UR and Ant Group’s TopNod Partner to Bring Onchain Assets to Everyday Spending
UR, a composable infrastructure provider, has teamed with TopNod, Ant Group’s non‑custodial wallet, to issue a co‑branded Mastercard. The card, supervised by Switzerland’s FINMA and issued by SR Saphirstein AG, lets users convert and spend over 20 digital assets directly from the TopNod app. Features include zero‑fee 1:1 USDC‑to‑USD swaps and on‑chain yield conversion into major fiat currencies. The partnership preserves self‑custody by settling transactions through smart contracts, aiming to scale compliant crypto spending.
US President Trump Faces Renewed Backlash as Trump-Linked Tokens Crash
President Donald Trump’s crypto initiatives are under fire as the official TRUMP memecoin slumped to an all‑time low of $2.86, a 90% drop from its $73 peak. The WLFI governance token, tied to a DeFi platform co‑founded by his sons,...
Musk’s SpaceX Holds $603 Million in Bitcoin Despite $5 Billion Loss Stemming From xAI
SpaceX reported a near $5 billion loss for 2025 after the costly integration of Elon Musk’s AI venture xAI, even as revenue rose to $18.5 billion. Despite the downturn, the company’s treasury still holds 8,285 BTC—about $603 million—safely stored in Coinbase Prime. The Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Signals Potential Seller Exhaustion as Realized Losses Decline
On‑chain data shows Bitcoin’s realized losses have dropped to about $400 million per day, down from a $2 billion peak, while the profit‑to‑loss ratio climbed to 1.4. Spot markets are moving from aggressive selling toward net buying, and the price has steadied...
The Crypto Honeymoon Is over for Now as Analysts Warn of a Major First-Quarter Profit Squeeze
Wall Street analysts have cut forecasts for Coinbase and other crypto exchanges as trading volumes and token prices plunge to their weakest levels since late 2023. Barclays downgraded Coinbase and now expects adjusted EBITDA about 24% below prior Street estimates, while...
Bitcoin, Broader Market Flat as U.S.-Iran Negotiations Begin
Bitcoin slipped below $73,000, down about 0.6% in the last 24 hours as high‑level U.S. and Iranian officials began talks in Islamabad. The broader crypto market remained largely flat, with the CoinDesk 20 index up 0.12% and Ethereum gaining 0.1%....
Iran War Oil-Price Shock Revives Inflation Trade and a New Stablecoin Play
The Iran‑related oil shock has pushed U.S. inflation up 0.9% in March, reigniting investor interest in inflation hedges. Michael Ashton’s USDi stablecoin aims to fill a gap in crypto by tracking the CPI rather than a fixed dollar, preserving purchasing...
Crypto Perpetuals Predict the Direction of Wall Street’s Monday Open with 89% Accuracy, Data Shows
Crypto perpetual futures tied to traditional assets now predict the direction of Monday’s opening price in conventional futures with 89% accuracy, according to Binance Research. Over half (57%) of the expected price move is already reflected in these crypto markets...
Bitmine Immersion Q2 Preview: Ethereum Thesis Facing Important Report Card
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has transformed from a modest Bitcoin miner into the world’s largest Ethereum treasury, targeting a 5% quarterly ETH accumulation. The company’s Q2 2026 earnings hinge on whether MAVAN staking income is recognized as operating revenue, a factor...
Over 20,000 Crypto Fraud Victims Identified in International Crackdown
Operation Atlantic, a joint effort by the U.K. National Crime Agency, U.S. Secret Service, Ontario police and private partners, identified more than 20,000 cryptocurrency‑fraud victims across Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Investigators froze over $12 million in suspected...
Crypto Clarity Bill Has 30% Chance of Passing This Year, Wintermute’s Hammond Says
Wintermute policy chief Ron Hammond estimates a 30% chance the Crypto Clarity Act will pass in 2026, citing bank opposition over stable‑coin yield, shifting timelines, and broader political friction. A recent Punchbowl survey of lobbyists placed odds at 26%, while...
How Institutions Made Bitcoin a Weekday Market so Retail Takes on All the Weekend Risk
Spot Bitcoin ETFs launched in January 2024 have drawn institutional capital, concentrating trading during U.S. weekdays. Kaiko data shows weekday volume now accounts for about 47% of total Bitcoin trading, roughly twice the weekend level, creating a two‑tier market. Order‑book...
Binance Launches Pre-IPO Token Trading Ahead of Tech Supercycle
Binance has added pre‑IPO token trading to its Web3 Wallet, listing five tokenized assets through a partnership with PreStocks. The tokens are backed 1:1 by special‑purpose‑vehicle exposure to companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic, but they confer no voting,...
Paying Iran in Crypto Could Put Shippers at Sanctions Risk: Chainalysis
Shipping companies that consider paying Iran’s transit fees with cryptocurrency face heightened sanctions exposure, according to Chainalysis senior analyst Kaitlin Martin. Under U.S. and international sanctions, any crypto payment to the Iranian regime could be deemed material support, risking violations....
The Bitcoin Market Is Splitting in Two. Here's Who Is Buying and Selling Amid the War
Six weeks of conflict have split the bitcoin market into two camps: a handful of mandated buyers that keep accumulating and a broad group of discretionary sellers exiting positions. Strategy, U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs and Bitmine Immersion Technologies together account...
Coinbase Says AI Agents Are the Future Of Crypto. So Which Cryptocurrencies Should You Be Buying?
Coinbase is echoing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s claim that AI agents will reshape crypto, spotlighting three tokens it believes stand to gain. Bittensor (TAO) serves as a Layer‑1 platform for decentralized AI models and is up about 45% year‑to‑date with...
Bitcoin Climbs to $73K After Rangebound Move, Softer CPI Data Supports Upside
Bitcoin hovered near $73,000 on April 11, buoyed by softer‑than‑expected core CPI data that eased liquidity pressures. Ethereum traded around $2,250, outpacing many peers as on‑chain activity signaled early accumulation. The broader crypto market cap rose to $2.46 trillion, with Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Hits $73,000 on Middle East Geopolitical Relief and $350M ETF Inflow
Bitcoin surged toward $73,000 on Saturday as institutional appetite rebounded and a sharp risk‑on shift lifted markets. Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a net $358 million inflow this week, driven by BlackRock’s IBIT and the new Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, which together...
Bitwise Edges Closer to Hyperliquid ETF Launch with Second Amended Filing
Bitwise Asset Management filed a second amendment with the SEC for its spot Hyperliquid ETF, adding the ticker BHYP and setting a 0.67% management fee. The filing signals an imminent launch, as the HYPE token has surged roughly 200% over...
Tokenovate Founder Claims IMF Warning on Tokenization Fails to Identify Where Risk Actually Exists
The International Monetary Fund released a report warning that tokenization could accelerate market stress by eliminating the settlement‑delay buffer that currently slows trades. Tokenovate founder Richard Baker counters that the real risk lies in fragmented, manual post‑trade systems, not in...
Binance Joins Crypto Rivals in Race to Launch Prediction Markets
Binance announced a partnership with Predict.fun to embed fee‑free prediction markets directly into its app, allowing users to wager on real‑world events using Spot and Funding balances. The one‑click interface eliminates complex onboarding, positioning the service as a low‑friction entry...
SEC Warns vs Unregistered Schemes, Crypto Platforms
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an advisory warning the public about the unregistered investment scheme “Ecocapsule,” which offered unusually high hourly and daily returns. The scheme’s mini plan promised up to ₱1,212.08 per hour (about $22) over...
Fintech Industry Professional Shares Insights on Polgyon Labs’ Move Into Stablecoins
Polygon Labs announced plans to raise up to $100 million to launch a dedicated stablecoin payments arm, signaling a strategic shift from pure trading utilities to core payment infrastructure. Artur Firstov, CBO of Mercuryo, highlighted that 2026 will be the year...
Bank of France Pushes EU to Rein in Non-Euro-Backed Stablecoins
The Bank of France is urging the EU to tighten the Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA) to curb the use of stablecoins that are not backed by the euro. It wants restrictions on everyday payments, stricter rules on multi‑issuance, and...
US Treasury to Offer Free Cybersecurity Intelligence to Crypto Firms
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection announced a new initiative that will provide cryptocurrency firms with free access to the same cyber threat intelligence shared with traditional banks. Eligible digital‑asset companies and industry groups must meet...
Securitize Appoints Former SEC Official as President
Securitize has appointed former SEC Markets and Trading Director Brett Redfearn as its president and board member, bolstering the firm’s regulatory credentials ahead of a planned public listing. The tokenization fintech is pursuing a SPAC merger that values the company...
Scroll Users Paid $50K in Excess Fees After Team Cranked L1 Fees by 1,280x
Ethereum L2 Scroll inadvertently overcharged users after its team manually raised two L1 data fee multipliers 1,280 times over six days. The change turned a baseline cost of roughly $280 for 139,000 transactions into more than $50,000 in excess fees,...
NYT’s Search for Bitcoin’s Creator
The New York Times tech show "Hard Fork" highlighted an HBO documentary that claims to have finally uncovered the true identity of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The film suggests a specific individual is behind the 2008 whitepaper that sparked...
Global Crypto Scam Disrupted, $12 Million Recovered in Operation Atlantic
Law enforcement agencies from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada dismantled a trans‑national cryptocurrency “pig‑butchering” scam in a week‑long effort dubbed Operation Atlantic. The operation froze $12 million and returned it to more than 3,000 victims, while identifying over 20,000...
Bitcoin Surges Past $73,000 as Hot CPI Meets Fragile Ceasefire
Bitcoin surged past $73,000 on April 9, climbing 1.8% in 24 hours and 9.4% over the week as traders digested a hotter‑than‑expected headline CPI but a modest core reading. The rally was buoyed by a fragile U.S.–Iran ceasefire and easing oil prices,...
Shiba Inu Price Prediction: Pepeto Tops $8.8M as SHIB and HBAR Wait for a Catalyst
Bitcoin surged past $72,700 after a two‑week Iran cease‑fire, driving oil down 10% and triggering roughly $600 million in crypto short liquidations. In the same market swing, the new exchange platform Pepeto closed a presale exceeding $8.8 million, promising zero‑fee swaps, a...
Why Banks Like Tokenized Deposits
American Banker’s analysis shows tokenized deposits are gaining traction faster than stablecoins among U.S. banks. Nineteen of the 50 largest banks are developing tokenized‑deposit strategies, compared with 15 pursuing stablecoins, and four banks already offer deposit tokens versus one stablecoin...
Visa Direct Integration Lets OwlTing Users Fund USDC Straight From a Debit Card
Visa Direct is now integrated into OwlTing’s OwlPay platform, enabling U.S. debit cardholders to fund USDC instantly without a separate exchange. The live feature appears in OwlPay Harbor and the consumer‑focused OwlPay Wallet Pro, with plans to extend to the...
Trump’s World Liberty Financial Borrows $75M Against Illiquid WLFI Tokens with 16B Token Dump Incoming
World Liberty Financial, the Trump‑linked DeFi project, is preparing to unlock over 16 billion WLFI tokens—worth roughly $1.28 billion—after a two‑year lock‑up. The move coincides with the protocol’s $75 million stablecoin loan secured by illiquid WLFI collateral on Dolomite, where its position consumes...
Could the Best Crypto to Buy in April 2026 Be a Presale While XRP and TRX Chase Small Gains
CME Group announced regulated SUI futures launching on May 4, underscoring growing institutional infrastructure for digital assets. The news lifted SUI 7.6% and highlighted broader market moves such as Securitize’s tokenization partnership with Nasdaq‑listed Currenc Group. Amid this backdrop, the article...
The Crypto News Today That Proves This Market Will Never Die as BTC Holds $72,900 and Pepeto Fills
Stablecoin transaction volumes are projected to hit $719 trillion by 2035, dwarfing traditional payment networks. Bitcoin remains above $72,900 after a cease‑fire rally, with $75,000 as the next resistance level. Pepeto has raised roughly $8.8 million, offers zero‑fee swaps and 185% APY...
Price Predictions 4/10: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA, BCH, LINK
Bitcoin is hovering around $72,500, with bulls targeting a $76,000 breakout while bears defend the level. Spot BTC ETFs recorded a weekly net inflow of $576.5 million, but the on‑chain data suggests Bitcoin must clear the $78,000 True Market Mean and...
GraphAlgo Scam: Lazarus Hackers Register Real US LLCs to Spread Malware
Cybersecurity firm ReversingLabs uncovered that North Korea‑linked Lazarus Group launched the GraphAlgo campaign by registering a bona‑fide Florida LLC, Blocmerce, to lend credibility to fake job offers targeting blockchain developers. The group now embeds malicious Remote Access Trojans in GitHub...
Velora DAO Votes to Wind Down, Hand Operations to Laita Labs
Velora DAO voted to wind down, moving its treasury and operations to Laita Labs. The PIP‑77 proposal passed with 65.8% support, transferring the $415k treasury and ending the DAO’s fee routing and staking program. VLR token will become governance‑only, with...
Crypto Treasury Firms Deserve Closer Attention and These Four Are Buying Opportunities, Says TD Cowen
TD Cowen has initiated coverage on four publicly traded crypto‑treasury firms—Strive, Nakamoto Holdings, The Smarter Web Company and SharpLink—assigning each a buy rating. These companies buy and hold bitcoin or ether on behalf of shareholders, growing crypto holdings per share and...
Star Xu Calls CZ a ‘Liar’ as Founders of World’s Largest Crypto Exchanges Argue over Past Allegations
The long‑running feud between OKX founder Star Xu and Binance chief Changpeng Zhao resurfaced after the release of Zhao’s memoir, prompting Xu to label Zhao a “habitual liar.” Xu revived a 2015 contract dispute from Zhao’s brief stint at OKCoin, sharing a...
An Econometric Investigation on the Stability of Stablecoins: Are These Coins Stable or Is Their Stability Just a Flip of...
A new econometric study probes the volatility of U.S.-dollar‑backed stablecoins, using multilevel models such as GARCH and SVAR to assess reactions to macro‑financial shocks. The analysis finds USD Coin and TrueUSD highly sensitive to monetary policy changes and market turbulence, while...
The Magic Word for Digital Assets Adoption and Success: Choice
The column argues that the digital‑asset ecosystem will only thrive if market participants are given genuine choice—across blockchain networks, tokenized asset classes, custody models, and wallet providers. Fragmented chains risk locking assets and stifling liquidity, so interoperability and a "network...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Backs Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's CLARITY Act Push
Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong publicly endorsed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s push for the CLARITY Act on April 10, 2026. The legislation seeks to create a unified regulatory framework for digital assets across U.S. financial regulators. Armstrong’s backing adds a...
TAO Tanks 20% as Major Subnet Developer Accuses Bittensor Founder of 'Decentralization Theatre'
The TAO token, Bittensor’s native cryptocurrency, plunged about 25% on April 10, sliding from roughly $338 to $253 and erasing close to $900 million in market value. The drop followed Covenant AI founder Sam Dare’s announcement that his project was exiting the...
MoonPay Partners with WalletConnect and Ingenico for Stablecoin Retail Payments
MoonPay announced a partnership with WalletConnect and payment‑terminal provider Ingenico to bring stablecoin payments to physical retail locations worldwide. The collaboration uses MoonPay’s Virtual Accounts to instantly convert stablecoins into fiat at the point of sale, enabling merchants to accept...
Optimism Enables Agents, DApps to Request Wallet Execution Permissions on OP Mainnet
Optimism announced that agents and decentralized applications on OP Mainnet can now request wallet execution permissions using the ERC‑7715 standard. MetaMask has added native support, allowing builders to embed permission requests directly in their interfaces. The feature introduces granular, permission‑based...
Securitize Integrates with TRON Network to Expand Tokenized Asset Offerings
Securitize announced integration with the TRON blockchain on April 10, allowing its tokenized securities to be issued and managed on one of the world’s highest‑throughput networks. The move expands Securitize’s multichain strategy, giving institutional‑grade assets access to TRON’s fast, low‑cost infrastructure...
Bank of France Calls for Tougher MiCA Limits on Stablecoin Payments
French officials are tightening crypto oversight as Bank of France Deputy Governor Denis Beau urged the EU to impose stricter limits on non‑euro stablecoins under the MiCA framework. At the same time, France’s National Assembly approved a provision requiring annual...
Bitcoin Analysis Sees $55K BTC Price 'Iron Bottom' By December 2026
CryptoQuant’s on‑chain analytics platform projects Bitcoin will find an "iron bottom" around $55,000 in the second half of 2026, based on the market‑value‑to‑realized‑value (MVRV) Z‑score falling below zero. The firm cites three on‑chain indicators, with the MVRV Z‑score historically marking...