In this weekly recap, we cover:

• Trump Pardons CZ: Trump clears Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.
• Polymarket’s Meteoric Rise: The prediction platform seeks a $15B valuation as trading volumes hit records.
• Crypto CEOs on Capitol Hill: Coinbase, Chainlink, and others push senators to revive stalled legislation.
• Meme Coin Scandal Deepens: Meteora’s Ben Chow accused of masterminding LIBRA and MELANIA token frauds.
• Aave’s Big Buyback: DeFi lender proposes $50M in annual AAVE token repurchases.
• Coinbase Expands Again: The exchange buys Cobie’s Echo and Up Only NFT for $375M.
• Ethereum Rift Widens: Ex-Geth lead slams Foundation over pay and Vitalik’s influence.
• China Halts Stablecoins: Beijing blocks Ant and JD.com’s Hong Kong token plans.
• MegaETH’s MiCA Launch: The layer 2 unveils EU-compliant token sale and novel sequencer system.