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Fed chair nominee faces independence concerns over crypto regulation
Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve faced pointed scrutiny at a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, as lawmakers pressed him over financial disclosures and ...

MicroStrategy Gains $3.6B as Bitcoin Rally Lifts Holdings
MicroStrategy posts a sharp turnaround as Bitcoin rallies lift its treasury back into profit, supported by continued accumulation.

Ripple Outlines Structured Roadmap for XRPL Upgrade
Ripple outlines a four-phase XRPL upgrade aiming for post-quantum readiness by 2028, with Devnet testing of post-quantum signatures and a gradual migration strategy.

NY Regulators Crack Down on Prediction Markets, Target Coinbase, Gemini
New York’s top legal officer has moved to curb prediction-market style offerings linked to cryptocurrency platforms, filing lawsuits against Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini ...

CLARITY Act Faces Senate Push as Timeline Pressure Builds Fast
The push to advance the CLARITY Act gained fresh momentum after a key industry group urged swift Senate action. Lawmakers now face tighter timelines as unresolved issues continue to slow p...

Fed Chair Nominee Grilled on Independence, Impact on Crypto Policy
The nomination of Kevin Warsh to head the U.S. Federal Reserve intensified a long-running debate over central-bank independence as lawmakers grilled him about his financial disclosures...

Poland delays crypto law, triggering cross-border firm relocation
Poland stands as the last EU member state without a domestically enacted enabling act to implement the bloc’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, as the Sejm again failed to over...

France: Armed Break-In After Fake Courier Targets Crypto Worker
A man posing as a delivery driver allegedly extorted a crypto investor at gunpoint in a Montpellier suburb, in what local media described as the first crypto-motivated home invasion in th...

UK to Tighten Payments Rules for Stablecoins, Tokenized Deposits
The United Kingdom is revisiting its payments rulebook to support the adoption of new fintech and payment technologies, including stablecoins and tokenization. In a government announceme...

VIX Falls 45% in 3 Weeks as Bitcoin Eyes $80K Retake
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), frequently used as a gauge of market fear, has collapsed by more than 45% in under a month, sharpening the outlook for Bitcoin as traders weigh the implications of a...

Scammers Hit Strait of Hormuz Ships With Crypto Demands
Fraudsters posing as Iranian authorities have targeted shipping firms with crypto-based demands to secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to maritime risk outfit Marisks. Marisks ...

BOK Governor Backs CBDCs, Initiates Token Deposits at First Address
The Bank of Korea’s new governor is signaling a clear push into digital money experiments, framing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and tokenized deposits as a core part of Kor...

Philippines SEC flags dYdX, six unauthorized crypto platforms
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a public investor alert cautioning Filipinos against investing in dYdX and six other crypto trading platforms. The regulat...

Arb Price Rebound Continues With Staking Yields Climbing Past 221%
Arb price rebounds as staking yields climb above 221%, volume surges, with a key test of the $0.14 resistance

Singapore's OCBC Debuts Tokenized Gold Fund on Ethereum and Solana
Singapore’s OCBC has rolled out GOLDX, a tokenized on-chain fund that provides exposure to the LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold Fund. The token, issued on Ethereum and Solana, target...

Coin Center: Code is functional First Amendment free speech, regulation
In a policy briefing published this week, the crypto policy group Coin Center argues that software code used to design, publish, and maintain crypto systems constitutes protected ...

Coinbase's x402 launches AI agents app store for payments
Coinbase-backed x402 has unveiled a dedicated marketplace aimed at increasing the usefulness of AI agents by aggregating thousands of apps and services that agents can ...

4/20 Price Outlook: BTC, ETH, ADA in Focus as SPX, DXY Move Markets
Bitcoin’s weekend correction found a line of buyers at lower levels, suggesting that dip-buying sentiment remains intact for now. SoSoValue data indicates that U.S. spot BTC exchange-...