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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CFTC and Gemini have filed a joint motion to reconsider the case.
They aim to overturn the agreements from January 2025 against Gemini, including a permanent injunction. In June 2022, the CFTC sued the cryptocurrency exchange for misleading information regarding the...
Mastercard has obtained a BitLicense in New York State, continuing to expand its crypto services.
The license is necessary to maintain and develop standards for stablecoins and tokenized deposits, similar to the global payment network of Mastercard. To legally operate in New York, companies must o...
Trump: The US Will Create a Future-Proof Structure for the Digital Asset Market That Cryptocurrency Haters Cannot Destroy
The President stated that he would never let cryptocurrencies down. The White House has begun considering a new set of rules from the CFTC for regulating the prediction market. The commission seeks to...
ETH and SOL Treasuries Enter Russell 2000 and 3000 Indexes for the First Time
These changes will take effect with the opening of the US market on June 29 following FTSE Russell's annual rebalancing. Sharplink is the second-largest public ETH holder after Bitmine, owning 868,700...
Spain has blocked Polymarket and Kalshi and initiated a criminal case against them.
The local gaming regulator classifies prediction markets as gambling, which requires a license. In addition to operating without a license, Polymarket and Kalshi lack mechanisms for controlling access...
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on HTX for its support of Russia.
The government claims that the cryptocurrency exchange was involved in enabling the Russian government's financial gain. This could have included providing financial services or technologies to A7 LLC...
The CEO of Ondo Finance, Nathan Allman, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 32.
He founded the company in 2021 after working in the digital assets sector at Goldman Sachs. Under Allman's leadership, Ondo became the largest blockchain company specializing in real-world assets (RWA...
Kelp DAO has fully recovered after the hack.
The last tranche of 20.4 thousand rsETH was sent to the LayerZero smart contract, responsible for locking, issuing, burning, and releasing rsETH during cross-network transfers. This concluded the oper...
In New York, Claims Filed for Ownership of 3.8 Million BTC Valued at $285 Billion
Noah Dow and two companies under his control, ABC Company and XYZ Company from Wyoming, are requesting that the court recognize their ownership of 39,000 inactive BTC addresses. The claimants assert t...
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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