Digital assets maintained last week’s bullish momentum, despite some late headwinds from US-Iran escalations. Tokenisation and stablecoins remained areas of major adoption and development, Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs all voiced support for crypto, ETFs performed strongly, blockchain-based prediction markets attracted more attention (and capital), a new survey revealed Japanese institutional attitudes, and much more.

Digital assets rallied strongly this week, as optimism around a resolution of the US-Iran war increased, leading investors back to perceived risk-on assets.

Digital assets recovered some of their recent losses, as markets rallied on renewed hopes of a US-Iran peace deal.

Digital assets pulled back further from recent gains, as escalating global conflicts lessened investor risk tolerance.

Digital assets encountered significant volatility during weekend trading, as the 24/7/365 nature of crypto markets left them exposed to escalating geopolitical tensions.
 

Digital assets showed renewed bullish momentum this week, holding firm despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and broader market uncertainty. Institutional adoption continued to gain traction as banking giants Standard Chartered, HSBC and Wells Fargo made notable moves. Mastercard launched a new industry program with 85 partners, and Ripple initiated a $50 billion share buyback.