New ETFs and Token Listings Impact Altcoin Prices

Bitcoin braces for volatility as $10 billion in options approach expiration, potentially triggering major market moves. Meanwhile, IBM launches a new digital assets platform to help financial institutions enter the blockchain era, and U.S. lawmakers debate banning politicians from holding crypto after Trump’s pardon of Binance founder CZ. Elsewhere, Hedera’s HBAR token surges following the NYSE listing of the first-ever Hedera ETF, even as government uncertainty looms. With institutional activity shifting and regulatory tensions rising, the crypto market could be in for a defining week.