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Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Gurhan Kiziloz drives $1.44b betting volume at Nexus International by independent execution

Gurhan Kiziloz leads Nexus International with a self-sustaining, profit-focused strategy in a capital-intensive digital sector. The modern technology and digital entertainment sector is frequently cha...

Gate Research flags 5x ETFs as tactical, not buy‑and‑hold

Gate Research says leveraged crypto ETFs now sit at the center of liquidity and short‑term trading strategies on centralized exchanges, but warns their daily reset makes them unsuitable as long‑term h...

Bitcoin price quietly sets new 10-week high as trader sees $88K in weeks

Bitcoin price rallied above $77,000 amid cooling geopolitical tensions and record-high back-to-back closes for the S&P 500.

Neo co-founder proposes $461M treasury overhaul to end ‘trust me’ governance

Neo’s proposed overhaul would restructure its foundation, return tokens to the community and impose formal oversight, as co-founders clash over governance and control.

Crypto execs ramp up security as wrench attacks increase

Notable crypto execs descended on Paris Blockchain Week, bringing more attention to personal security as kidnapping and ransom attempts skyrocket.

Bitcoin steadies as Iran reopens Hormuz but Trump keeps crypto‑fuelled oil squeeze

Iran’s move to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz while Donald Trump keeps Iran’s ships under blockade has left oil and Bitcoin trading the ceasefire headline by headline. Iran’s announcement that it h...

Here’s why Morpho price rallied 12% today

Morpho price rallied to nearly $2 for the first time this year as a wave of institutional interest and new protocol upgrades lifted demand for the token. According to data from crypto.news, Morpho (MO...

Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open

Bitcoin surged above $76,000 as oil futures fell 10% after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz open for the remainder of the ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran.

Telegram CEO Durov warns EU age-verification app could enable wider tracking

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov cited claims the EU’s new age-check app was hacked in minutes, warning it could expand into wider online identity controls.

Nic Carter Says Bitcoin Has 3 Ways To Handle Satoshi’s Coins

Founding partner at Castle Island Ventures Nic Carter has laid out what he sees as three plausible paths for Bitcoin as the industry moves toward post-quantum cryptography: freeze vulnerable early coi...

Ramp Network rolls out multichain wallet for simpler self-custody

The crypto infrastructure company said its new wallet lets users buy, sell, swap and cash out digital assets in one app without relying on outside providers.

Slash hits $1.4B as stablecoin payments move into boring B2B banking

Slash raised $100M at a $1.4B valuation as it processes over $1B in annualized stablecoin payments for 5,000+ businesses, turning crypto into back‑office banking rails. Slash’s $100M round and stablec...

Bank of AI and PKUBlockchain sketch Web4.0 rails on Tron and USDT

Bank of AI and PKUBlockchain map Web4.0’s “agent economy,” pitching x402, ERC‑8004 and MCP while casting Tron and USDT as the default settlement rail for AI agents. Bank of AI and Peking University’s ...

NEA explores use of artificial intelligence in nuclear regulation

The NEA Working Group on New Technologies convened a workshop on March 25–26, focusing on how artificial intelligence can be applied to regulatory oversight and internal operations within nuclear auth...

SEC’s new podcast signals softer crypto tone under Atkins, Peirce and Uyeda

SEC Chair Paul Atkins launches “Material Matters,” with Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda using the debut to pitch a more pro‑innovation crypto stance and clearer rulemaking. The U.S. Securities and Exchan...

Back in the black: Strategy surges 8% as bitcoin's rise to $77,000 puts holdings in profit

Payward’s $550M Bitnomial deal aims to lock up U.S. crypto derivatives plumbing

Kraken parent Payward will buy Bitnomial for up to $550M, adding a full CFTC derivatives stack just as Deutsche Börse’s $200M stake backs its U.S. build‑out. Payward targets full‑stack U.S. derivative...

France’s Lescure backs euro stablecoins as Qivalis readies 2026 launch

France’s finance minister backs bank‑issued euro stablecoins and Qivalis’ 2026 launch, pivoting policy to keep Europe’s digital rails denominated in euros, not dollars. France’s finance minister Rolan...

Circle quietly wires USDC into crypto’s new settlement spine

Circle’s new USDC Bridge aims to turn cross‑chain transfers into a near‑invisible backend plumbing layer for on‑chain dollars, replacing fragmented bridges with a single bank‑style ledger experience o...

Pi Network price breaks out of falling wedge as devs reveal mainnet v22 upgrade details

Pi Network price rallied 8% on Friday as developers revealed a hard deadline for the Pi Network mainnet upgrade to version 22. According to data from crypto.news, Pi Network (PI) price rose to a three...

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) gains 1.5%, leading index higher

Flare eyes protocol-level MEV capture and 40% FLR inflation cut

Flare’s FIP.16 plan would capture MEV at the base layer, slash FLR inflation to 3% and route new revenues through FIRE into buybacks and aggressive token burns. Flare moves to own MEV and slash inflat...

Crypto Exchange Plot Twist In Russia: Is Grinex A Victim Of Cyberwar?

A sanctioned, Russia-linked crypto exchange based in Kyrgyzstan, has abruptly halted operations after reporting a large-scale cyberattack. Another Hacked Crypto Exchange…Or Is It? The crypto exchange ...

Bitcoin rises past $76,000, aiming at major breakout as oil plunges on Iran cooldown

NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed rescue deal with Blackdove

Foundation, a prominent Ethereum-based digital art hub, has permanently ceased operations after a planned rescue acquisition by the platform Blackdove collapsed. According to a Wednesday announcement ...

Flow Capital plans to tokenize $150M private credit fund via DigiFT: Report

Bloomberg reported Flow Capital plans to tokenize its private credit fund to raise additional capital, but crypto execs warn tokenization doesn’t magically make hard-to-trade assets liquid.

France's finance minister calls for more euro stablecoins in sign of government policy shift

XRP Vs. Dogecoin ETFs: Which Of These Has Performed Better In April?

XRP and Dogecoin ETFs received approval in similar timeframes and have since been trading on the open market for six months now. During this time, there have been ups and downs for digital assets as i...

Tempo’s ‘Zones’ sparks debate over privacy in crypto infrastructure

Tempo’s new “Zones” feature offers private, permissioned stablecoin transactions on its layer-1 for enterprises, but critics warn the operator‑controlled design adds back centralized trust.

Kraken's parent company Payward to acquire derivatives exchange Bitnomial for $550 million in cash and stock

Global finance leaders flag serious concerns about Mythos AI model

Finance ministers, central bankers, and senior financiers are increasingly focused on the potential risks posed by Anthropic’s Claude Mythos model, amid fears it could expose critical weaknesses in gl...

Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale

Foundation is shutting down after a failed sale to Blackdove, having processed about $230 million in NFT primary sales since its launch in 2021.

Bitcoin’s ceasefire boost is starting to fizzle out as investors look for real-world results

Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026

Industry speakers at Paris Blockchain Week said tokenization can broaden access and issuance, but it does not by itself create active secondary markets for illiquid assets.

French Authorities To Roll Out New Protective Measures Amid Crypto Wrench Attacks Rise

As France becomes a hotspot for crypto-related kidnappings and “wrench attacks,” authorities have announced fresh measures to crack down on these crimes and boost the security of digital asset holders...

Bitcoin stalls below $76,000 as sell wall caps rally despite rising derivatives activity

Charles Schwab’s Crypto Plan In Stages—Major Platform Details Announced

Charles Schwab has shared more specifics about its upcoming “Schwab Crypto” platform, giving eligible customers a path to buy and sell bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) directly. Schwab Crypto’s Roadma...

Bitcoin reset may be complete as onchain data points to cycle low

Russia-linked Grinex exchange halts operations after $13 million ‘state-backed’ hack

Tether Expands Bitcoin Bet, Holdings Hit $7.2B After $70M Purchase

Tether has added another $70 million in Bitcoin to its reserves, lifting its total stash to 91,141 BTC, or about $7.2 billion at current prices. The latest move came through a withdrawal of 951 BTC fr...

Bitcoin Recovery Fails To Lift Market Sentiment From Extreme Fear

Data shows the crypto Fear & Greed Index is still inside the extreme fear territory despite the recovery that Bitcoin and other coins have made. Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Is Still Pointing At ‘Extrem...

Ethereum just had its busiest quarter ever, capping a three-year comeback

Texas man in $20M Meta-1 Coin fraud sentenced to 23 years in prison

Meta-1 Coin was sold and marketed from 2018 to 2023 as an investment backed by $44 billion in gold and $1 billion in artworks, which turned out to be fictional.

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Crypto in sustained winter as CEX volumes drop 39% in Q1: CoinGecko

March was the “weakest month" with $800 billion in centralized crypto exchange trading volume, the lowest since November 2023.

Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace

The researcher said they examined the fake Ledger device’s firmware and found signs pointing to a Chinese semiconductor company named Espressif Systems.

Bitcoin Created By The CIA? Chinese Professor Jiang Xueqin Makes Bold Claim

Chinese-Canadian educator and Predictive History host Jiang Xueqin has stirred debate after arguing that Bitcoin may have been created by the CIA or a broader US “deep state,” rather than by the pseud...

Ethereum Foundation-funded program exposes 100 DPRK workers in crypto

The Ketman Project, funded by an Ethereum Foundation stipend, identified 100 North Korean IT workers and alerted about 53 projects employing DPRK operatives.

The U.S. government moves $606,000 in bitcoin linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack to Coinbase

XRP leads bitcoin and ether on weekly gains, but muted volume keeps breakout in check

Bitcoin bulls target $125,000 as U.S.-Iran peace talks trigger risk-on mood

U.S. CFTC's Selig says AI has helped make up for staffing cuts at key crypto watchdog