Crypto weekly is authored by maaria and david blumenfeld

PRICE CHANGE: WTD/YTD
- Crypto Market Cap ($3.23T): 0% / +6%
- BTC ($92,118): -1% / +5%
- ETH ($3,155): 0% / +6%
- SOL ($142): +5% / +14%
- UNI ($5.57): -5% / -1%
- OP ($0.33): +3% / +22%
- COIN ($241): +2% / +6%
- Tether Mkt Cap ($187B): 0% / 0%
- USDC Mkt Cap ($75B): -1% / -2%
- BTC / ETH Dominance: 57% / 12%

THIS WEEK IN CRYPTO
- Bitcoin ended its first full week of trading in 2026 without any significant price movements, as markets await a slate of policy decisions in Washington covering tariffs, Federal Reserve leadership, and expected crypto legislation. Link.

- Stablecoin transactions hit a record $33 trillion in 2025, with USDC accounting for $18 trillion worth of transactions and USDT $13 trillion. Link.

- The state of Wyoming has launched the Frontier Stable Token, the first state-issued stablecoin, with plans to divert net revenue to the state's School Foundation Fund. Link.

- Two key Senate committees are set to advance a crypto market structure bill regulating digital assets. The draft versions of the bill include a new term for "ancillary assets" which would clarify which cryptocurrencies are securities, and also gives new authority to the CFTC to regulate digital assets. Link.

- Coinbase said it would withdraw support for the crypto market structure bill if it imposed broader limits on stablecoin rewards. Currently stablecoin issuers like Circle are prohibited from paying direct interest or yield to users, but third-party platforms like Coinbase are able to offer rewards based on user balances. Link. Link.

- President Donald Trump said he would not pardon former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence for fraud and conspiracy. Link.

- The Optimism Foundation is proposing to use 50% of the revenue generated from its Superchain ecosystem to repurchase and potentially burn or distribute as staking rewards the OP token. Link.

- Nike sold its digital products subsidiary RTFKT to an undisclosed buyer, a year after shuttering the blockchain collectibles business. Link.

- Bitcoin and ethereum ETFs saw over $1.5 billion in inflows over the first two trading days of 2026. Link.

- World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by President Donald Trump, is seeking a US bank charter that would allow it to expand its USD1 stablecoin operations. Link.

- Morgan Stanley is launching bitcoin, ether, and solana trading on its E-Trade platform, with plans to release a proprietary digital wallet later this year. Link.

- Morgan Stanley filed for spot bitcoin, ether, and solana ETFs. The ethereum ETF would include staking rewards. Link. Link.

- Social media app X is developing a new feature called "Smart Cashtags" that will link ticker symbols in posts to real-time financial data, allowing users to access live prices, price changes, charts. Link.

- MSCI shelved a plan to eject crypto-heavy firms like MicroStrategy from its major indexes, but signaled a broader crackdown may be coming as it plans to launch a "broader consultation" on how digital asset treasury companies should be treated. Link.

- Democratic representative Nancy Pelosi is pushing legislation that would block elected officials and their staff from wagering politically related bets on prediction markets, following recent bets tied to the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Link.

- Crypto hardware wallet provider Ledger confirmed a data breach of its e-commerce partner Global-e, but assured users that its own hardware and software wallets remain secure. Link.

- Privacy cryptocurrency Monero hit a new all-time high price of over $592 amid renewed investor interest in privacy-oriented digital assets. Link.

- The entire staff of the Electric Coin Company, the developer behind the privacy-focused blockchain Zcash, resigned following a structural dispute with its parent non-profit board. The team will continue to work on Zcash under a newly formed company. Link.