Crypto is being integrated into the banking standard—while the CFTC fends off states and CME for the right to regulate it. Crypto Recap №150 Week 26, June 15–21, 2026
This week, the crypto market was reduced to a single contradiction: the market has matured enough for institutional involvement, yet its rules are written haphazardly and through court battles. The Fe...
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Russia imposed sanctions on a 17-year-old teenager for claiming that A7A5 helps circumvent Western sanctions.
Alexander Browder became the youngest person on Russia's sanctions lists. He is the son of American-British political activist Bill Browder, known for exposing corruption related to Russia. The younge...
Major American banks, including JPMorgan and Citi, plan to launch a network of tokenized deposits in early 2027.
They intend to implement the initiative through the Clearing House, a private payment company owned by JPMorgan, BoFA, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and other major banks. The first users of the network wil...
Mastercard Expands Transactions with Stablecoins
The changes apply to USDC by Circle, PYUSD, USDG, and USDP issued by Paxos, RLUSD from Ripple, and SoFiUSD from SoFi. Mastercard noted that the expansion allows issuers and acquirers to process transa...
Binance is closing its centralized NFT service due to declining trading volumes.
Users have until July 3 to transfer their NFTs to a Binance Wallet or another compatible external wallet. Otherwise, they will lose access to their assets. However, non-transferable NFTs cannot be wit...
Bitmine is adopting the Strategy model in response to unrealized ETH losses amounting to $9.3 billion.
The company has filed for the listing of 3 million preferred shares (BMNP) on the NYSE. Trading, supported by Moelis & Company and Cantor, will commence within 30 days. The new shares replicate the mo...
Strive purchased 2,500 BTC for $185.2 million following the sale of bitcoins by Strategy.
This acquisition makes them the 7th largest BTC holder among public companies, with a total of 19,000 BTC valued at $1.3 billion. Additionally, Strive increased its cash and cash equivalents from $93....
The SEC has designated digital assets as a strategic priority through 2030.
In its plan for the 2026–2030 fiscal years, the agency acknowledges that the sector's growth is outpacing existing regulatory frameworks. They intend to bring more legal clarity for market participant...
The US has imposed sanctions on Nobitex and other Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges
The initiative is part of the Trump administration's campaign against Tehran's financial networks known as "Economic Fury." The Treasury Department emphasized that over 50% of all digital assets in th...
Binance has added over 7,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs for traders outside the United States.
Users can trade fractional shares starting from $5 with no commission using USDC, USDT, and BNB. The purchase of shares is facilitated by the broker Nest Trading, while Alpaca takes care of the custod...
Weekly Recaps
In-depth analysis Crypto is being integrated into the banking standard—while the CFTC fends off states and CME for the right to regulate it. Crypto Recap №150 Week 26, June 15–21, 2026
This week, the crypto market was reduced to a single contradiction: the market has matured enough for institutional involvement, yet its rules are written haphazardly and through court battles. The Fe...
Betting markets and wallets for AI move into the institutional field—as the CFTC sues six states for the right to regulate them. Crypto Recap No. 149 Week 25, June 9–15, 2026.
This week highlighted the crypto market as a mature infrastructure now contested by regulators. Prediction markets received federal regulations and became the subject of jurisdictional battles. Paymen...
Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries Show Initial Cracks as JPMorgan and Mastercard Build Tokenization Rails. Crypto Recap №148 Week 24, June 2–8, 2026
The week divided the crypto market into two poles. On one side are public companies that have adopted the Strategy model: the first Bitcoin sale in three years, unrealized losses reaching tens of bill...
Prediction markets in the U.S. are advancing with Trump's support. Crypto Recap No. 147 Week 23, May 26 – June 1, 2026
This week sent crypto in two different directions. Regulation in the U.S. is no longer neutral – the White House and CFTC are clearing prediction markets for structures linked to the Trump family, whi...
Trump Introduces Crypto to the Federal Reserve, Iran Plans to Raise $10 Billion in BTC for Transit Through Hormuz. Crypto Recap №146 Week 22, May 19 – 25, 2026
U.S. authorities are integrating crypto into the traditional financial framework. Trump's executive order required the Federal Reserve to open master accounts for crypto firms. The CFTC defended feder...
Cryptocurrency is Being Written into U.S. Law — While the President’s Family Trades Coinbase and Only One Commissioner Remains at the CFTC. Crypto Recap No. 145 Week 21, May 12 – 18, 2026
The week distilled the crypto market to a single process — the U.S. government apparatus is integrating the sector into formal law. A Senate bill on market structure is moving forward with a hundred a...
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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