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Iran’s demand for Bitcoin payments from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz is spreading across crypto and geopolitical circles. But Arthur Hayes is not convinced yet. According to a...

Holding Bitcoin, Ethereum, or stablecoins has become standard practice among crypto investors. But when these assets sit unused for weeks or months, they don’t earn any income, which has led...

The US Treasury Secretary has gone public with an urgent message for the Senate: pass the CLARITY Act now, before the window closes. Scott Bessent published a full op-ed in...

US President Donald Trump said American military forces will remain deployed in and around Iran until what he called a “real agreement” is fully enforced. The statement came shortly after...

FARTCOIN pushed 19% higher on April 8 as volume jumped 73.98% in 24 hours, with buyers returning after a long consolidation phase and driving the price back toward the upper...

On April 8, 2026, MONAD led a price surge of over 25% in 24 hours. The action came after active trading and increased liquidity. The token briefly tested a key...

Zcash surged to the top of daily gainers after a powerful 24-hour rally, fueled by both macro relief and internal momentum. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency jumped over 21%, pushing its price...

While AI tokens and memecoins dominate headlines in 2026, two sectors are quietly gaining ground, DePIN and ReFi. Both are still early, but are building real-world use cases. Despite growing...

A Thai court has fined a man 10,000 baht, or about $300, after he entered the enclosure of Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippo at Khao Kheow Open Zoo. The...

Morgan Stanley has officially entered the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF market with the launch of Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), a move that pushes one of Wall Street’s biggest wealth...

Mounting strain on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire has unsettled global markets. Iran issued a withdrawal warning while strikes continued in Lebanon. These events raised concern over oil flows and triggered volatility...

Iran is moving to charge oil tankers a transit toll through the Strait of Hormuz, with payments reportedly requested in cryptocurrency during the two-week ceasefire with the United States. The...

Bloomberg reports that Standard Chartered (the London-based bank) is considering merging parts of its majority‑owned crypto custodian, Zodia Custody. The plan is to integrate Zodia into Standard Chartered’s corporate and...

A recent investigation by blockchain analyst ZachXBT uncovered a large-scale internal breach tied to North Korean IT workers. The leaked data exposed a network of 390 accounts, chat logs, and...

Bitcoin speculation reignited after Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson suggested Adam Back could be the real Satoshi Nakamoto. Hoskinson referred to a four-year-old interview where he explained the technical and historical...

XRP users face very little risk from quantum computing, according to XRP contributor Vet. Only 0.03% of XRP is in dormant wallets with exposed public keys. Most accounts are active,...

The crypto market surged to an intraday high of $2.45 trillion after President Donald J. Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. The relief rally triggered over...

SBI Ripple Asia has completed a token issuance platform built on the XRP Ledger, marking a notable step in regulated blockchain adoption across financial services. The development reflects a growing...

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is cracking down on illegal money in the country’s capital and digital asset markets. It now wants any major shareholders to get approval from...

A new investigation by The New York Times has reignited one of the crypto’s longest-running mysteries – who is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin? After a year of digging,...

A new report from the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) found that banning yield on stablecoins would have only a marginal effect on traditional bank lending. The report...

On April 8, 2026, South Korean regulators proposed legalizing tokenized real-world assets and stablecoins by leveraging existing capital markets and payment laws. The plan requires full real asset backing through...

Tensions within the crypto market resurfaced this week following renewed public allegations tied to past disputes at OKCoin and fresh scrutiny surrounding compliance developments at Binance. The changes combine historical...

The crypto market has come back to life, crossing the $2.4 trillion mark as fresh capital and improving sentiment push prices higher across the board. Bitcoin is leading the move,...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reported a shift in its enforcement strategy for fiscal year 2025, focusing on fraud-focused actions and a reassessment of how resources are deployed across...