Weekly Recap: Do Kwon Sentenced, Stablecoins Go Mainstream

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This week in crypto: Ripple’s Wall Street dealmaking, BlackRock’s Ethereum staking push, a regulatory rethink on ICOs, new prediction markets, and fresh experiments across wallets, ETFs, and stablecoins. In this weekly recap, we cover: Do Kwon Sentenced: The Terraform founder’s long legal saga ends with a 15-year prison term in New York. Stablecoins Get Banked: Circle, Ripple, and others move closer to the U.S. banking system with OCC approval. Ripple’s Big Raise: Wall Street piles into a $500 million Ripple deal, but not without serious safeguards. BlackRock Eyes Staking Yield: The asset manager files for a staked Ethereum ETF as policy winds shift. ICO Rules Redrawn: SEC Chair Paul Atkins says most token launches may sit outside securities law. Gemini Bets on Predictions: The exchange wins CFTC approval to launch U.S. event-based markets. Crypto as Collateral: The CFTC opens the door for BTC, ETH, and USDC in derivatives trading. Circle’s Private Stablecoin: USDCx aims to blend privacy with compliance for institutions. Farcaster Changes Course: A once-social protocol pivots hard toward wallets and onchain tools. Bitcoin After Dark: A proposed ETF tries to trade BTC only while Wall Street sleeps. Fun Bits: Binance confirms insider trading, and somehow a banana-themed memecoin still pumps. _______________________________________________________ #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subscribe to our channel! CHECK OUT THE CRYPTOPIANS → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFzunCFXrv4 WEBSITE → https://unchainedcrypto.com UNCHAINED DAILY NEWSLETTER → https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ LAURA'S TWITTER → https://x.com/laurashin UNCHAINED TWITTER → https://x.com/unchained_pod FACEBOOK → https://www.facebook.com/unchainedwithlaurashin INSTAGRAM → https://www.instagram.com/laurashin/?hl=en LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurashin/ MERCHANDISE → https://unchainedpodcast.company.site/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEW EPISODES OF UNCHAINED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY! ALONG WITH BITS & BIPS AND THE CHOPPING BLOCK Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757 YOUR NO-HYPE RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS CRYPTO!