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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Coinbase reached a compromise with lawmakers on stablecoin yield under the Clarity Act
The crypto exchange's CPO, Faryar Shirzad, stated that banks have achieved restrictions on such rewards. However, he emphasized that the bill will provide Americans the opportunity to earn rewards for...
The Fight Against North Korean Hackers Lazarus Affects Regular Users
A New York court has prohibited Arbitrum DAO from unlocking 30,800 ETH ($71 million) to compensate Aave. The plaintiffs themselves were not affected by the Kelp DAO situation; however, they hold old d...
The British regulator FCA has permitted the use of tokenized funds under existing rules.
The authority equated blockchain records to primary documents without the need for creating paper copies. The key change is the "Direct-to-Fund" (D2F) model, where the counterpart for the investor is...
The US Senate Bans Senators from Trading on Prediction Markets
Lawmakers have passed a resolution that takes immediate effect. The proposal was introduced by Republican Bernie Moreno to prevent insider trading. Kalshi and Polymarket supported the Senate's actions...
Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) is purchasing Long Ridge Energy Company for $1.5 billion.
The purchase includes $785 million of existing debt. The remaining amount will be paid in cash and secured with a bridge loan from Barclays. The asset includes a 505 MW gas power plant in Ohio and 1,6...
Meta has allowed payouts to creators in USDC on the Solana and Polygon networks.
A pilot project, supported by Stripe, has been implemented in Colombia and the Philippines. Meta offers the use of several popular services for creating wallets, including MetaMask, Phantom, and Binan...
MoonPay Acquires Cryptocurrency Company Sodot for $100 Million
According to Bloomberg, the transaction occurred this month through a stock swap, valuing the deal at $100 million. Following the acquisition of the Israeli cryptocurrency security infrastructure prov...
In the US, a Prediction Market ETF Will Launch Next Week
New York-based company Roundhill has filed applications with the SEC for six ETFs. These are focused on the 2028 presidential elections and the midterm elections for the Senate and House of Representa...
CFTC Sues Wisconsin Over Prediction Market Regulation
The Commission has filed a lawsuit against Democratic Governor Tony Evers, State Attorney General Joshua Kaul, and Gaming Division Administrator John Dillett. This occurred following the state's lawsu...
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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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