Beating the Crypto Winter: How Protected Bitcoin ETFs Won
Calamos Investments has launched three April‑dated protected Bitcoin ETFs—CBOA, CBXA and CBTA—that embed predefined downside protection while offering varying upside exposure through options. In the recent crypto‑winter slump, these structured funds delivered markedly less loss than traditional spot Bitcoin ETFs, showcasing the value of risk‑managed exposure. The protection levels (100%, 90% and 80%) reset on April 7, 2026, and each fund targets a distinct gross return range, from roughly 7% to 38% annually. Advisors are encouraged to consider them for diversified, lower‑risk Bitcoin allocation.
3Commas Launches QuantPilot: The Agentic AI Platform Built for the Next Generation of Crypto Traders
3Commas unveiled QuantPilot, an agentic AI platform that lets crypto traders design, backtest, and deploy quantitative strategies without writing code. The system uses autonomous AI agents to translate plain‑language ideas into fully tested strategies and integrates market data from sources...
Former FTX Exec Faces $3.7M Disgorgement, Trading Ban
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered former FTX head of engineering Nishad Singh to disgorge $3.7 million, the value of real‑estate bought with misappropriated customer funds. Singh also received a five‑year ban on trading and an eight‑year prohibition on registering with...
Coinbase Wins Initial Bank Regulator Nod for Trust Charter, Boosting Custody Push
Coinbase received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust company charter, a key step toward becoming a federally regulated crypto custodian. The OCC requires the exchange to build compliance infrastructure, hire key...
Crypto Exploit Losses Climb Sharply in March 2026 as Security Threats Evolve, Report Reveals
PeckShield reported that cryptocurrency hacks stole about $52 million in March 2026, a 96 percent jump from February’s $26.5 million. The surge stemmed from roughly 20 major incidents, pushing Q1 2026 losses to $501 million across 145 events. The most severe breach at Resolv Labs involved...
Why XRP Is Falling Today
XRP fell 4.3% on Thursday, trading at $1.30, as investors reacted to President Donald Trump’s remarks on an escalating Iran conflict. The broader crypto market also slipped, with Bitcoin down 2.6% and Ethereum down 3.2%. XRP’s market capitalisation now hovers...
Elon Musk's X to Deploy Scam Kill Switch by Auto-Locking First-Time Crypto Mentioners
Elon Musk's platform X will automatically lock any account that mentions cryptocurrency for the first time, requiring extra verification before further posting. The feature targets a surge in phishing attacks that hijack accounts to promote scam tokens, which Musk’s product...
Cloud Mining in 2026: How It Works and What to Consider
Cloud mining is gaining traction as a low‑entry alternative to traditional cryptocurrency mining, allowing users to purchase remote hash power without owning hardware. YIMiner, a prominent platform, streamlines onboarding through a three‑step process: registration, selecting a hashrate package, and automated...
The Stablecoin Tax Shift: Why Businesses Need a Compliance Roadmap Before 2027
Stablecoins have moved from niche experiments into mainstream corporate use, appearing in cross‑border payments, treasury operations, and vendor settlements. The IRS will require Form 1099‑DA reporting for 2025 transactions and cost‑basis reporting beginning in 2026, while the GENIUS Act establishes reserve...
A Four-Way Deadlock Is Now Blocking the US Clarity Act Crypto Bill — and Each Side Can Stop It
The CLARITY Act, designed to create a federal market‑structure framework for crypto, is stalled by a four‑way deadlock. Senate and industry supporters push for a workable regulatory path, while bank‑aligned critics seek to block stablecoin yield that could erode deposit...
Kraken Launches Opt-In Rewards Program for xStocks Tokenized Equities
Kraken announced an opt‑in rewards program for its xStocks tokenized equities, granting holders up to 1% annual rewards. The initiative targets crypto‑native investors by offering yield on U.S. stocks and ETFs that trade 24/7 on‑chain. xStocks bring familiar equity products...
Solana ETF Gatekeeping Game: What the SEC’s Leveraged Freeze Means for Your Altcoin Portfolio
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has placed a leveraged‑freeze on any Solana‑based exchange‑traded fund proposals, effectively pausing the next wave of crypto ETFs that target the high‑throughput blockchain. Earlier this year the SEC signaled a broader openness to digital...
Ethereum's Stablecoin Dominance Declines to 65% as Other Chains Gain Ground: Dune and Visa Report
Ethereum’s share of the global non‑USD stablecoin supply dropped to 65% in February 2026, down from a peak of 90% in early 2023, according to Dune and Visa data. Despite the decline, Ethereum remains the primary chain for issuing stablecoins, though it...
Storm Infostealer Sold as Service, Targets Browsers, Wallets and Accounts
Storm, a new infostealer discovered by Varonis Threat Labs in early 2026, can decrypt Chrome’s App‑Bound Encryption and harvest credentials, session cookies, crypto wallets, and messaging app accounts from Chrome, Edge, Firefox and other browsers. The malware is offered as...
Global X Launches Ethereum Covered Call ETF Targeting Weekly Distributions
Global X Management Company announced the launch of the Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF (ticker EHCC), its first ETF focused on a cryptocurrency other than bitcoin. The fund employs a covered‑call strategy on ether‑related exchange‑traded products, writing call options...
SoFi to Offer Combined Fiat and Crypto Enterprise Banking
Fintech lender SoFi announced the launch of SoFi Big Business Banking, an enterprise platform that lets companies manage fiat and cryptocurrency transactions within a single, nationally chartered bank. The service offers 24/7 settlement, supports the SoFiUSD stablecoin and major crypto partners such as...
EV Charging Start-Up Charge Bypasses JSE for Token-Based Raise
South African off‑grid EV charging start‑up Charge is preparing a public token offering on the Mesh decentralized exchange, sidestepping the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The company has already secured R100 million (≈$5.4 million) from the Development Bank of Southern Africa and plans a...
Lasbery Oludimu: Nigerian Lawyer Who Abandoned Oil and Gas for Digital Assets
Lasbery Oludimu, a former head of legal in Nigeria’s oil‑and‑gas sector, pivoted to digital assets and now serves as Vice President of Operations at Yellow Card, overseeing product and regulatory functions across more than 20 African markets. Her transition was...
Why GitHub Developers Are Targeted by Token Giveaway Scams
GitHub developers are increasingly targeted by sophisticated token giveaway scams that masquerade as legitimate project announcements. Attackers exploit developers' public activity, mimicking maintainers, using authentic branding, and leveraging technical language to appear credible. The scams rely on urgency, hidden malicious...
Bitcoin Just Crossed Into Credit Markets — with Forced Selling Built In
Moody's has provisionally rated a $100 million taxable revenue bond, the Waverose Finance Project, that uses Bitcoin as pledged collateral. The bond is structured with 1.60× initial collateral coverage and a liquidation trigger at 1.40×, meaning a roughly 12.5% Bitcoin price...
Wirex and Utorg Partner to Bring Seamless Crypto-to-Card Spending to 2M+ Global Users
Wirex, a full‑stack crypto card issuer, has partnered with fintech platform Utorg to embed its Banking‑as‑a‑Service (BaaS) stack into Utorg’s ecosystem. The integration gives Utorg’s 2 million users in over 190 countries access to non‑custodial virtual and physical debit cards, EUR/USD...
Rakebit Upgrades Rewards Program to 50 Levels, Offers Full Rakeback on First $1,000 Wagered
Rakebit has overhauled its loyalty program, expanding from 20 to 50 tiers and introducing a 100% rakeback on the first nine levels for up to $1,000 in wagers. After this introductory window, players receive a permanent 10% base rakeback plus...
Binance Launches 13 New AI Agent Skills
Binance unveiled 13 new AI Agent Skills, extending the platform’s artificial‑intelligence layer to every major product line. The upgrade lets agents trade COIN‑M futures, options, and portfolio‑margin contracts, run institutional‑grade TWAP and POV algorithms, and manage fiat on‑ramps, P2P, and...
Germany and Italy Propose EU ‘Kill Switch’ for Global Stablecoins
Germany and Italy have tabled a joint proposal to give the EU a “kill switch” for foreign stablecoins that operate through multi‑issuer, cross‑border structures. The draft would require the European Banking Authority to ban any token whose home‑country regulatory regime...
Yellow Network Bypasses Centralised Exchanges to Solve Liquidity Fragmentation
Yellow Network co‑founder Alexis Sirkia launched the $YELLOW token on the company’s own infrastructure, sidestepping the traditional multi‑exchange token generation event. The platform introduces a Layer‑3 trustless clearing layer that uses state channels for off‑chain trading and on‑chain settlement, aiming...
What Crypto Still Lacks: Real Asset Management
The recent Bitcoin crash highlighted how quickly market conviction can turn into capitulation, exposing a deeper deficiency in crypto: the lack of institutional‑grade asset management. While infrastructure and liquidity have improved, persistent knowledge gaps and low trust keep retail investors...
DTCC to Launch Digital Assets Solutions Business
DTCC announced the launch of DTCC Digital Assets Solutions, a new business line dedicated to tokenizing DTC‑custodied securities after receiving regulatory clearance in December. The unit sits within the Clearing & Securities Services division and is headed by Tom Sullivan,...
Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Is Growing. Custody Governance Hasn’t Caught Up
Corporate Bitcoin adoption is moving beyond price volatility and regulatory debates toward a critical focus on custody governance. CFOs and treasury leaders are realizing that control of private keys, not merely where assets are stored, determines risk exposure. Traditional custodial...
Crypto Coin Minute for April 2nd, 2026 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
On April 2, 2026, major cryptocurrencies posted notable declines, with Bitcoin at $66,163.56 (‑3.46%), Ethereum at $2,028.97 (‑4.90%) and Solana slipping to $78.22 (‑6.19%). The broader market dip coincided with heightened volatility concerns highlighted in a recent Solana analysis. Meanwhile, education platform...
Midnight Network Goes Live as Privacy-Focused Blockchain Moves Into Mainnet Phase
Midnight, a privacy‑focused blockchain using zero‑knowledge cryptography, has entered its mainnet phase with a phased public rollout. The network’s hybrid ledger architecture separates public and private data, allowing sensitive financial and identity information to be processed without exposure. Founder Charles...
Iran Threatens Major US Companies in the Middle East Creating New Risk for Crypto
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that, starting April 1, it will target a list of U.S. multinationals operating in the Middle East, including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla, Boeing, JPMorgan, Oracle, Nvidia and others. Many of these firms form...
Crypto Market Maker CEOs Extradited From Singapore in FBI Wash Trading Sting
Federal prosecutors in California have charged ten foreign nationals from four crypto market‑making firms with orchestrating wash‑trading and pump‑and‑dump schemes that artificially inflated token prices. CEOs of Vortex and Contrarian were arrested in Singapore and extradited to Oakland, where they...
Solana Launches on Interactive Brokers Europe While AlphaPepe Surpasses 7,300 Holders in Q2 Surge
Interactive Brokers has launched regulated crypto‑asset trading for European retail investors, adding Solana to a roster of 11 cryptocurrencies available alongside stocks, options and futures. The move gives SOL, currently priced around $83 with a $40 billion market cap, direct access...
DEP57T Deepstitch: Turning Raw Blockchain Data Into Smart Crypto Profits
DEP57T Crypto Deepstitch introduces an AI‑powered blockchain model that stitches data across multiple networks into a unified, interoperable system. The platform promises high‑throughput, real‑time analytics and scalable transaction processing, aiming to reduce latency and improve security. It targets investors, developers,...
Galaxy Digital's Testnet Suffers Hack but No Client Funds or Information Were Compromised
Galaxy Digital disclosed an unauthorized intrusion into an isolated research‑and‑development testnet, resulting in a loss of less than $10,000. The breach was contained quickly, and the firm confirmed that no client funds or account information were accessed. Core trading platforms,...
EDX Becomes Latest Crypto Firm Seeking Banking Status
EDX Markets has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become a de novo national trust bank. The charter would limit the bank’s activities to custody, asset‑management and risk‑less principal trading while the exchange continues...
States Edging Into Crypto
SEC Chair Paul Atkins announced that four cryptocurrency asset categories are not securities, overturning former Chairman Gary Gensler’s broader stance. The SEC released a 68‑page interpretation of the Howey Test to support the new view. States are moving quickly: New Hampshire...
US Department of Treasury Requests Feedback on Stablecoin Legislation, the GENIUS Act
The U.S. Treasury has opened a notice‑and‑comment rulemaking to solicit feedback on implementing the GENIUS Act, which legalizes payment stablecoins. The agency proposes that issuers with up to $10 billion in outstanding stablecoins may be regulated at the state level if...
Crypto Long & Short: Governance Is the Real Layer 1
The article argues that blockchain governance, not just technology, is the true foundational layer for digital assets. Recent crises, such as the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank collapse that destabilized USDC, highlight how traditional finance failures can ripple into crypto, underscoring...
Cango Raises Capital as It Faces NYSE Delisting Risk with Shares Below $1
Cango (CANG) faces NYSE delisting after its shares traded below $1 for 30 consecutive days, triggering a six‑month cure period. To shore up its balance sheet, the bitcoin miner issued a $10 million convertible note with DL Holdings and closed a...
AI Crypto Trading Bots in 2026: Platform Comparison and Key Features
In 2026 AI-powered crypto trading bots have become mainstream tools for both novice and seasoned investors, automating trade execution and risk management. The article reviews seven platforms—BitsStrategy, Pionex, Cryptohopper, 3Commas, TradeSanta, HaasOnline and Quadency—highlighting each service’s core capabilities and target...
Token Voting Is Crypto’s Broken Incentive System
Crypto’s token‑voting model, once hailed as decentralized governance, is failing due to chronic low voter turnout, whale dominance, and absent economic incentives. A recent study of 50 DAOs shows a single large holder can sway 35% of outcomes, with four...
RWA “Perpification” Gains Momentum as Retail Traders Reshape Global Derivatives Markets
Blockchain‑based perpetual futures that track real‑world assets (RWAs) are experiencing rapid adoption, a trend DWF Labs labels “perpification.” Retail traders are the primary catalyst, using decentralized platforms to bet on commodities, equities and other traditional instruments without owning the underlying...
Ripple Adds Digital Asset Support to Treasury Management Platform
Ripple has upgraded its treasury management platform to embed digital‑asset capabilities, letting corporate finance teams hold, track, and manage cryptocurrencies alongside fiat in a single interface. The new Digital Asset Accounts and unified dashboard provide real‑time visibility across bank accounts,...
IAMTN Partners With Next Generation NGPES to Bring Stablecoins Into Mainstream Cross-Border Payments
The International Association of Money Transfer Networks (IAMTN) has entered a strategic partnership with Next Generation NGPES to embed stablecoins into mainstream cross‑border payment flows. The collaboration aims to create a compliant, interoperable framework that lets banks and payment providers...
Franklin Templeton Launches Crypto Division with 250 Digital Acquisition
Franklin Templeton is launching a dedicated cryptocurrency unit called Franklin Crypto, integrating the newly acquired 250 Digital team with its existing liquid crypto strategies previously managed by CoinFund. The division, led by former CoinFund executive Christopher Perkins, will focus on...
Finally. EToro Now Allows New York Residents to Trade Crypto
eToro has secured both a New York BitLicense and a Money Transmitter License, allowing the platform to offer cryptocurrency trading to New York residents for the first time. The approval follows a 2024 SEC settlement that forced the firm to pull most...
Cross River Bank Raises $50M To Accelerate AI And Crypto Expansion
Cross River Bank’s parent, CRB Group, secured a $50 million capital raise backed by existing investors and T. Rowe Price. The funds will accelerate the bank’s embedded‑finance platform, expanding AI‑driven operations, cryptocurrency infrastructure, and global market reach. Cross River aims to...
Introducing KeshPay: A New Crypto-to-Naira Solution for West Africa
Nigerian entrepreneur Ndulue Kenechukwu has launched KeshPay, a crypto‑to‑naira conversion platform aimed at streamlining digital‑asset transactions across West Africa. The service tackles persistent peer‑to‑peer trading issues by offering a controlled environment that speeds up exchanges and reduces dispute risk. In...
Bitcoin’s Crashes Are Shrinking, and Wall Street Is Starting to Notice
Bitcoin’s price corrections have shrunk to roughly 50% from previous 80‑90% drawdowns, signaling a maturing market. Analysts like Jason Fernandes and Fidelity’s Zack Wainwright attribute the compression to deeper liquidity and growing institutional participation. Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone, however, warns a “normal...