A new payment flow is forming in the global oil trade. Iran is now charging ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz using Chinese yuan and stablecoins, cutting out the...
Circle is moving beyond stablecoins with a new product aimed at unlocking Bitcoin liquidity. The firm plans to launch cirBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin token backed 1:1 by native BTC reserves....
X is moving to shut down one of the most common crypto scam routes on its platform, i.e., hacked accounts pushing tokens. The change is that if an account posts...
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal said a deal on the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin rewards provision could be reached within 48 hours. The timeline points to a resolution by Friday,...
Iran has moved to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a route that handles nearly one-fifth of global oil and LNG flows. Since the war began on Feb 28,...
A major exploit hit the Drift Protocol on April 1, 2026, during US business hours. The attack drained as much as $285 million, and the total value locked (TVL) dropped...
Drift Protocol, a Solana-based decentralized perpetual futures exchange, reported an active security breach that resulted in losses ranging from $220 million to $285 million. The incident prompted an immediate suspension...
Every April 1, activity across the crypto industry shifts as widely circulated claims, announcements, and social media posts blur the line between fact and rumor. These pranks, often involving major...
SWIFT’s latest blockchain push is starting to connect XRP to global banking rails, not replacing the payments network but plugging into it. Through a new integration with Thunes, SWIFT’s network...
USA₮ moved to a second chain on Tuesday as Tether expanded the regulated digital dollar to Celo. This marks the first deployment outside Ethereum. The goal is to leverage an...
Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is ready to end the war if it receives guarantees. The comment marked the first clear signal...
Bitcoin has a long history of invalidating widely accepted models. Liquidity cycles, stock-to-flow, and rainbow charts all worked until they did not. Each framework captured a phase, but none held...
Canada has introduced Bill C-25, known as the Strong and Free Elections Act, to ban cryptocurrency donations across its political system. The proposal covers political parties, candidates, electoral associations, and...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said US crypto policy must be locked into law to prevent political misuse. His warning comes as regulators shift stance and classify 16 major cryptocurrencies as...
Brazil has passed a new law allowing authorities to use confiscated cryptocurrency to fund public security. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Law No. 15.358, authorizing the use of...
US lawmaker Maxine Waters has raised questions over the Kansas City Federal Reserve’s decision to approve a special account for Kraken Financial. The approval allows Kraken, a Wyoming-chartered Special Purpose...
Crypto prices moved lower Thursday as US President Donald Trump refused to rush a peace deal with Iran, keeping uncertainty high. Bitcoin traded near $69,170, down 2.3% on the day...
A US federal court has allowed a lawsuit against Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang to move forward as a class action. The case covers investors who bought shares between August...
US XRP spot ETFs recorded $1.26 million in daily inflows, extending a seven-day streak with zero outflows. Cumulative net inflows now stand at $1.21 billion, showing steady capital absorption despite...
Crypto market participants reacted strongly when new details from the CLARITY Act indicated a direct restriction on stablecoin yield. The proposed language would ban platforms from offering interest “directly or...
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has added another 67,111 ETH worth roughly $145 million on March 24, extending an aggressive three-week accumulation streak. The buy was executed via Kraken-linked flows across two...
Irish authorities have moved 500 BTC worth roughly $35 million after unlocking a wallet tied to convicted Dublin cannabis grower Clifton Collins. The transfer took place on March 24 and...
In his 2026 chairman’s letter, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink compared tokenization to the internet in 1996, a period that was defined by infrastructure, not adoption. He added that systems are...
TAO is up nearly 12% in the last 24 hours, trading around $304 at the time of writing. The move extends a 71.5% gain over the past 30 days, as...
Kalshi is tightening controls before regulators force the issue, as the firm’s head of enforcement, Robert J Denault, confirmed new guardrails designed to block politicians and athletes from trading in...