Singapore is no ‘crypto hub’ — but it is serious about stablecoins: StraitX CEO
Singapore is embracing real world use cases for digital assets, not retail crypto speculation, says…
Month: April 2026
X product chief Nikita Bier teases a crypto ‘fix’ amid market slump
X product chief Nikita Bier teases a crypto “fix” product as speculation grows around an…
XRP Ledger taps Boundless for bank-grade privacy on public blockchains
XRPL is integrating Boundless’ zero-knowledge tech into its base layer, stepping into the race to…
Kraken rejects extortion attempt tied to client data exposure
The exchange’s head of security said there had been two incidents involving “inappropriate access” to…
Deutsche Börse invests $200 million in Kraken parent Payward
Deutsche Börse said it will invest $200 million in Kraken’s parent company for a fully…
Nauru taps Bitcoiner Dadvan Yousuf for trade role in digital asset push
Nauru moves from building rules to promoting its digital asset framework as it looks to…
Bitcoin ETFs clock $291M outflows as BTC blasts past $74K
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $291 million in outflows on Monday as BTC climbed above…
Web3 hacks cost $482M in Q1 as phishing drives majority of losses: Hacken
Hacken’s Q1 2026 report finds $482 million lost across 44 incidents, with phishing, legacy code…
Colombia’s Petro Forced to Seek Congressional Approval for Gambling VAT After Courts Block Emergency Decrees
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has declared President Gustavo Petro’s economic emergency decree unconstitutional, ending a 13-month…
Y Combinator Makes First All-Stablecoin Startup Investment
Y Combinator has funded prediction markets startup Totalis entirely in USDC, marking its first all-…
Crypto Market Cap Hits $2.6 Trillion as Bitcoin Eyes $75K Amid Hormuz Standoff
The crypto market surged past a $2.6 trillion valuation on April 14, led by bitcoin’s…
Relm Insurance Launches Crypto and Cannabis Kidnap Coverage
Relm Insurance has launched a specialized kidnap and ransom insurance product specifically for the Web3…
UK Lib Dems call for probe into Farage over $2.7M Stack BTC promotion
UK Liberal Democrats called on the FCA to examine Nigel Farage’s Stack BTC promotion as…
Justice Department opens compensation for victims of $4B OneCoin crypto fraud
OneCoin was launched by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood in Bulgaria. Ignatova has been…
Bitcoin bears eye $50K bottom as analysts claim final flush still to come
Bitcoin falling to the $50,000 level is being seen as the “last significant accumulation zone”…