Latest Crypto Industry News and Insights
Metaplanet Buys More Bitcoin With Zero-Interest Bonds as BTC Eyes $80K
Metaplanet is back with another Bitcoin buy, funding the move with ¥8 billion, or about $50 million, in zero-interest bonds while BTC hovers near a key price zone and traders eye a possible push toward $80,000. ¥8 billion raised through zero-interest bonds to buy more BTC 40,177 BTC now on Metaplanet’s balance sheet $619 million […]
Read MoreSolana Eyes $90–$96 Breakout as ETF Inflows and Tokenized Stocks Fuel Bull Case
Solana is pressing into a crucial $90–$96 resistance zone as spot ETF inflows, tokenized equities, and the “onchain Nasdaq” pitch try to fuel a breakout. The setup looks constructive, but SOL still has to prove it can do more than flirt with resistance like a chain addicted to teasing traders. SOL traded around $86.62 on […]
Read MoreTAO Slides 25% as Grayscale Backs Bittensor; Pepeto Pushes Presale Hype
Bittensor Price Prediction: TAO Slides 25% While Pepeto Hunts for the Fast Money Bittensor’s TAO is getting real institutional attention, but the price chart still looks battered. At the same time, Pepeto is leaning into presale hype, staking promises, and a claimed Binance listing as it tries to lure traders who want a quicker hit […]
Read MoreCardano Leios Testnet Arrives in June, Targets 1,000+ TPS and 2026 Mainnet Launch
Cardano’s long-awaited Leios upgrade is finally moving from whiteboard fantasy to live testing, with Input Output Group saying the Leios testnet is landing in June. After years of research, simulations, and Cardano doing what Cardano does best — building carefully and moving at a glacial pace when compared with the rest of crypto — the […]
Read MoreNC Blockchain Urges Tillis to Advance Clarity Act Amid Stablecoin Yield Ban Fight
North Carolina blockchain advocates are urging Senator Thom Tillis to keep the Clarity Act moving, warning that a broad crackdown on stablecoin yield could push capital, talent, and crypto activity out of the U.S. and into friendlier jurisdictions. NC Blockchain wants Tillis to back the Clarity Act Banks are pushing for a total ban on […]
Read More120+ Crypto Firms Urge Senate to Advance CLARITY Act as U.S. Rules Lag
More than 120 crypto firms are pressing Washington to move the CLARITY Act forward now, warning that endless delay is pushing U.S. digital asset innovation offshore and leaving the market stuck in regulatory limbo. 120+ crypto firms and advocacy groups want the Senate to act on the CLARITY Act Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, Circle, Uniswap Labs, […]
Read MoreMorgan Stanley Launches MSNXX Stablecoin Reserve Fund Ahead of GENIUS Act Rules
Morgan Stanley Quietly Launches Its First Fund Built Specifically for Stablecoin Issuers is quietly building the plumbing for the stablecoin economy, and that’s where the real money usually hides. New fund: Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio, ticker MSNXX Launch date: April 23, after an SEC filing on April 16 Purpose: A reserve vehicle for stablecoin issuers needing […]
Read MoreUS Treasury Freezes $344M in Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets With Tether Help
US Treasury Sanctions Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets, $344 Million Frozen With Tether Support The U.S. Treasury has hit Iran-linked crypto wallets with sanctions and helped freeze roughly $344 million in digital assets, with Tether assisting in the freeze. It’s a sharp reminder that crypto is no longer some untouchable side alley of finance; it’s now squarely […]
Read MoreSenate Stalls CLARITY Act as Stablecoin Yield Fight Pushes Crypto Bill Into May
The U.S. Senate has stalled the CLARITY Act, pushing crypto policy clarity out of April and into May as lawmakers juggle recesses, committee politics, and a fight over stablecoin yield. April markup window is gone May is now the likelier target Stablecoin yield remains the main fight Kevin Warsh confirmation may take priority Industry warns […]
Read MoreDoorDash Uses Stablecoin Rails for Fast Payouts in 40+ Countries
DoorDash is putting stablecoin rails to work for one of the most boringly important jobs in finance: getting money from point A to point B fast, across more than 40 countries, without making merchants and delivery workers wait on old-school banking delays. DoorDash Is Now Paying Drivers and Merchants Using Stablecoin Rails in Over 40 […]
Read MoreTennessee Bans Crypto ATMs as Minnesota Pushes Stricter Regulation to Curb Fraud
Crypto ATMs are getting squeezed hard in the U.S., and Tennessee just took the most brutal swing yet by effectively banning them statewide, as detailed in this crackdown on crypto ATMs. Minnesota, meanwhile, is trying the “fine, but with a leash” approach. Tennessee has made crypto ATM operations illegal statewide. Minnesota is pushing stricter regulation […]
Read MoreBanks Push Tighter Crypto AML Rules as Coinbase Hits Back on Illicit Use Claims
U.S. banking lobbyists are turning up the heat on crypto again, this time with a fresh demand for stricter AML and sanctions rules aimed squarely at stablecoins and other digital asset intermediaries. Coinbase and other industry voices say the banking crowd is cherry-picking scary numbers to make crypto look like a criminal sewer while ignoring […]
Read MoreRipple CTO Shuts Down XRP Secret Deal Rumors, Says NDAs Are Just Business
Ripple CTO David Schwartz has taken a hammer to one of XRP’s oldest fairy tales: the idea that Ripple is secretly sitting on a government deal or hidden master plan that will send XRP soaring. His message was simple — Ripple’s nondisclosure agreements are normal business practice, not a coded prophecy. 1,700 NDAs do not […]
Read MoreBitcoin Reclaims $78K as Strategy Buys 34,164 BTC and Pepeto Hunts Hype
Bitcoin has pushed back above $78,000, and the market is once again staring down the $80,000 line like it owes somebody money. A huge Strategy buy, a long streak of negative funding rates, and strong spot ETF inflows are feeding a fresh Bitcoin price prediction wave, while Pepeto is trying to grab attention with a […]
Read MoreStrategy Targets Satoshi’s Bitcoin Stash in Aggressive BTC Treasury Push
Strategy is aiming for a Bitcoin milestone that sounds like a dare. The company formerly known as MicroStrategy wants to surpass Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated BTC holdings within the next two years, pushing its corporate Bitcoin treasury strategy to an even more aggressive level. Strategy wants to out-stack Satoshi’s estimated 1.1 million BTC The plan depends […]
Read MoreIREN Surges on AI Pivot as $6B Funding Fear Looms Over Bitcoin Miner Turnaround
IREN Limited is being priced somewhere between a Bitcoin miner with a shiny AI side quest and a real AI infrastructure play still trying to prove it deserves the premium. IREN stock jumped 7.50% on April 24, then kept moving after hours. The company is pivoting from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud infrastructure and GPU […]
Read MoreMetaplanet Raises $50M Zero-Coupon Debt to Buy More Bitcoin
Metaplanet is back with another Bitcoin buying spree, and this one comes with a $50 million zero-coupon bond that pays no interest at all. Cheap capital? Sure. Free money? Not remotely. $50 million raised through zero-coupon bonds All proceeds earmarked for Bitcoin purchases Unsecured debt with an early repayment clause Already holds about 40,177 BTC […]
Read MoreBlackRock’s IBIT Drives $2.1B Bitcoin ETF Inflow Streak as BTC Rallies to $77K
US spot Bitcoin ETFs have logged eight straight days of net inflows totaling $2.1 billion, and BlackRock’s IBIT has hoovered up about three-quarters of that money. Bitcoin responded the way a scarce asset tends to respond when giant buyers show up with a checkbook: it climbed from roughly $68,000 to $77,000 while the ETF bid […]
Read MoreQuantum Researcher Wins 1 BTC for 15-Bit ECC Break as Bitcoin Quantum Risk Emerges
A quantum researcher just won 1 BTC for cracking a 15-bit elliptic curve key, and while that is nowhere near enough to break Bitcoin, it is a reminder that quantum computing is not just a lab toy anymore. Project Eleven paid Giancarlo Lelli for a successful quantum ECC break 15-bit key recovered in about 45 […]
Read MoreQuantum Attack Wins 1 BTC Bounty, Raising Real Bitcoin Security Concerns
Italian researcher Giancarlo Lelli has landed a 1 BTC bounty after demonstrating the largest known quantum attack on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) so far, a result that pushes the quantum threat to Bitcoin from abstract worry to something that deserves real engineering attention. 1 BTC bounty awarded to Giancarlo Lelli on April 24 Shor’s algorithm […]
Read MoreSEC DeFi Crackdown Meets Ethereum Native Privacy Push
DeFi is back in the regulatory crosshairs, and Ethereum is quietly plotting a privacy upgrade that could make the whole compliance debate a lot uglier for Washington. Industry groups are pushing the SEC to lock in its recent guidance on DeFi interfaces, while Ethereum developers explore native private transfers that would push privacy deeper into […]
Read MoreHSBC, Lloyds and JPMorgan Bring Tokenized Deposits to Canton Network
Why Tokenized Deposits Are Becoming the Institutional Standard for On-Chain Cash Big banks are no longer treating blockchain as a toy for crypto traders. HSBC, Lloyds Bank, and JPMorgan are moving tokenized deposits onto the Canton Network, and the pitch is simple: keep money inside the regulated banking system, but make it move like digital […]
Read MoreEuro Stablecoins Surge 1,200% Under MiCA as Banks Rush In
Euro stablecoins are surging under MiCA, and Europe is making the point loud and clear: if you want access to the regulated market, you play by the rules or you get sidelined. Euro stablecoins reportedly surged 1,200% under MiCA Regulated issuers are pulling liquidity away from offshore rivals Banks and institutions are driving adoption, not […]
Read MoreCake Wallet Adds Lightning Integration to Boost Bitcoin Payments and Privacy
Cake Wallet is taking another swing at Bitcoin usability with a new Lightning Network integration that aims to make fast payments easier without dumping users into the usual swamp of channel setup, liquidity headaches, and custody risk. That was the big takeaway from Episode 716 of the BlockHash Podcast, where Seth, COO of Cake Wallet, […]
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