Crypto Weekly Review: Week 36, 2025 - Market Surges & Regulatory Shifts

Digital assets smash records while traditional finance scrambles to keep up.

Market Momentum

BNB hits new ATH as institutional inflows hit $2.3B this week alone—tradFi banks still trying to figure out their blockchain PowerPoint decks.

Regulatory Landscape

Global watchdogs tighten frameworks while DeFi protocols operate circles around legacy systems. The FSA's latest proposal? Already outdated by launch time.

Looking Ahead

Next week's projections show volatility patterns favoring agile traders over slow-moving hedge funds. Because nothing says 'financial innovation' like watching traditional institutions play catch-up with technology they dismissed three years ago.

SEC to modernize crypto rules

In the United States, the mood is different. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published its Spring 2025 agenda, setting a clear focus on modernizing crypto regulation. The revised agenda includes proposals to restructure the trading and oversight of digital assets. Planned measures cover rules for the offering and sale of cryptocurrencies – including possible exemptions and safe harbors – as well as clarifications on how existing broker-dealer regulations should apply to crypto. SEC Chair Paul Atkins emphasized that the agenda represents a course shift: away from restrictive oversight toward an environment that fosters innovation, capital formation, market efficiency, and investor protection alike. The aim of the planned changes is to remove regulatory barriers and further open up the digital asset market.

US exchanges permitted to offer crypto trading

In addition, US financial regulators SEC and CFTC have issued a joint statement easing the path for regulated exchanges to enter spot trading of crypto assets. The initiative is part of the SEC’s “Project Crypto” and the CFTC’s “Crypto Sprint” and builds on the recommendations of the President’s Working Group on Digital Assets (PWG Report) from July. Both agencies announced they WOULD promptly review applications and inquiries from Designated Contract Markets (DCMs), Foreign Boards of Trade (FBOTs), and National Securities Exchanges (NSEs). The focus will be on margin requirements, clearing and settlement, fair market conditions, and investor protection. This move gives traditional US exchanges the green light to offer spot trading of selected cryptocurrencies – a step that will significantly improve access and liquidity for clients.

Stablecoins instead of actual dollars

Amid an acute shortage of US dollars, Venezuela is increasingly relying on cryptocurrencies for payments. The government is gradually opening up to the stablecoin Tether (USDT) to stabilize the private foreign exchange market and keep the economy running. US sanctions have almost completely blocked the inflow of dollars. In response, the government is establishing stablecoins as an alternative. More and more businesses and citizens are using digital currencies for payments and as a store of value. This is making digital assets a central pillar of the Venezuelan economy. Even the state oil company PDVSA is now conducting transactions in USDT, as CVJ.CH reported back in April 2024.

Acceleration of the Solana network

In addition: solana is on the verge of a technological milestone. With the Alpenglow upgrade, transactions will soon be confirmed in just 150 milliseconds – nearly 100 times faster than before. The community has approved the project through a vote, paving the way for a new era of speed and efficiency. The consensus protocol upgrade is part of several planned technological improvements for Solana. Even today, the blockchain processes more transactions than all competitors combined. The roadmap foresees an Agora testnet at the end of 2025, followed by the mainnet launch in early 2026.