The crypto news industry is no longer as dry as it once was, when only a few stories dominated. Last week, the industry highlighted a spike in stablecoin ventures and blockchain adoption. In addition, much like in 2025, crypto hacks and scams have likely started spreading in the industry this year.
Let’s look at the top six weekly crypto news stories that shaped the industry last week.
JPM Coin moves onto public blockchain
JPM Coin, the digital dollar of the global financial service firm, JPMorgan, has moved onto the Canton Network. The digital dollar’s entry into the blockchain allows institutional clients of the firm to make on-chain payments and settlements. Earlier, JPMorgan deposited JPM Coin on the Base blockchain.
Goldman Sachs goes bullish on institutional Bitcoin adoption
Global financial institution Goldman Sachs said that progressive crypto regulation and wider crypto use could make Bitcoin adoption bullish in 2026. Crypto is slowly moving away from regulatory uncertainty, allowing more institutions to enter the industry, said the bank.
Stablecoin-powered cards to enter mainstream in 2026
According to Dragonfly venture capital executive Haseed Qureshi, stablecoin-powered payment cards are expected to become an integral part of the crypto industry in 2026, amid the growing stablecoin market.
Nasdaq and CME Group relaunch the Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index
Nasdaq and CME Group have jointly rebranded their existing Nasdaq Crypto Index as Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index, a diversified benchmark for the virtual asset industry. The benchmark covers several major cryptocurrencies apart from Bitcoin.
Rain raises $250 million in Series C round
Stablecoin payments infrastructure Rain secured $250 million in a Series C funding round to scale its platform. The investment includes funds from ICONIQ Capital, an investment management firm, and several other major investors. The total worth (valuation) of Rain is $1.95 billion.
Vitalik Buterin calls for a privacy-first, sovereign web
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin urged blockchain developers to build privacy-preserving, local-first apps, wealth-building tools, user-controlled social media, and open-source AI, rather than focusing on the corporate-dominated web or the “corposlop web.”
Besides, the crypto news cycle featured stories on Ripple’s FCA license in the UK, BNY Mellon’s launch of tokenized deposits on blockchain, Truebit Protocol hack, Rumble and Tether’s new crypto wallet, BitMine treasury firm’s 19,200 ETH staking, and more.
