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Weekly Filter

A weekly editorial briefing connecting the stories, signals, and shifts worth following.

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JPM Coin on Ethereum, Tokenized-Stock Pushback and the SEC’s 2027 Priorities

This week’s Weekly Filter follows JPMorgan’s expansion of JPM Coin to Ethereum, growing issuer resistance to tokenized-stock listings, and the SEC’s decision to make tokenization part of its 2027 examination agenda. Plus, KASmedia originals on stablecoin banking risks, control of the power grid and Europe’s evolving approach to USDC.

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Stablecoin Gaps, Europe’s Bank Coin and Ethereum’s Next Upgrade

This week’s Weekly Filter examines the FSB’s warning over cross-border stablecoin oversight, regulatory approval for a euro stablecoin backed by 37 European banks, and Ethereum’s next Glamsterdam testnet milestone. Plus, KASmedia originals on CFTC boundaries, mining economics, crypto’s conference consensus and finance moving onto the web.

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CFTC Crypto Rules, Stablecoins Enter SAP and a $1 Billion Liquidation

This week’s Weekly Filter looks at the CFTC’s new crypto-market rulemaking process, Circle and Tereina bringing USDC and EURC into SAP-linked enterprise workflows, and a leveraged selloff that erased more than $1 billion in crypto positions. Plus, KASmedia originals on crypto banking, withdrawn FinCEN proposals and autonomous AI agents on blockchain.

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A Staking ETF, New Crypto Custody Rules and an L2 Shutdown

This week’s Weekly Filter looks at Bitwise’s launch of the first U.S. spot NEAR ETF, the SEC’s proposed crypto custody framework for advisers and regulated funds, and Blast’s decision to wind down its Ethereum Layer 2. Plus, KASmedia originals on crypto’s growing convergence with traditional finance, AI-agent payments and the blockchain agenda at Sibos 2026.

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Binance Backs Circle, Crypto Adoption Holds and the SEC Clarifies Token Rules

This week’s Weekly Filter looks at Binance’s $100 million investment in Circle, Chainalysis data showing that onchain activity held firm through a severe market drawdown, and new SEC staff guidance on crypto classification. Plus, KASmedia originals on blockchain without cryptocurrencies, X’s cashtag trading ambitions and S&P Global’s push into digital assets.

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The CLARITY Vote, a Fed Rate Hike and Circle’s Arc Mainnet

This week’s Weekly Filter examines the CLARITY Act’s failed Senate vote, the Federal Reserve’s first rate increase since 2023, and Circle’s launch of Arc mainnet. Plus, KASmedia originals on NFT-based memecoins, Harmony’s proposed pivot to AI, and the unresolved questions surrounding tokenized stocks.

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Stablecoin Payments, MetaMask's Split and a Wallet Security Warning

This week’s Weekly Filter follows Circle’s push to expand USDC-powered cross-border payments, MetaMask’s separation from Consensys’s institutional business, and a third-party breach that exposed Trezor newsletter subscribers to phishing risk. Plus, KASmedia originals on Ethereum’s evolving roadmap and Telegram’s billion-user wallet rollout.

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Blockchain Records, New Crypto Banks and Institutional Trading

This week’s Weekly Filter follows crypto deeper into regulated finance—from the SEC’s blockchain-ready transfer-agent proposal and two new OCC bank approvals to Standard Chartered’s institutional Bitcoin and Ether trading launch in the UAE. Plus, three new KASmedia originals on Ethereum, market surveillance and Bitcoin’s monetary case.

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Iran Sanctions, Crypto Custody and a Six-Chain Exploit

This week’s Weekly Filter examines three developments expanding crypto’s regulatory and technical perimeter—from new U.S. sanctions exposure and the SEC’s custody review to a shared software vulnerability exploited across six blockchain networks. Plus, KASmedia’s latest original looks inside the White House crypto summit.

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Stablecoin Accounting, Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Test and Swift’s Blockchain Ledger

This week’s Weekly Filter looks at how crypto is changing across markets, capital formation and financial infrastructure—from Bitcoin’s strongest rally since 2024 and the SEC’s proposed fundraising framework to stablecoin accounting, Ethereum’s Glamsterdam testnet and Swift’s blockchain ledger.

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When Networks Meet Institutions

This week’s Weekly Filter looks at how crypto networks and established institutions are adapting to a changing technical and regulatory environment—from protocol security and staking economics to institutional adoption and regulatory implementation.

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