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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Canada Intends to Ban Crypto ATMs Due to Rising Fraud
The country ranks second in the world by the number of these machines, with 4,000 units (10%), trailing only the USA, which has 30.2 thousand crypto ATMs (77.7%). Notably, the world's first crypto ATM...
Aave Begins $305 Million Refund to Victims of rsETH Hack
DeFi United has gathered 132,000 ETH ($305 million), including 30,000 ETH ($68.3 million) from Joseph Lubin and his company Consensys, the developer of MetaMask. Aave will start converting ETH to rsET...
The US Department of Justice Changes Approach to Developer Liability
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche responded to a question from Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal about the prosecution of Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet. Both cases were initiated under the Biden administ...
The EU has adopted new sanctions against the Russian crypto sector.
The bloc has imposed a complete ban on exchanges with any Russian service providers in the sector. Operations with decentralized platforms that allow for sanctions evasion are also prohibited. The new...
Brazil Blocks Kalshi, Polymarket, and Robinhood as Part of Crackdown on Gambling
The country's central bank noted that 27 platforms do not meet the requirements for trading derivative financial instruments and pose risks to investors. These include political, social, and sporting...
The CFTC Sues New York Over Tightening of Prediction Market Regulations
New York State Attorney General Letitia James has joined a bipartisan initiative of 37 other attorneys general. They are urging the Massachusetts Supreme Court to support a preliminary injunction agai...
Quantum Computer Makes Major Breakthrough in BTC Cryptography Hacking
Bitcoin uses 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography for wallet protection. Researcher Giancarlo Lelli conducted an attack on a 15-bit key, for which he received 1 BTC ($78,000) from Project Eleven. Despi...
In the United States, a soldier was arrested for using classified information about the capture of Nicolás Maduro to place bets on Polymarket.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, participated in the planning and execution of the operation in January. In December 2025, he created an account on the platform. Gannon placed 13 bets totaling $33,000, from w...
JPMorgan: Vulnerabilities in DeFi and Stagnation of TVL Limit Appeal for Institutional Investors
A hack related to Kelp DAO has reduced the TVL in DeFi by $20 billion. The bank's analysts noted that the incident triggered an outflow from pools not related to the compromised asset. They emphasized...
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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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