products were scheduled to launch today. However...
World Liberty Financial has filed a countersuit against Justin Sun for defamation.
The founder of Tron is the largest early investor in the Trump family project ($75 million). However, Sun claims that WLFI demanded he invest "hundreds of millions of dollars" more into their stableco...
Brazil Limits Stablecoins and Crypto Settlements in Cross-Border Payments
The Central Bank of Brazil has prohibited fintech companies and payment service providers (eFX) from using stablecoins and cryptocurrencies for transactions with foreign partners. Starting from Octobe...
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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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