The latest in digital assets, markets and regulation.
The Bank of England has appointed four joint lead managers to issue a benchmark five-year US dollar bond as its second financing operation for foreign exchange reserves in 2026.
The European Central Bank has begun preparatory work to invest a portion of its non-monetary policy portfolio in tokenised securities, settling transactions through the new Pontes infrastructure.
ZetaChain governance passed proposal 68 with 99.4% support, authorizing the shutdown of its layer-1 blockchain and a 1:1 conversion of ZETA into an SPL token on Solana.
South Korea’s Hana Bank issued a five-year, $100 million digital bond using Euroclear’s blockchain infrastructure, marking the first such issuance in the country to directly utilize this platform.
Bitcoin closed the week at $81,159 on Coinbase, surpassing its 50-week moving average of $78,788 for the first time since November 2025.
A joint advisory reveals that the North Korean hacking group WaterPlum infected 30,000 devices and stole $10.7 million by impersonating recruiters for legitimate AI and cryptocurrency firms.
Visa is closing a loophole allowing meme coin purchases to earn credit card rewards by misclassifying them as digital media, following a challenge from Chase.
A Glassnode and Bybit report reveals Bitcoin gained 28% while the median mid-cap altcoin lost 74% over two years, reversing traditional market rotation patterns.
Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad attributes the failed cloture vote on the Clarity Act to a $200 million bank campaign and timing issues, signaling a regulatory shift toward agency action.