A swift market pullback hit Bitcoin and major altcoins after Israel's strikes on Iran, yet Ethereum spot ETFs notched a nineteen-day inflow streak nearing one point four billion dollars. Industry movers pressed ahead with Solana ETF filings, Cardano stablecoin debates, Polkadot's Bitcoin reserve plan and SEC leadership changes, while wash-trading prosecutions and legal defenses for Tornado Cash founders underscored regulatory tensions.