Gold, silver and oil drive 65,000% jump in commodity perpetuals
BitMEX said commodity perpetual swaps volume jumped from $38.1 million to $25 billion in Q1…
Month: April 2026
Ex-SEC, Coinbase staffer becomes Securitize president
Newly appointed company president Brett Redfearn briefly worked as Coinbase’s head of capital markets and…
Bitcoin rally extends toward $73K despite concerning US economic data
Bitcoin continues to show strength even as US recession risks rise and the fragile ceasefire…
US Treasury expands cybersecurity threat intel to crypto industry
The Treasury Department said the move reflects increases in frequency and sophistication of actions targeting…
Circle stock sinks 10% amid analyst downgrade, Drift Protocol probe
The stablecoin issuer faces pressure after a stock downgrade and Drift Protocol exploit fallout, raising…
Bitmine Uplists to NYSE and Expands Share Repurchase Program to $4 Billion
TLDR: Bitmine officially uplisted to the NYSE on April 9, 2026, trading under its existing…
East Africa Leads Stablecoin FX Compression in Q1 2026, Borderless Benchmark Reports
Stablecoin FX rates hit interbank parity in Latin America during Q1 2026, while East African…
Iran Strikes Saudi Pipeline and Israel Launches Airstrikes on Lebanon Hours After Ceasefire Deal
Iran struck Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline after the U.S.-Pakistan-brokered ceasefire took effect, and Israel hit…
$45 Million in Crypto Fraud Mapped as Operation Atlantic Identifies Victims Across US, UK, Canada
International law enforcement agencies led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency froze more than $12…
Federal Judges Deny Anthropic Relief in Claude Military AI Ban, Set May Oral Arguments
A federal appeals court in Washington on April 8 rejected Anthropic’s bid to immediately halt…
US lawmakers ask if Trump dangling memecoin event attendance: Report
With a potential scheduling conflict, several senators want to know if the president plans to…
CoreWeave’s $8.5B loan shows how AI is replacing crypto mining finance
CoreWeave’s financing highlights Wall Street’s shift away from volatile, hardware-backed crypto lending toward cash-flow-driven AI…
Pyth Network looks to disrupt data hegemony with new marketplace
With market pricing data currently monopolized by a few players, Pyth seeks to democratize access…
Old Bitcoin whales sold $271M in BTC: Is the crypto rally at stake?
Bitcoin whales sold $270 million in BTC on Sunday, but the steady absorption of supply…
ETH valuation metric hits level not seen since 2022: Is rally to $2.5K next?
A rare signal from an ETH price indicator suggests Ether is undervalued, while demand in…