Chairman Mike Selig faces explosive new market duties with crypto and prediction markets, where he said "numerous investigations" have begun.
Crypto analyst Dan Gambardello is watching four altcoins right now. The setups forming across Ethereum, Cardano, SUI and DOG on Bitcoin are sitting at oversold levels he has not seen since previous cycle bottoms. “I’m not saying that the bottom is in. I don’t play that game anymore. I’ve done it and I’ve been wrong,” …
The Cardano founder argues BIP-361 is mislabeled as a soft fork and that its zero-knowledge recovery plan cannot rescue roughly 1.7 million pre-2013 bitcoin, including Satoshi's holdings.
Pi Network’s official account posted a pointed message this week aimed directly at how the crypto industry measures growth, and the argument is harder to dismiss than most project updates. The network says it has surpassed 18 million identity-verified users on its Mainnet. But the post was less about celebrating the number and more about …
Tokenized assets are moving from concept to portfolio allocation. Learn how compliance architecture and institutional movement are redefining risk and opportunity for advisors.
The $75,000-$76,000 range has proven to be stiff resistance as bitcoin attempts to claw back this year's losses.
The new regulations revealed by the Financial Conduct Authority include several technical traps which crypto software providers need to watch for to avoid sanctions
A new zero-knowledge-powered system enables shielded bitcoin transactions, reflecting a broader push across crypto to address the “privacy gap” keeping institutions off public blockchains.
Fifteen days ago, North Korean operatives drained $295 million from Drift Protocol in twelve minutes. Today, Drift published its first credible answer for affected users – and the company backing it is Tether. In a recovery update published April 16, Drift announced a collaboration with Tether and other partners to address the $295 million in …
Aave (AAVE), down 1.1% from Wednesday, was also an underperformer.
Bitcoin peaked at $126,198. It is now at $74,631. Anthony Scaramucci bought at $15. He is still buying, and he has a specific date for when things turn around. Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, has been one of Wall Street’s most visible Bitcoin advocates through the entire drawdown. In a recent SoFi …
The project, called DoubleZero Edge, offers a real-time feed of raw data from the Solana blockchain, giving traders faster access to information that can influence prices.
The money will be used by Drift to recover user funds after more than $270 million in clients assets were exploited this month, and will relaunch the protocol as a USDT-based perpetuals DEX on Solana.
As the crypto market shows a small recovery, talk of an altcoin rally is returning. As the early signs suggest, altcoins may be reversing their trend. Well-known crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe says current price action looks similar to early 2020, just before a major market rally began. Repeating Historical Pattern Hint Bullish Rally …
XRP took over crypto Twitter on Wednesday in a way that had nothing to do with a press release or a product launch. It started with two words posted by two different accounts and snowballed into one of the most engaged conversations the XRP community has seen in months. First, Solana’s official account posted a …
What you need to know for April 16, 2026
Despite a surge in short positioning, bitcoin has climbed toward $75,000, with past episodes of negative funding rates often aligning with local market bottoms.
Quantum computing threat has become the talk of the blockchain industry. Therefore, BitMEX Research has proposed a “Canary Fund” system in April 2026 as a direct counter to BIP-361’s controversial Bitcoin freeze plan. This news plan offers a proof-first, freeze-later approach that only locks vulnerable coins if a real quantum attack is actually seen on-chain. …
The numbers from Q1 2026 are alarming on their face – $450 million gone across 145 incidents, twelve in the two weeks following the Drift exploit alone. But the headline figures obscure the more important shift happening underneath them. Crypto’s security problem has moved. Code Is Getting Safer. Humans Are Not. Smart contract exploit losses …
Bitcoin is hovering near $75,000 as steady institutional demand meets a wall of supply, while the options market is biased toward downside hedges.
Token-based payments can be programmed with spending limits and which industries can use them, reducing audits and lowering transaction fees by removing intermediaries.
Morgan Stanley’s new MSBT fund has quickly attracted over $100 million by offering the market's lowest fees, sparking a fresh wave of competition from rivals like Goldman Sachs.
The couple argued according to hotel staff and were separated. Despite confirming Ashly Robinson died by suicide, police said they are still investigating her death.
The recent bloodbath in the Satoshi Streets may feel like a full-blown bear phase, but according to Fundstrat Tom Lee, the current situation is far from a traditional “crypto winter.” Instead, he describes it as a short-term reset driven by external factors rather than structural weakness. A Different Kind of Crypto Downturn Lee points out …
The pitch is global scale for the yuan, but capital controls, offshore limits and convertibility gaps still stand in the way
This week, Japan launched XRP payments for 44 million Rakuten users, proved XRP settles 60% cheaper than SWIFT in live bank pilots, and completed a regulated blockchain token platform. Now the person who built the Ripple-SBI partnership just raised $100 million to go further. Emi Yoshikawa, former VP of Strategy and Operations at Ripple, has …
A libertarian think tank argues that treating bitcoin as a capital asset for tax purposes makes everyday payments impractical due to the complex reporting requirements.
Analysts at the bank say negotiations for the CLARITY Act are reaching a final breakthrough as lawmakers resolve long-standing disputes over stablecoin rewards and agency oversight.
XRP, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of about $86.89 billion, has jumped 4% today. The token, which was recently struggling for nearly four straight weeks, is now trading near $1.41. At the same time, trading activity has picked up, with volume rising to $3.1 billion, a 21% increase. This sudden move has now …
Macro-driven ETF inflows have lifted prices, but CryptoQuant data signals large holders are positioning to sell near a key breakeven zone