BIG Weekly Recap: States' Stablecoin Boom
Morgan Stanley moved closer to launching Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana ETFs, while Wyoming became one of the first states to capitalize on the stablecoin boom—selecting Solana for a state-backed token. CoinFlip is rolling out crypto payroll benefits, and a16z, Archetype, and Barclays are backing the next wave of Web3 startups. Read the latest top stories.
Industry
- Banks must upgrade their blockchain infrastructure (link)
- Wall Street, Crypto Leaders Make 'Progress' on Crypto Bill (link)
- CoinFlip launches payroll-based crypto investing benefit for the US (link)
- Trump family crypto company applies for banking charter (link)
- EU kicks off 2026 with new digital asset tax reporting rules (link)
Investors
- Top crypto VCs share 2026 funding and token sales outlook (link)
- DeFI vs Traditional Banking Statistics 2026 (link)
- A16z backs $15m round for Stanford professors’ startup Babylon (link)
- Barclays invests in stablecoin settlement startup Ubyx (link)
- Archetype secures $100 million for third crypto venture fund (link)
Bitcoin
- Morgan Stanley Files for Bitcoin, ETH, and Solana ETFs (link)
- Florida becomes the latest state to pursue a Bitcoin reserve (link)
- Babylon receives $15M from a16z to expand Bitcoin-native lending (link)
- Venezuela could be sitting on a big Bitcoin stash (link)
Stablecoins