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CertiK said North Korea-linked hackers stole approximately $2.06 billion from crypto platforms in 2025, representing around 60% of the $3.4 billion lost across the sector during the year.

A group of Ethereum developers and wallet providers proposed a new “clear signing” standard designed to eliminate blind signing, a transaction approval process widely blamed for major crypto security losses.

Bermuda announced plans to transition parts of its payment and financial-services infrastructure onto the Stellar blockchain as part of a broader push toward becoming a “fully on-chain national economy.”

Payward entered a partnership with Franklin Templeton to develop tokenised financial products and expand blockchain-based investment infrastructure.

The UK imposed sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on 12 individuals and entities connected to Iran’s Zindashti network over allegations of crypto laundering and hostile activity linked to Tehran.

Brian Armstrong is expected to appear before the US Senate to support proposed cryptocurrency market structure legislation aimed at creating a formal regulatory framework for digital assets.

The US Treasury Department imposed new Iran-related sanctions targeting oil shipment networks and cryptocurrency infrastructure as part of its “Operation Economic Fury” crackdown.

UBS began offering direct trading in Bitcoin and Ethereum to select private banking clients in January 2026 as Swiss banks accelerate their expansion into crypto services.

Exodus said it is expanding beyond crypto wallets into a full-stack payments business as part of its Q1 earnings update.

JPMorgan filed with the SEC to launch its JPMorgan OnChain Liquidity-Token Money Market Fund, a blockchain-linked treasury product initially operating on the Ethereum network.

The Ethereum Foundation said it has reached several key milestones tied to Ethereum’s upcoming “Glamsterdam” upgrade, which is now expected to launch sometime during the third quarter of 2026

Former Goliath Ventures chief executive Christopher Delgado publicly apologised to investors after US prosecutors accused him of running a $328 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.