Tue, April 28

US Freezes $344M Crypto Linked to Iran in Crackdown

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of the United States Department of the Treasury revealed that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the department has frozen $344 million worth of cryptocurrencies after sanctioning several wallets associated with Iran. Bessent said in a Friday X post that OFAC’s action was an

April 25, 2026 2 mins read

GSR Launches Multi-Asset Crypto ETF With Staking Yields

On Wednesday, GSR, an institutional crypto trading platform, debuted its first crypto exchange-traded fund, and on the first day of trading, the fund saw approximately $5 million in activity. Bold Entry into the Crypto ETF Industry Wednesday, GSR announced that its Crypto Core3 ETF (BESO) will be offering staking incentives

April 23, 2026 2 mins read

Bitcoin Rally Lifts Crypto Sentiment to 3-Month High Despite Ongoing Tensions

Following Bitcoin’s roughly 6% rally to almost $80,000 on Wednesday, a crypto market sentiment indicator reached its highest level in over three months. The Alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index reached its highest position since January 18th, climbing 14 points to 46 out of 100. This was the biggest single-day

April 23, 2026 2 mins read

Crypto Market Rebounds Amid Renewed Market Sentiment

At Thursday’s press time, the wider cryptocurrency market was stable, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) trading at over $74,500 and $2,350, respectively, and Ripple (XRP) maintaining its value at $1.40. Bloomberg reports that US and Iranian officials are contemplating extending the two-week ceasefire in order to facilitate improved discussions,

April 16, 2026 2 mins read

South Korea Urges Crypto Circuit Breakers After $42B Bithumb Mishap

To avoid a recurrence of the market chaos that ensued in February when Bithumb accidentally delivered over $40 billion worth of Bitcoin to its clients, the South Korean central bank has suggested that cryptocurrency exchanges have “circuit breakers” that temporarily suspend trade. In a payments report released on Monday, the

April 13, 2026 2 mins read

CZ Predicts Crypto Will Blend Into Everyday Tech by 2031

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), co-founder of Binance, expressed his desire for blockchain and cryptocurrencies to blend in with everyday infrastructure in the same way as the internet does now by the year 2031. While new applications and improvements will undoubtedly surface, Zhao expressed the expectation that the hype around the technology

April 10, 2026 2 mins read

Japan Classifies Crypto as Financial Instruments, Tightens Insider Trading Rules

Crypto assets are now officially considered financial instruments according to Japanese government amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, which were made on Friday. The amendment forbids the practice of purchasing and selling based on hidden knowledge, as well as insider trading, according to Nikkei. Another change to the law

April 10, 2026 2 mins read

Crypto Traders Shrugs Off Inflation Data as Iran Tensions Simmer

Given the background of the Iran conflict and its inflationary consequences, some analysts see the current U.S. inflation data for March, expected Friday, as a significant signal. The most recent bitcoin market action, however, demonstrates that investors do not consider it a game-changer. Analysts are projecting that the crypto market

April 9, 2026 2 mins read

SEC Moves Crypto Safe Harbor Proposal to White House for Review

Paul Atkins, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has said that the White House is reviewing a crucial crypto industry safe harbor proposal. Atkins informed attendees at Monday’s Digital Assets and Emerging Technology Policy Summit that the SEC’s proposal to regulate cryptocurrency, which was announced in mid-March,

April 7, 2026 2 mins read

IMF Flags Financial Stability Risks Amid Growing Tokenization Boom

While the IMF acknowledged that tokenization might increase transparency and decrease friction in the financial sector, it also cautioned that the technology could pose risks to the sector’s stability. With atomic settlement and improved transparency reducing certain old risks and speed and automation introducing new ones, the total impact of

April 3, 2026 2 mins read
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