38 stories this week.

• Regulation · 17
• Markets · 10
• Crypto · 8
• Defi · 2
• Tech · 1

Most covered

• Visa in Talks to Acquire Fireblocks for About $2.5 Billion, Axios Reports; Fireblocks Denies It · 4 sources
• Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs Among Growing List of Firms Objecting to OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Plan · 4 sources
• Argentine Judge Dismisses LIBRA Criminal Case Against Milei and 10 Others · 3 sources
• Netanyahu Says He Requested Blockchain Plan to Prepare for Possible Banking Sanctions on Israel · 3 sources
• Senate Democrat Blumenthal Demands Tether Records on Payments to Bo Hines' Firm Nxum · 3 sources

1 exploit tracked this week totalling $2,600,000 — the running tracker.

BYTE Mood ran 68 → 42 across 8 readings — how it is scored.

The week

The week moved on two tracks: sharp swings in bitcoin's price tied to macro and geopolitical headlines, and a steady drumbeat of institutional and regulatory activity around custody, stablecoins, and tokenization. Established financial players pursued acquisitions in crypto infrastructure while watchdogs in the U.S., Ireland, and elsewhere pressed enforcement actions. Security incidents, from a hardware wallet data exposure to a…

• A liquidation wave drove bitcoin's price sharply lower within hours.
• Geopolitical remarks from Trump about Iran rattled crypto and equity markets.
• Spot bitcoin ETFs saw inflows turn positive after a rough stretch.
• Visa is reportedly negotiating to buy custody firm Fireblocks.
• Standard Chartered finalized a deal to acquire crypto custodian Zodia.
• Irish regulators fined Coinbase's local unit over client fund safeguarding lapses.
• A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay a penalty tied to Cambridge Analytica.
• The OCC finalized its stablecoin rule under the GENIUS Act.
• Utah sued prediction market operators over alleged illegal betting.
• An exploit forced Initia to halt its blockchain and linked rollups.
• A website breach exposed Keystone hardware wallet customer data.
• Several corporations objected to OKX's tokenized stock proposal.

Sources: BYTE NEWS

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