Helen Partz

Despite sanctions and scrutiny, the ruble-backed A7A5 stablecoin surged 250% in a day to reach a $500 million market cap, overtaking all non-US dollar rivals.

Crypto ETPs posted a record $5.95 billion of inflows last week, with Bitcoin leading the gains, recording a record $3.6 billion in inflows amid concerns about a US government shutdown.

Originally developed under the name Fierce, GalaxyOne is designed for individual investors seeking exposure to both TradFi and digital markets.

The total stablecoin market capitalization has surged past $300 billion, posting 47% growth YTD and highlighting a growing adoption trend.

Kazakhstan is advancing a dual model by piloting its digital tenge CBDC alongside the Evo stablecoin as part of its push to become a crypto hub.

Despite dominating stablecoin inflows, Tether’s USDt and Circle’s USDC have slowly lost market share, signaling the end of the “stablecoin duopoly.”

Following the initial rollout in Wallet on Telegram, xStocks is planned to expand across the self-custodial solution, TON Wallet, in Q4 2025.

The US Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing on Wednesday on crypto asset taxation, following the IRS’s release of relief guidance on the Biden-era CAMT tax.

CoinShares is set to acquire investment manager Bastion Asset Management to launch actively managed crypto ETFs in the US.

The collaboration targets Circle’s euro-pegged EURC and USDC stablecoins, with an initial focus on trading on Deutsche Börse’s 3DX.

ZkVerify, a dedicated L1 blockchain for zero-knowledge proof verification, launches to remove the economic and technical barriers to ZK adoption.

Bitcoin and Ether ETPs suffered heavy outflows last week while Solana stood out with $291 million in inflows, likely driven by anticipation of US ETF launches.

Strategy’s $22.1 million Bitcoin purchase brought the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 640,031 BTC, acquired for about $47.35 billion.

Poland’s Crypto-Asset Market Act awaits Senate review after Sejm approval, sparking a backlash over licensing, fines and potential prison terms for violations.

Since the peak of the Trump news-driven rally, Cronos has lost more than $6 billion, or nearly 50% of its market cap.

UK Finance launched a tokenized deposits pilot in partnership with six major banks, including Barclays, HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group.

SharpLink, one of the world’s largest public holders of ETH, has notified the SEC of its plans to tokenize its common stock on Superstate’s Open Bell tokenization platform.

Dutch ING and Italy’s UniCredit are among nine banks developing a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin planned to launch in the second half of 2026.

Introduced in October 2020, Europe’s digital euro may not launch until 2029, according to ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone.

Major RWA tokenization platform Securitize has partnered with Ripple to enable RLUSD stablecoin off-ramps for tokenized funds by BlackRock and VanEck.

The new Solana-based Evo stablecoin pegged to Kazakhstan’s national currency, the tenge, aims to bridge the crypto market with traditional finance.

Stable, a Bitfinex-backed blockchain linked to Tether, announced PayPal Ventures’ support to bring the PYUSD onto its network with mainnet launch planned for Q4 2025.

Strategy’s latest $99.7 million Bitcoin acquisition brought its total Bitcoin holdings to 639,835 BTC, acquired for about $47.3 billion.

Bitcoin ETFs drove crypto fund gains last week, posting four consecutive weeks of inflows totaling $3.9 billion, according to SoSoValue.

Polymarket, a Polygon-based prediction platform, is expanding infrastructure through a new partnership with decentralized oracle network Chainlink.

The stablecoin market cap topped $300 billion on CoinMarketCap, but discrepancies across platforms like CoinGecko and DefiLlama highlight challenges in tracking crypto assets.

Avalanche Foundation reportedly expects to raise up to $1 billion for treasury-related ventures, planning to sell millions of AVAX at a discounted price.

Binance has partnered with the crypto ETF issuer Franklin Templeton to explore the tokenization of securities combined with a global trading infrastructure.

Kyrgyz lawmakers passed amendments to the “On Virtual Assets” bill in three readings, defining terms like a state crypto reserve and state crypto mining.

Kraken has rolled out Backed’s xStocks in Europe, becoming the latest company to offer tokenized stocks in the region after Gemini and Robinhood.