Ben Weiss, CEO and co-founder of CoinFlip

CoinFlip reports regional differences in altcoin usage, with Bitcoin remaining dominant globally

CoinFlip released an analysis showing significant regional differences in altcoin adoption patterns.

Ross Freiman-Mendel, Head of Product Growth for Persona

Head of Product Growth Freiman-Mendel on stablecoins: ‘Compliance teams need to rethink AML for instant cross-border transactions’

Ross Freiman-Mendel of Persona said that compliance teams must rethink anti-money laundering practices as stablecoins become central to global payments infrastructure.

Liquidity Depth Ranking of Binance, OKX, and Bybit

CoinGlass: Binance ranked first in liquidity depth across BTC, ETH markets

CoinGlass reported that Binance led all major BTC and ETH spot and futures markets by liquidity depth during Q1 2026.

Dennis Milligan, State Auditor for Arkansas

Arkansas State Auditor: Delays in crypto regulation ‘undermine U.S. global financial leadership’

Arkansas State Auditor Dennis Milligan called for swift congressional action on crypto regulation, warning that delays could harm U.S. innovation and global leadership.

Bobby Ong, CEO of CoinGecko (L), Richard Teng, CEO of Binance (R)

Analysis: Binance leads CEX market with more market share than next five exchanges combined

Binance accounted for the largest share of spot trading volume in 2025, exceeding the combined total of the next five largest centralized exchanges, according to CoinGecko.

Eric Trump, Executive Vice President for The Trump Organization

Executive Vice President Eric Trump on crypto: ‘Well we started the three most successful Crypto projects probably in history’

Eric Trump said that his family has launched ‘the three most successful Crypto projects probably in history’ amid ongoing expansion into digital assets.

Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom announces immediate ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties

The United Kingdom has imposed an immediate ban on all cryptocurrency donations to political parties following concerns over transparency and foreign influence.

Donald Trump, President for United States

Coindesk reporter Dale on Trump’s crypto legacy: ‘Trump’s decision to appoint Paul Atkins may already have been sufficient to give the industry enough legal whitespace to reach its potential’

Brady Dale of Coindesk said agency rulemaking could provide regulatory clarity for cryptocurrencies as Congress delays related legislation.

Jolie Kahn, CEO of AVAX One

AVAX One CEO Kahn on digital asset treasuries: ‘We must stop treating governance as an afterthought’

AVAX One CEO Jolie Kahn said public companies should prioritize governance when managing digital asset treasuries amid growing scrutiny from investors and upcoming reporting deadlines.

Tony Yazbeck, Founder of The Bitcoin Way

The Bitcoin Way founder Yazbeck on Iran’s currency crisis: ‘Bitcoin turned out to be that financial safe haven then’

Tony Yazbeck of The Bitcoin Way compared Iran’s current currency crisis with Lebanon’s past meltdown in a recent CoinDesk column.

Jordan Knecht, Head of Institutional Strategy and Partnerships of GlobalStake

GlobalStake’s Jordan Knecht on staked ETH: ‘A new generation of insurance-backed staking products structured around the Composite Ether Staking Rate benchmark and underwritten by regulated insurers is…

Jordan Knecht of GlobalStake said insurance-backed Ethereum staking products are making staked ETH resemble institutional yield offerings rather than speculative assets.

Dean Khan Dhillon, Head of Growth for RWA.xyz

Dean Khan Dhillon on tokenization: ‘The crypto industry fundamentally misunderstands distribution’

Dean Khan Dhillon of RWA.xyz said that ‘the crypto industry fundamentally misunderstands distribution’ as tokenized real-world assets surpass $26 billion in value.

Andrew Duca, Founder of Awaken Tax

Awaken Tax founder Duca on crypto tax enforcement: ‘This marks what I’d call the beginning of the end for crypto tax avoidance not just in the US but worldwide’

Andrew Duca of Awaken Tax said new rules signal ‘the beginning of the end for crypto tax avoidance’ as U.S. brokers issue Form 1099-DA statements for digital assets.

Tuongvy Le, General Counsel of Veda Labs

General Counsel Le on stablecoin debate: ‘The fight over yield-bearing stablecoins isn’t really about stablecoins. It is about deposits, and about who gets paid on them’

Tuongvy Le of Veda Labs said debates over yield-bearing stablecoins center on control of deposits rather than just cryptocurrency policy.

Ron Tarter, CEO for MNEE

MNEE CEO Tarter on stablecoins: ‘this is merely the promotional phase of stablecoins’

Ron Tarter of MNEE said that high yields currently offered by stablecoin issuers represent only a promotional phase rather than a lasting trend.

Kevin Paintner, Chairman of Independent Community Bankers of America

Independent Community Bankers of America Chairman Paintner on stablecoin rules: ‘extend this important prohibition to crypto exchanges, affiliates, and other intermediaries’

Kevin Paintner of Independent Community Bankers of America called for Congress to extend prohibitions on yield-bearing payment stablecoins beyond issuers to include crypto exchanges and intermediaries.

Richard Teng, Co-CEO of Binance

Binance highlights continued hiring across teams amid crypto-sector layoffs

Binance announced it is actively recruiting for 358 open positions despite widespread layoffs in the cryptocurrency sector.

Edward "Coach" Weinhaus, Founding Executive Director, CAFE Association

CAFE Assoc. Executive Director Weinhaus on anti-fraud measures: ‘The more the industry gets behind education, the better off we all are’

Edward “Coach” Weinhaus of CAFE Association called for greater industry involvement in anti-fraud education within digital finance.

Richard Teng, Co-CEO of Binance

CryptoQuant analyst on Binance: ‘Retail inflows to Binance hit $131.8M in one single hour’

A CryptoQuant analyst said that a record $131.8 million retail inflow hit Binance within one hour on March 11 amid major Bitcoin moves.

Eleanor Hughes, General Counsel for Binance

Binance CLO Hughes: on WSJ report: ‘Such reporting not only damages our reputation but also undermines trust in the broader industry’

Binance General Counsel Eleanor Hughes announced legal action against the Wall Street Journal over claims about its compliance practices.

Investors remain defensive as institutional demand weakens and major crypto assets extend losses.
The new network could help banks contend with a wave of new competition from stablecoins and crypto firms
DTCC’s decision to connect its tokenized securities platform to Stellar marks a new phase of institutional adoption for public blockchains.
Stellar (XLM) jumped 40.4% to $0.2862 after DTCC announced Stellar integration for tokenized securities, with XLM open interest up 10.9% and spot turnover rising 34%.
France’s top markets regulator warned crypto companies they could be blacklisted and sued if they do not get an EU licence to operate by end of June, ‌as the bloc fully rolls out tighter regulation of crypto.
Unpacking Thursday's at-times contentious markup hearing.

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