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. Payment giants and wallets for AI agents transitioned transactions to blockchain. Crypto remains a field for sanctions and money laundering: the EU is preparing its 21st package, and the US Treasury is handling cases worth hundreds of millions. DeFi is caught between regulatory doubts about its decentralization and losses from hacks. The infrastructure matured faster than the rules for it. Prediction markets emerge from the shadows and divide regulators Prediction markets are becoming a regulated industry and a subject of jurisdictional struggle. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) introduced rules prohibiting betting on terrorism and wars while allowing sports betting. On June 15, the commission filed a lawsuit against New Mexico, seeking exclusive federal regulatory rights. Former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler challenges its authority. The market turnover in 2026 is estimated at up to $325 billion amidst the World Cup; offshore platforms serve Americans through VPNs with volumes of $11–34 billion. Crypto becomes a field of sanctions and crackdowns Crypto remains a tool for sanctions and a channel for money laundering, now being shut down. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the 21st package of sanctions against Russia: crypto restrictions, 20 organizations outside the EU, and consideration of the first ban on crypto services at the level of individual countries. In Georgia, the leaders of the AudiA6 platform—a Ukrainian and a Russian—were arrested after laundering $389 million (10.3 thousand BTC); they will be extradited to the US. A Washington resident received five years for laundering $100 million through 19 crypto accounts. AI agents receive their own wallets Financial infrastructure for autonomous AI agents has moved from concept to product. MetaMask developer launched the non-custodial Agent Wallet: AI conducts transactions independently, with risky operations requiring two-factor authentication and safer ones insured up to $10,000. The wallet is compatible with Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Cursor. Mastercard introduced Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M) with support from 30 companies, including Coinbase and OKX, enabling cheap micropayments via cards, accounts, and stablecoins that traditional networks aren’t designed for. DeFi squeezed by regulators and hackers DeFi is caught between regulators and its own vulnerabilities. Peter Kerstens, architect of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), urged prioritizing tokenization: a new legal doctrine is needed for DeFi regulation since laws apply to people, not networks. Regulators doubt the decentralization of Aave, MakerDAO, and Uniswap, with 100 holders controlling over 80% of issuance. Aave introduced a new risk management model following the KelpDAO hack of $290 million, with its TVL dropping 73.6% from its peak. The Humanity token plummeted 80% after a $32 million theft.