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Coinbase said it will not take retail deposits or operate as a commercial bank.

The launch comes after SoFi became the first nationally chartered bank to offer in‑app consumer crypto trading in November last year.

Early analysis suggests the breach was not caused by a smart contract flaw but by compromised administrative access.

Charles Guillemet said the Drift Protocol hack closely resembled the Bybit breach because it targeted operational processes rather than exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities.

Lawmakers are reportedly circulating a revised stablecoin yield proposal to a small group of banking and crypto industry representatives.

Drift Protocol said the attack used a durable nonce-based method to gain control over administrative permissions.

Broader market weakness, in both the cryptocurrency and equity markets, added pressure to the stock.

The company said users will be able to trade more than 50 assets, including cryptocurrencies, commodities, stocks, and ETFs, with up to 50x leverage.

The broader cryptocurrency market fell below $2.4 trillion, with more than $350 million liquidated in the last 24 hours.

The IRS has steadily increased its focus on cryptocurrency tax compliance as digital asset adoption has grown across companies.

Bitcoin rose to just under $69,000 on Wednesday, but analysts say the market remains fragile with conflicting signals.

Cryptocurrency-backed PACs brought in over $200 million and actively supported crypto industry-friendly lawmakers in the 2024 midterms.

Ripple said the unified platform provides real-time visibility across bank accounts, custody providers, and on-chain wallets.

This comes after the DOJ indicted companies for faking volume through wash trading, rebates, and volume tiering to lower market makers' effective costs.

Public companies bought about 47,000 BTC during the month, while others sold 22,000 BTC, resulting in a net addition of 25,000 BTC.

Sandy Kaul, Franklin’s head of innovation, said the recent “big selloff” in crypto markets created a rare window to move forward with the deal.

Ethereum led gains among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, rising more than 5% in the last 24 hours.

A new report highlights that digital assets are being used to pay for defense-related equipment amid geopolitical tensions.

Google’s new research shows that breaking Bitcoin and Ethereum would require a significantly smaller number of qubits.

The announcement follows Square's “Bitcoin is everyday money” effort, which seeks to de minimis tax exemptions for minor transactions.

The 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author said Bitcoin and Ethereum are among the “safest investments” heading into 2026 due to inflation and rising global debt, which is likely to get worse amid the U.S.-Iran war.

Charles Hoskinson’s Midnight network is a privacy-focused blockchain built within the Cardano ecosystem, designed to enable confidential transactions and data protection at the protocol level.

Strive Inc. said its subsidiary will act as sub-adviser for the proposed T-Strive Digital Credit ETF, which targets preferred shares tied to Bitcoin treasury strategies.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies’ Ethereum holdings now total over 4.7 million ETH, amounting to nearly 4% of the altcoin’s supply.

With US debt above $39 trillion and inflation pressures persisting, a veteran investor says Bitcoin could benefit even without hyperinflation.

The Ethereum Foundation staked a record 22,517 ETH, worth about $46 million, marking its largest staking move since announcing its strategy pivot in late 2025.

After XRP fell to $1.16 in February, Standard Chartered cut its 2026 XRP prediction by 65% to $2.80.

Bitcoin rebounded from around $65,000 to trade near $67,400, gaining 1.4% over the past 24 hours.

If Bitcoin ended April on a losing streak, it would mark a consistent four three-month lows this year, ending the first quarter in the red.

States and senators are closing in on prediction markets, with new legislation threatening Kalshi and expansion plans across crypto exchanges.

Trump’s family launched memecoins like TRUMP and MELANIA, which are now exempt from the oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Overall, the alignment of the price structure and on-chain behavior indicates that XRP is still operating in a distribution-driven market.

The units, which had joints designed to mimic wolf movement, were able to travel over uneven terrain, such as urban ruins and beaches, at a speed of 9 miles per hour, according to the report.

A macro investor with 30 years of experience called Bitcoin the ‘chosen one,’ for being a belief-driven asset with broad acceptance.

After passing the GENIUS Act last year to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins, President Donald Trump said that America was the world's financial capital.

Some market observers, like Crypto Crib creator, see this as capital rotation into Bitcoin.

A history of USDC account freezes shows that Circle has repeatedly blacklisted wallets in response to court orders or sanctions.

Garlinghouse also noted that key structural difficulties under the Clarity Act still remain.

Bitcoin was down 24% year-to-date, its worst start to a year in five years, as a $14.5 billion options expiry pushed March returns into the red.

Black said that high futures open interest led to cascading liquidations when prices dropped.

Jeffrey Huang, known as Machi Big Brother in crypto circles, deposited an additional $500,000 in USDC into Hyperliquid despite a $75.9 million drawdown from peak levels.

Stargate Finance’s token was among the top gainers on Friday, climbing more than 30% to a one-year high of $0.27.

Nearly $470 million of overall crypto liquidations came from long positions that were forced to unwind.

According to the chief investment officer at Maelstrom, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may soon be forced to use buybacks to stabilize the bond market.

GEMI’s stock fell to a record of $4.38 in morning trade and has fallen over 88% since its public debut in September last year.

The last, and only, time Bitcoin saw six months in the red was between August 2018 and January 2019, which is dubbed one of the most brutal crypto winters on record.

David Sacks has ended his 130-day tenure as the White House’s AI and Crypto Czar without a successor being named.

Allegations claim the tech giant masked the impact of crypto mining on GPU sales in 2017 and 2018.

Ethereum, Dogecoin, and Solana each fell more than 5%, leading losses among top cryptocurrencies.

Instead of using cash to make the down payment on a mortgage, home buyers can get a separate loan that uses Bitcoin or the stablecoin USDC as collateral.