Sam Bankman-Fried's Bankrupt Exchange FTX Set to Repay Creditors $2.2 Billion This Month
The FTX Recovery Trust announced a $2.2 billion distribution to creditors on March 31, marking its fourth payout under the Chapter 11 plan. The payment covers both “Convenience” and “Non‑Convenience” claim classes, with funds transferred through BitGo, Kraken or Payoneer within 1‑3 business days. Recovery rates rose, with Class 5A Dotcom reaching 96% and U.S. customer Class 5B achieving full 100% repayment, while other classes also hit 100% or higher. Preferred equity holders are slated for their first cash distribution on May 29 after completing KYC and tax verification.
The Era of Cheap Money Is over as the Iran War Creates a Permanent 'Inflation Floor'
The Iran war has created a lasting inflation floor, signaling the end of the post‑2008 era of cheap money. Persistent oil price spikes and supply disruptions are forcing nations to prioritize energy security over cost efficiency. Central banks, which previously...
Crypto Long & Short: When Price Stops Working, Yield Starts Mattering
Crypto markets are transitioning from price‑driven bets to yield‑focused strategies as Bitcoin sits 50% below its peak and speculative pressure eases. Staking returns—2.5‑4% for ETH and 6‑8% for SOL—are attracting institutional capital, spurring the launch of nearly twenty staking‑linked ETFs...
The Protocol: Ethereum Community Debates Foundation’s New Mandate Document
The Ethereum Foundation released a 38‑page mandate that redefines its role as a neutral steward of the Ethereum ecosystem, emphasizing decentralisation and public‑goods support. The document arrived as the network matures and institutional interest grows, prompting a sharp split on...
Institutions Had ‘Diamond Hands’ During Bitcoin's 50% Plunge, Bitwise's Matt Hougan Says
Institutional investors have shown remarkable resilience in bitcoin, holding positions despite a 50% price plunge. ETF data reveals roughly $60 billion of net inflows since the funds launched in January 2024, with less than $10 billion exiting after the decline. Bitwise CIO Matt...
Bitcoin Eyes $75,000, Nearing 25% Bounce From February Bottom
Bitcoin surged past $74,000, reaching $74,500 and marking a near‑25% rebound from its February low of $60,000. The rally lifted altcoins such as Ether, Solana and Cardano, each gaining over 7%, and sparked gains in crypto‑related equities like Circle, MicroStrategy...
Bitmine Buys 60,999 Ether as Tom Lee Touts Crypto Strength Amid Iran War
Bitmine Immersion Technologies purchased 60,999 ether, valued at roughly $140 million, pushing its total ETH holdings to about 4.6 million tokens worth over $10 billion. The firm maintains $1.2 billion in cash while staking 3.04 million ETH, which currently generates $180 million in annualized revenue and...
U.S., UK, Canada Start Operation Atlantic to Disrupt Crypto Approval-Phishing Scams
Operation Atlantic, a joint U.S., U.K. and Canadian initiative, was launched to dismantle crypto approval‑phishing scams that trick users into granting wallet permissions. These schemes helped generate $14 billion in on‑chain fraud in 2025, with projections near $17 billion for 2026. The...
Metaplanet Raises $255 Million to Accelerate Bitcoin Accumulation
Japanese bitcoin‑treasury firm Metaplanet secured 40.8 billion yen ($255 million) through a premium‑priced share placement, complemented by warrants that could raise an additional 44.5 billion yen, bringing total potential capital to $531 million. The financing introduces a novel mNAV‑linked moving‑strike warrant structure while suspending...
AI Agents Are Quietly Rewriting Prediction Market Trading
AI agents are reshaping prediction‑market trading as Valory's Olas protocol powers autonomous bots like Polystrat on Polymarket. The agent, launched in February 2026, has executed over 4,200 trades and posted single‑trade returns up to 376%. Across the sector, total notional...
Crypto Broker Bitpanda Bets on Banks and Tokenization to Expand Globally Ahead of IPO Plans
Bitpanda, the Vienna‑based crypto broker, reported €371 million in adjusted revenue for 2025, a 16% increase, and grew its user base to 7.4 million. The firm is preparing a Frankfurt IPO in early 2026, targeting a €4‑5 billion valuation. To fuel global expansion,...
Hoskinson Might Be Wrong About the Future of Decentralized Compute
At Consensus Hong Kong, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson defended the use of hyperscalers, arguing that multi‑party computation (MPC) and confidential computing neutralize centralization risks. The article counters that these cryptographic tools merely shift the trust surface and still depend on...
Court Closes Custodia Fight with Federal Reserve Just as Fed Opens Master-Account Door
A federal appeals court rejected Custodia Bank’s final appeal, ending its legal fight over the Federal Reserve’s authority to grant master accounts. The decision arrives as the Fed’s Kansas City branch granted Kraken a limited master‑account‑like facility, marking the first...
One Mysterious Investor Made $2.5 Million Profit in Hours by Betting Big on the Latest Trump Gala News
A dormant crypto whale reactivated a $7 million position in the Trump‑linked memecoin TRUMP, buying roughly 2.2 million tokens after a new Mar‑a‑Lago gala was announced. The purchase sparked a 60 % price surge, lifting the token from a $2.71 low to about...
MoonPay Introduces Ledger-Secured AI Crypto Agents to Address Wallet Key Risks
MoonPay has integrated Ledger hardware‑wallet signing into its MoonPay Agents, a command‑line interface that powers AI‑driven crypto trading bots. The addition requires users to approve every AI‑generated transaction on a Ledger device, keeping private keys isolated from the software agent....
Lido Launches Stablecoin Yield Product to Expand Beyond Ether
Lido, the leading Ethereum liquid‑staking protocol, unveiled EarnUSD, a new stablecoin yield vault that accepts USDC and USDT. The product joins the existing EarnETH vault, creating a two‑vault system that automatically routes deposits across multiple DeFi strategies. By automating allocation...
Crypto for Advisors: Crypto Accounting; Comparing the US and Europe
Crypto accounting remains unsettled as digital assets defy traditional GAAP and IFRS categories, creating valuation and disclosure uncertainty for funds in both the US and EU. The EU is advancing harmonized reporting through the phased rollout of MiCA, while the...
Avalanche’s Business Chief Says Crypto Must Grow up and Solve Real Problems
Avalanche’s chief business officer John Nahas announced that the platform is repositioning itself as an enterprise infrastructure rather than a speculative crypto product. The network’s rebranded "Avalanche L1s" (formerly subnets) let companies launch sovereign blockchains with custom validators, fees, and...
DeFi Lending Platform Aave Sees a Rare $27 Million Liquidations After a Price Glitch
Over the past 24 hours, Aave experienced approximately $27 million in liquidations, which analysts link to a temporary pricing error for wstETH in the platform’s CAPO risk‑oracle. The oracle’s stale parameters caused wstETH to be valued about 2.85 % lower than market...
Investment Firm Multicoin Bets 'Internet Labor Markets' Will Drive Crypto’s Next Wave of Adoption
Multicoin Capital is championing Internet Labor Markets (ILMs), where users earn crypto by completing verifiable tasks rather than buying tokens. The model is gaining traction in the Solana ecosystem, extending earlier DePIN projects into active human labor such as data...
Senators Try to Unlock Stalled Crypto Clarity Act with Compromise on Stablecoin Yield
Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Thom Tillis are negotiating a compromise on stablecoin reward provisions to revive the stalled Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The compromise would allow limited, transaction‑based rewards while preserving guardrails to prevent deposit flight, addressing bankers’ concerns...
Circle Could Rally 60% More on Stablecoin Adoption, AI Agentic Finance, Bernstein Says
Bernstein analysts project Circle’s stock could rise 60% to $190, citing robust USDC adoption independent of crypto cycles. USDC supply rebounded to just under $78 billion and stablecoin transaction volumes surged 90% year‑over‑year, driven by growing payments use. Visa now supports...
Why Crypto's Privacy Problem Is a Total Dealbreaker for Mainstream Users
The article argues that lack of privacy on public blockchains is a fundamental barrier to mass adoption. While transparency aids auditability, it also exposes personal and corporate transaction data, deterring consumers and institutions. Emerging solutions such as permissioned networks and...
Bitcoin Could Be the Big Winner if the U.S.-Iran Conflict Drags on for Months
Bitcoin could emerge as the biggest beneficiary if a U.S.–Iran war extends for months, according to macro strategist Mark Connors. He argues that heightened government spending, a rapidly expanding debt load—rising about 14% annually since mid‑2025—and a push toward lower...
Global Insurance Broker Aon Tests Stablecoin Payments with Coinbase, Paxos
Aon, one of the world’s largest insurance brokers, completed a proof‑of‑concept using stablecoins to settle premium payments. The firm partnered with Coinbase and Paxos to move USDC on Ethereum and PayPal USD on Solana, marking the first known stablecoin settlement...
Stock Market Volatility Hits One-Year High, Possibly Marking Bitcoin Bottom
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) surged above 35, its highest level in nearly a year, as oil price spikes stoked panic across equity markets. In contrast, Bitcoin rose roughly 5% in 24 hours, trading above $69,000, diverging from the broader...
Crypto Doesn’t Belong in AI Portfolio as It’s ‘a Different Animal,’ Says Tech Investor and Former Snap Exec
Former Snap strategy chief Imran Khan argues that cryptocurrency does not belong in his AI‑focused investment thesis, labeling crypto a "different animal." While Proem Asset Management holds modest crypto positions in Coinbase, Robinhood, a bitcoin miner and the iShares Bitcoin...
Bithumb Faces Proposed 6-Month Partial Ban over South Korea AML Breaches
South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit has issued Bithumb a preliminary notice that could impose a six‑month partial suspension, limiting virtual‑asset transfers for newly registered users. The regulator cited repeated AML breaches, including transactions with unregistered overseas firms and inadequate KYC...
Bitcoin Is Still a Great Way to Diversify Portfolio Even if It Trades Like a Tech Stock, Analyst Says
Bitcoin’s price has begun moving in tandem with U.S. equities, pushing its 90‑day correlation with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 to roughly 0.5. NYDIG research head Greg Cipolaro notes that this level means only about a quarter of Bitcoin’s price swings...
Tokenized Assets Exceed $25 Billion After Nearly Quadrupling in a Year
Tokenized real‑world assets have surpassed $25 billion in on‑chain value, nearly quadrupling from $6.4 billion a year earlier. Growth is led by U.S. Treasuries, private credit and commodities, with major managers such as BlackRock, Fidelity and WisdomTree launching tokenized funds. The number...
Canton’s Yuval Rooz Says Smart Contract Blockchains Face a Reckoning over Value Gap
Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset and co‑founder of the Canton Network, warned that most smart‑contract blockchains are over‑valued because they generate little real‑world financial throughput. He argues that token designs copied from Bitcoin reward validators without tying value to...
Latin America’s Crypto User Growth Outpaced U.S. by 3x in 2025, Report Shows
Latin America’s crypto market surged to $730 billion in transaction volume in 2025, a 60% year‑over‑year rise and roughly 10% of global activity. Monthly active crypto‑app users grew 18% YoY, outpacing the United States by a factor of three. Brazil led...
Bitcoin Purist Jack Dorsey Says that His Firm Is Reluctantly Giving in to Stablecoin Craze
Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the company will support stablecoins, marking a pragmatic shift from its long‑standing Bitcoin‑only stance. Dorsey emphasized that the change reflects customer demand rather than a personal belief transformation. Block currently holds about 8,888 BTC...
Bitcoin Slips Below $68,000 as Dollar Posts Steepest Weekly Gain in a Year
Bitcoin slipped below $68,000 on Saturday, dropping 3.4% in the last 24 hours after a mid‑week rally to $74,000. The decline mirrors a pattern of late‑week selling as the U.S. dollar posted its steepest weekly gain in a year, driven...
Dubai Crypto Regulator Says KuCoin Exchange Is Operating without Proper License and Must Stop
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has ordered cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin to cease operations in the emirate, citing the absence of a required local licence. VARA also warned that any promotion or solicitation of KuCoin’s services violates its regulations and...
Vancouver Mayor's Bitcoin Investment Proposal Blocked by City, Provincial Law
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s proposal to allocate city reserve funds into bitcoin was rejected after staff concluded the investment violates the Vancouver Charter and British Columbia’s Municipal Finance Authority Act. The charter restricts municipal assets to government securities, bonds, and...
Almost Nobody Is Talking About Altseason Anymore. That May Be Bullish
Retail discussion of “altseason” has plunged to its lowest level in at least two years, according to Santiment’s social volume tracker. Historically, such silence has coincided with the end of price tops and the start of altcoin rallies, while major...
XRP Drops 3% After Failing to Break $1.45 Resistance
XRP slipped 3.3% to $1.4108 after another failed attempt to clear the $1.43‑$1.45 resistance zone. Trading volume surged 74% above its average, confirming that sellers dominate the short‑term trend. The $1.40 level now serves as a pivotal support, with a...
OKX Is Building a Social Network Directly Into Its Trading App After Massive $25 Billion Valuation
Crypto exchange OKX, freshly valued at $25 billion after a strategic investment from Intercontinental Exchange, is embedding a native social network called Orbit into its trading app. The feature lets users post market commentary, livestream discussions, and share verified performance metrics...
SEC, Justin Sun Reach Settlement over Tron Lawsuit
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with Rainberry Inc., the company behind the Tron network, imposing a $10 million civil penalty and a ban on future securities violations. All remaining claims against Justin Sun, the Tron Foundation, and...
Short Seller Culper Bets Against Ether, Tom Lee's BitMine Citing 'Death Spiral' Risk
Culper Research has turned bearish on ether after the December 2025 Fusaka upgrade flooded the network with excess blockspace, driving transaction fees down by roughly 90%. Lower fees cut validator earnings, threatening staking yields and potentially weakening network security. The...
How This Week's Rout in Korean Stocks Might Have Triggered Crypto's Surge Higher
South Korea’s Kospi plunged roughly 20% over two sessions, ending a ten‑month rally that had lifted the index nearly 180% on AI‑linked stocks. The sharp equity correction coincided with a modest resurgence in domestic crypto trading, as retail investors reallocated...
Crypto's New Run 'Has Legs' Says Analyst Citing Trump's Press on Policy, Institutional Adoption
Clear Street analyst Owen Lau argues that crypto’s recent 44% drawdown may be ending, signaling an inflection point for the market. Bitcoin has rallied about 11% this week, closing in on the $75,000 resistance level. Positive regulatory cues—including President Trump’s...
CEO of Crypto Investment Firm Keyrock Says Bitcoin Is Undervalued, Entering ‘Transition Year’
Keyrock CEO Kevin de Patoul says Bitcoin, trading around $73,000, is undervalued and that 2026 marks a structural "transition year" rather than a breakout cycle. He points to regulatory progress and growing institutional on‑chain activity as catalysts that have not yet...
Brian Armstrong Met with Trump Before the President Slammed Banks over Crypto Bill
U.S. President Donald Trump met privately with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shortly before Trump posted a criticism of banks on Truth Social, accusing them of undermining the GENIUS Act. In the post, Trump urged rapid passage of a market‑structure bill...
Crypto Campaign PAC Fairshake Marks First Wins in 2026 U.S. Congressional Primaries
Fairshake, the crypto industry’s super PAC, is celebrating early victories in the 2026 congressional primaries, backing several pro‑crypto Republicans in Texas and incumbents in Arkansas and North Carolina. Jessica Steinmann won Texas’ 8th District with nearly 70% after receiving over...
Institutional Investors May Be Buying the Dip as Traders Pour $1.7 Billion Into Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Institutional investors are adding roughly $1.7 billion to U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs since Feb. 24, reversing months of $9 billion outflows. The inflows suggest a dip‑buying mindset and belief that Bitcoin has found a short‑term floor. Unlike earlier basis‑trade strategies, the new capital...
Crypto Long & Short: Why Bitcoin's Quantum Fears Will Pass Just Like the Climate Panic
Bitcoin’s price dip has reignited fears that quantum computing could break its cryptography, echoing the climate‑risk panic that once threatened the asset’s reputation. The article notes that, as with the 2021 energy debate, the crypto sector is now publishing hard...
International Finance Watchdog Warns Stablecoins Are Increasingly Used in Sanctions Evasion and Money Laundering
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released a 42‑page report warning that stablecoins have become the most frequently used virtual asset in illicit transactions, including sanctions evasion by Iran and North Korea. It cited data showing stablecoins accounted for 84%...
AI Agents Will Be Primary Users of Blockchain, NEAR Co-Founder Says
NEAR co‑founder Illia Polosukhin says artificial‑intelligence agents will become the primary users of blockchain, positioning AI as the front‑end interface and the ledger as the back‑end. He argues that wallets, explorers and transaction hashes will be abstracted away, letting AI...
