Big moves shaking up the crypto landscape this week. Ripple just secured regulatory approval from Singapore's MAS to expand its payment services—solid validation for cross-border settlement infrastructure. Meanwhile, Grayscale made history launching the first US spot LINK ETF on NYSE Arca, giving traditional investors direct exposure to Chainlink's oracle network.

On the regulatory front, the UK is tightening its grip: exchanges will soon be required to collect user identities and report transaction data to authorities. Across the pond, Vanguard's opening the floodgates—all 50 million clients can now access BTC and ETH ETFs through their platform. That's institutional adoption at scale. Sony's also making waves in the space, though details are still emerging.