WEEKLY BRIEF Jun 21–Jun 28, 2026

Headlines
• Japan Pension Fund serving 1,200 firms plans crypto allocation
• Taiko network exploited for ~$1.7M due to chain state verification compromise
• Toss Bank to use Solana for global remittance and settlement POC
• Ethereum Foundation cutting 20% of its workforce in reorganization
• Chainlink partners with 47 South Korean and European banks on international transfers
• WSJ: Bybit hack funds and CoinEx exchange tied to illicit Iranian entities
• Kraken in talks to buy 15% stake in DeFi lender Aave at $385M valuation
• MemeCore (M) crashes 75% amid allegations of supply manipulation and deceptive practices
• Framework Ventures raises $400M for fourth fund to expand beyond crypto
• Securitize goes public on NYSE under ticker SECZ via SPAC merger

Weekly ETF Flows
• BTC: -$1,787.3M net outflows
• ETH: -$273.5M net outflows
• SOL: -$3.9M net outflows
• HYP: +$111.4M net inflows

Exchange Listings
• Binance: $ARX (futures), $O (futures), $CAP (futures)
• Bybit: $ARK (spot), $ARX (spot), $CAP (spot)
• Coinbase: $ARX (spot), $GEOD (spot), $GROVE (roadmap), $CAP (spot)
• Robinhood: $GRAM (spot), $WLD (spot)
• Upbit: $ARX (spot, KRW)
• Bithumb: $CC (spot), $ARX (spot)
• Lighter: $CAP (pre-market)

Regulatory
• Bank of England allows regulated stablecoins in UK from 2027 with 30% central bank deposit rule
• Bank of Korea advances CBDC deposit token initiative for real-world usage testing
• Justice Department seizes Huione Group infrastructure used for money laundering
• Coinbase obtains MiCA license from Luxembourg CSSF to establish EU hub
• Hyperliquid added to Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Investor Alert List
• U.S. lawmakers call for probe into Polymarket over allegedly deceptive advertising

Market Flows
• a16z withdrew 25,560 ETH (~$42.62M) from Binance
• Polymarket's native stablecoin PUSD crosses $500M in supply in under 2 months
• KyberSwap attacker launders 2,000 ETH via Tornado Cash; $40M moved over two years
• Total liquidations hit $1.45B in 24h, including a $38M BTC order on Hyperliquid
• Bitmine (BMNR) added to the Russell 1000 Index