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...
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CFTC Exempts Prediction Markets from Complex Swap Reporting
The agency's Market Oversight Division and Clearing Division decided against enforcing actions against DCMs and clearinghouses. This decision removes legal uncertainty for platforms whose binary event...
The Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve Chair.
Fifty-four lawmakers supported the appointment, while 45 opposed it. Warsh will replace Jerome Powell for a four-year term, as Powell's tenure ends on May 15. However, Powell will remain on the Federa...
Kelp DAO Restores rsETH Functionality After $292 Million Hack
Over the next two weeks, 117,100 rsETH will be transferred via the LayerZero OFT adapter. Kelp will resume fund withdrawals within 24 hours after the first tranche. All operations with rsETH, includin...
Polish lawmakers are considering four bills on cryptocurrencies, ranging from preferential regulations to a complete ban.
Previously, President Karol Nawrocki vetoed bills passed by parliament twice due to excessive regulation and taxation of the industry. The differences between the parliamentary and presidential versio...
Binance: AI-Based Security Systems Prevented User Losses from Fraud Amounting to $10.5 Billion
The cryptocurrency exchange has implemented 24 AI-based security features to protect users. Such solutions account for 57% of the company's fraud control systems. They have reduced losses by 60-70% co...
Circle raised $222 million during the pre-sale of Arc tokens, valuing the company at $3 billion.
The funding round was led by a16z crypto (Andreessen Horowitz), which invested $75 million. Other investors included BlackRock, Standard Chartered Ventures, Intercontinental Exchange, SBI Group, ARK I...
Senate Unveils Updated Bill on Crypto Market Regulation
The Banking Committee has published the 309-page Clarity Act. The new version of the bill has garnered support from the crypto industry, including Coinbase. Previously, the cryptocurrency exchange did...
Kraken has applied for a national trust license from the OCC, following Ripple and Coinbase.
The cryptocurrency exchange plans to serve institutional and retail clients who require custody and management services for digital assets at a banking level. Kraken will utilize its existing infrastr...
The strategy will buy between 10 to 20 bitcoins for every BTC sold.
The company's chairman, Michael Saylor, stated that by "never sell BTC," he meant something different. The goal is to end the year with more BTC than at its beginning. Strategy CEO, Phong Le, noted th...
Weekly Recaps
In-depth analysis 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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