64 stories this week.

• Crypto · 33
• Markets · 14
• Regulation · 12
• Tech · 4
• Defi · 1

Most covered

• Citi Plans to Launch Bitcoin Custody for Institutional Clients Later This Year · 4 sources
• US Treasury Proposes Rules Defining Who Can Legally Issue and Sell Stablecoins Under GENIUS Act · 4 sources
• Optimism Governance Vote Redirects 546.9 Million OP Tokens From User Airdrops to Growth Fund · 3 sources
• HSBC and Standard Chartered Complete First Live Transaction on Swift's Blockchain Ledger · 3 sources
• SEC Proposes New Rule Creating Framework for Crypto Investment Contracts · 3 sources

6 exploits tracked this week totalling $104,700,000 — the running tracker.

BYTE Mood ran 72 → 58 across 14 readings — how it is scored.

The week

The week's stories clustered around three poles: a run of exploits and security failures hitting DeFi protocols, wallets and bridges; a parallel wave of regulatory and enforcement activity from U.S. agencies and exchanges; and continued institutional buildout into custody, tokenization and cross-border settlement. Layered underneath was routine on-chain transfer and liquidation reporting, plus macro commentary on debt and bond yields.

• Bitcoin and ether ETFs pulled in large inflows as trading volume jumped
• SEC proposed a new framework for classifying crypto investment contracts
• Treasury proposed rules on who can legally issue stablecoins
• CME and Kalshi executives clashed over prediction market oversight
• MANTRA halted its blockchain after an exploit tanked its token
• Harmony plans a rollback after an exploiter forged tokens
• A Coldcard wallet bug enabled years of undetected fund theft
• BounceBit is shutting its blockchain after an exploit
• Maya Protocol was drained of assets in an exploit
• Citi plans to offer Bitcoin custody to institutional clients
• HSBC and Standard Chartered completed a live transaction on Swift's ledger
• Ray Dalio warned of a debt crisis and favored Bitcoin over bonds

Sources: BYTE NEWS

This article is for information only and is not financial advice.