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Schwab is offering crypto to its 38 million users, while bitcoin surged past $78,000 after Trump's Iran ceasefire. Institutional adoption accelerates.

Ripple completed more acquisitions than any major crypto company in 2025, buying Hidden Road, Rail, GTreasury, and Palisade. It also received a U.S. national banking charter in December and is pursuing a Federal Reserve

The FTX Recovery Trust sold a 5% stake in Cursor for about $200,000 in April 2023; the stake is now worth roughly $3 billion. Creditors criticize the asset liquidation ahead of the next $2.2 billion distribution tranche

Standard Chartered forecasts $2 trillion in tokenized real-world assets by 2028, with ether benefiting more than bitcoin from digital asset treasuries.

Standard Chartered forecasts bitcoin reaching $135K-$200K and stablecoins generating up to $1 trillion in Treasury bill demand by 2028, while also warning of potential slides to $50K.

MoonPay introduces MoonPay Trade, a platform for banks to access tokenized assets and DeFi across 200+ blockchains. The tokenized RWA market, now $33B, is projected to reach $18.9T by 2033.

A wave of at least eight high-profile departures from the Ethereum Foundation in 2026, including Carl Beek and Tim Beiko, has sparked community frustration. Dankrad Feist proposed a new institution with a $1 billion trea

MoonPay introduces MoonPay Trade, a platform enabling banks and fintechs to access tokenized assets and DeFi across 200+ blockchains. The move comes as the tokenized real-world assets market surpasses $33 billion.

A last-minute amendment to the Senate's Clarity Act stripped protections for non-controlling blockchain developers, while Bitcoin ETFs saw $1B in outflows and on-chain assets grew to $19B.

Hyperliquid's HYPE token jumped over 58% to ~$44 after HIP-3 launch, with Arthur Hayes forecasting $150 by August. Meanwhile, KelpDAO lost $293M in an exploit exposing DeFi infrastructure vulnerabilities.

JPMorgan predicts Tether may need to sell bitcoin to comply with potential US stablecoin legislation, as the SEC and CFTC discuss regulatory frameworks.

The Clarity Act, a crypto market structure bill, cleared the U.S. Senate Banking Committee with a 15-9 bipartisan vote. It now faces a final test in Congress amid ethics disputes over Trump family crypto ties.

Coinbase will serve as treasury deployer for Hyperliquid, managing USDC reserves and sharing yield, as USDC becomes the primary stablecoin on the platform. The deal marks a new institutional role for Coinbase in DeFi.

Standard Chartered forecasts $2 trillion in tokenized real-world assets by 2028, while DeFi TVL drops $55B but remains structurally strong. US Senate votes on Clarity Act.

DeFi total value locked has fallen $55 billion since October, but on-chain activity remains strong. Standard Chartered forecasts $2 trillion in tokenized real-world assets by 2028, while UK proposes tax rule changes and US Senate advances stablecoin legislation.

Hyperliquid, EdgeX, and Pump.fun returned a combined $96.3 million to token holders in 30 days, with Hyperliquid distributing all $50.95 million in revenue. DeFi is maturing into practical financial infrastructure for th

Aave asks a federal court to unblock $71M in crypto frozen on Arbitrum, arguing the funds belong to users. Meanwhile, Hyperliquid, EdgeX, and Pump.fun returned a combined $96.3M to token holders in 30 days.

A LayerZero exploit caused $292 million in losses for Kelp DAO, which plans to switch to Chainlink. Solv Protocol is also migrating to Chainlink CCIP, citing security concerns.

Aave is in a legal fight with North Korea terrorism creditors over ~$71M in ETH frozen on Arbitrum, while Kelp DAO blames LayerZero for a $292M exploit and plans to migrate to Chainlink CCIP.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins outlines a regulatory vision for crypto, including innovation exemptions and taxonomy, as Bitcoin volatility persists above $80,000.

Coinbase reported a $394M Q1 loss despite $1.4B revenue, overshadowing Consensus 2026's focus on tokenized commodities and prediction markets.

Kevin O'Leary says 97% of crypto market value is in bitcoin and ether, and tokenization will stay off-limits to institutions without clear U.S. rules. Meanwhile, Bittrex fights to reclaim its $24M SEC settlement amid shi

Bitwise Asset Management CEO Hunter Horsley says DeFi is going mainstream with stablecoins and tokenized assets, even as North Korean exploits of Drift Protocol and Kelp DAO caused ~$600M in losses.

The Senate considers the CLARITY Act for broader crypto regulation after the GENIUS Act spurred 49% stablecoin market growth to $306B. Sen. Gillibrand demands an ethics provision, while Circle and Ripple secure national