While BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF currently reigns as the liquidity king of crypto, Morgan Stanley’s MSBT will leverage a market-low 0.14% fee and $7 trillion wealth management engine to possibly challenge that dominance.
Iran plans to collect cryptocurrency and other digital payments as transit fees from fully loaded oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, said the report.
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) joined Internet Computer (ICP) as a top performer, climbing 8.9% from Tuesday.
White House economists have pushed back against claims that stablecoin rewards could damage the traditional banking system. A new report from the Council of Economic Advisers says banning stablecoin yields would have only a minimal impact on bank lending, suggesting fears from banking groups may be overstated. Stablecoin Rewards Unlikely to Drain Bank Deposits According …
Researchers are advancing post-quantum protections even as current hardware remains far from breaking crypto systems
After more than 15 years and countless investigations, the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains unknown. Now the New York Times thinks it has the answer, and the man they are pointing at is British cryptographer Adam Back. Well, Adam Back has publicly denied claims saying he is not Satoshi and that similarities in early research …
While BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF currently reigns as the liquidity king of crypto, Morgan Stanley’s MSBT will leverage a market-low 0.14% fee and $7 trillion wealth management engine to possibly challenge that dominance.
The long-stalled push to define how the U.S. regulates crypto markets is moving back into focus, with lawmakers hinting that behind-the-scenes coordination between the House and Senate is still very much alive. In a conversation with journalist Eleanor Terrett, House Financial Services Chairman French Hill struck a pragmatic tone on the outlook for the “Clarity” …
A ton of BTC was recently traded below $70,000 in a sign of strong dip demand.
Every crypto cycle has its moment of wild predictions. For XRP, that moment seems to be back. This time, the number doing the rounds isn’t $5 or even $100. It’s $1,700, and according to some corners of the internet, it could happen in just three months. “There’s No Scenario For This” Not everyone is convinced. …
Cardano is stepping into a transition phase as its development arm, Input Output Global (IOG), reshapes its roadmap. The network is moving away from multiple parallel initiatives and concentrating efforts on fewer, more advanced frameworks. Acropolis and Tiered Pricing Dropped IOG has confirmed that the Acropolis project will be discontinued in April 2026. The project, …
Pi Network is entering a crucial phase this month, with around 239 million Pi tokens set to unlock over the next 30 days. That’s a big chunk of new supply suddenly becoming tradable. And with demand still not strong enough to absorb this supply easily, Pi might struggle to move higher in the short term, …
Bitcoin clears a key technical hurdle and eyes $76,000 as a temporary ceasefire with Iran and Morgan Stanley’s landmark ETF debut restore market confidence.
The initiative brings major lenders together to trial Swiss franc stablecoin in controlled environment with real transactions
Claude Mythos Preview identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating system and browser, including in cryptography libraries that DeFi infrastructure depends on.
The new rules apply uniform criteria for withdrawal exceptions based on account history and transaction patterns.
Digital assets spiked as a surprise geopolitical de-escalation triggered $600 million in liquidations, sending Bitcoin toward $73,000 and boosting altcoin demand.
A Bitget veteran, Vugar Usi inherits a top-three exchange built on zero fees, 3,000 tokens and a compliance record he himself calls a "missing point" in its growth.
The sudden announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran has offered markets a moment to exhale. But very few are convinced the crisis has truly passed. Brokered after last-minute diplomacy involving Pakistan and mounting pressure tied to the Strait of Hormuz, the agreement pauses more than 40 days of escalating …
Bitcoin, equities, and gold rise while oil and volatility drop amid improving risk sentiment.
Switzerland just made one of the biggest moves in its financial history. Six major banks, including UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum, Raiffeisen, Zurcher Kantonalbank, and BCV, have come together to test a Swiss franc-backed stablecoin. This is the Swiss banking establishment saying blockchain is real, and they are getting ready for it right now. UBS and Swiss …
Alchemy’s AgentPay addresses the problem that the agentic payment systems currently coming online don’t talk to one another.
A trader named Loracle closed his short position in oil futures early Wednesday, pocketing $2 million in profit.
Iran’s Bitcoin mining sector has taken a major hit amid the ongoing conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran. The country has reportedly lost around 77% of its Bitcoin mining power, forcing thousands of miners offline. The crisis has slowed global Bitcoin mining too, with the network dropping 5.8% QoQ, while falling Bitcoin prices continuously. …
XRP has kicked off April on a relatively steady note. The token recently climbed to around $1.39, slightly outperforming Bitcoin in the same period. For investors, the bigger takeaway is not the short-term move, but the fact that XRP is holding above the $1.30 level. That support has remained intact despite weeks of sideways movement, …
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said he is currently buying only Hyperliquid’s HYPE token, as the asset posts strong gains and trading activity increases. HYPE rose about 9% in the past 24 hours and has gained nearly 60% since the start of the year. The move follows Hayes’ public comment that “the only thing we’re buying …
Morgan Stanley's bitcoin ETF could start trading on NYSE on Wednesday under the ticker MSBT.
One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star. Another replicates every major "quantum factoring breakthrough" using a 1981 home computer and a dog.
Breakout backed by institutional flows and whale buying, though broader downtrend and weak ETF demand cap conviction.
Short sellers betting on continued war escalation lost $427 million in 24 hours as bitcoin vaulted past $72,000 on the ceasefire announcement.