Bitcoin rose 23% during the week, its largest weekly gain since March 2023, as institutions and policymakers advanced digital-asset adoption. Coinbase and Better expanded bitcoin-backed mortgages, major banks progressed plans for a joint stablecoin, and Strive bought 1,100 Bitcoin for $85 million. Charles Schwab, which oversees $13 trillion, is expanding Schwab Crypto beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum to Solana, Chainlink and Avalanche based on platform materials, broadening traditional brokerage access without equating to spot ETF approval. The SEC proposed updated crypto custody rules, while the UK, Japan and Thailand advanced digital-asset initiatives, and Circle minted roughly 5 billion USDC in one week. Crypto markets remained sensitive to Federal Reserve policy, regulation, liquidity and broader macroeconomic narratives.