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TradFi & Fintech
BitMine Graduates to NYSE as ETH Treasury Hits 4.8 Million Tokens
The ETH treasury company posted its largest weekly purchase since December, and will begin trading on the main NYSE board on Thursday.

TradFi & Fintech
IMF Says Tokenization Is a 'Structural Shift' in Finance, Not Just a Tech Upgrade
The International Monetary Fund also warns that the distribution and speed of on-chain transactions bring new challenges and risks that require international coordination.

CeFi
Coinbase Joins Crypto Bank Trust Wave, Landing Conditional Approval From the OCC
Coinbase got conditional approval from the OCC for its trust, a step toward federal oversight for its offerings to replace the current state by state licensing approach.

Markets
Riot Platforms Sells 3,778 BTC in Q1 2026 for $289.5M
Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms sold 3,778 BTC in the first quarter of 2026, generating roughly $289.5 million in net proceeds.

Markets
Crypto Markets Tumble as Iran Strikes Resume, Drift Exploit Rattles Solana
Bitcoin fell below $67,000, and Ether dropped over 4% as oil surged on renewed geopolitical tensions.

DeFi
Wallet in Telegram Rolls Out Perpetual Futures Trading via Lighter
The partnership brings leveraged derivatives to one of crypto's largest consumer distribution channels, targeting emerging-market users priced out of traditional brokerages.

Infrastructure
Coinbase's x402 Payment Protocol Moves to Linux Foundation With Backing From Google, Stripe, and Visa
The open standard for embedding payments into HTTP interactions aims to become the settlement layer for AI agent commerce, with over 20 founding members spanning tech, payments and crypto.

DeFi
Polymarket Lets Traders Bet on Stocks, Gold, and Oil Via Pyth Integration
The integration launches with more than a dozen U.S. stocks, major equity indices, and commodity contracts resolved using Pyth's real-time price data.

DeFi
Kraken launches opt-in rewards program for xStocks tokenized equities
Kraken introduces rewards up to 1% for users holding xStocks, extending yield opportunities beyond traditional dividend structures.

Blockchains
Ethereum's stablecoin dominance declines to 65% as other chains gain ground: Dune and Visa report
Ethereum's share of non-USD stablecoin supply has fallen from 90% in early 2023 to 65% as of February 2026, though it remains the primary issuance chain.

