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The Sentinel Action Fund is supporting Republican John Husted in that race, with funding from the Solana network's advocacy group and Multicoin Capital.
SocGen brings stablecoin to MetaMask wallet users Finextra Research
Banks Won't Like This: White House Analysis Says Banning Stablecoin Yield Barely Boosts Lending Yahoo Finance

The Nasdaq was higher for the 11th consecutive session as investors looked past the conflict in the Middle East.

The Tron founder claimed that dissenters would face token lockups and exclusion from voting, while the project said the proposal aims to align all participants for the long-run.

Institutional investors are buying Ether again, but a handful of factors could slow market momentum and negatively impact ETH’s rally.
Mirae Asset Shatters Barriers: First South Korean Securities Firm Wins Hong Kong Retail Crypto License Cryptonews.net
MiCA Framework Gains Traction as Société Générale Unit Integrates Stablecoin with MetaMask Live Bitcoin News

The committee, led by Tether’s head of government affairs, reported spending $3 million on advertising through a company co-founded by Tether US CEO Bo Hines.

The new Google Gemini Robotics AI model gives robots improved spatial reasoning and task planning abilities for industrial applications.
UK moves closer to full crypto regulation as FCA outlines scope and timeline AMBCrypto

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Iran's Bitcoin toll 'virtually impossible' to collect, says policy institute dlnews.com

Short-term Bitcoin traders took profit on 63,000 BTC over the past 24-hours. Will profit-taking continue to stall the rally?
Goldman Sachs Files Bitcoin Income ETF as Crypto Momentum Builds Gotrade

Maine's moratorium on AI data centers would last for over a year. Will the governor, embroiled in a tough Senate primary, sign it into law?

The contracts mark Injective’s first entry into US-regulated derivatives markets and could help support a spot ETF following a filing from Canary Capital.
Companies Would Need to Disclose Stablecoin Holdings Under FASB Proposal WSJ
BTC's recent rally is facing rising profit-taking risk, with several indicators showing growing signs of selling pressure, according to CQ.
Zetrix, CAICT’s Astron unveil blockchain-AI trust layer The Star
Cantor Fitzgerald donated $10 million to a super political action committee backing pro-crypto candidates as election season ramps up.
SEC Staff Statement on Crypto Trading Interfaces: Key Takeaways and Implications for Market Participants Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Crypto Residency Programs: Where Bitcoin Gets You a Visa IMI Daily

CEO Tarek Mansour said in an interview that Kalshi would prevent kids from using a parent’s ID to skirt its age restrictions by launching a parent portal and AI verification.
The Stablecoin Development Corporation is a publicly-traded holding company with an approximately 2.15 billion SKY token treasury.

Anthropic quietly rolled out government ID and selfie verification for Claude—a first among major AI chatbots, and a peculiar pivot for a company whose privacy stance just drove a record wave of users away from ChatGPT.

World Liberty Financial's early supporters vented frustrations after the Trump-backed crypto venture released a four-year vesting schedule.
Kyber currently leads with ~30% market share, followed by CowSwap at 22%, while 1inch has seen its share decline to 15% over the same period.
eToro Acquires Crypto Wallet Zengo Finovate

A $70 million feature film focusing on Bitcoin and the hunt for creator Satoshi Nakamoto will lean heavily on AI tools.

The product is designed to generate yield by participating in network validation, adding an income component to passive exposure.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Passes $75,000 as Iran War Turns It From ‘Digital Gold’ Into Geopolitical Settlement Bet Bitcoin price jumped past $75,000 on Wednesday as traders recalibrated what the asset represents in the wake of the Iran…
X Rolls Out Smart Cashtags for Crypto and Stocks in Step Toward a Bigger Finance Push Yahoo Finance
TGI's Axina says gold still underground can back digital securities Stock Titan

While Tether has been closely associated with the emerging political action committee, the opening funding came from Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital.
Morgan Stanley CFO Ties Tokenization to Core Wealth Advisory Model Bitcoin.com News

Jane Street said it needs GPU-based computing power to keep its trading and research operations competitive amid growing adoption of AI.
NEWS: South Korea fines crypto exchange Coinone $3.5m over AML violations AML Intelligence
Thinking About Buying Crypto? What First-Time Investors Should Know Before Getting Started money.com

Legal & General Asset Management brings decades-old money market funds onto blockchain rails to expand access and enable faster settlement.
UK financial watchdog to consult on proposed crypto regulations Reuters
Pakistan ends seven-year crypto restriction, allows banks to serve licensed providers CoinDesk
Bitcoin news: Tether keeps stacking BTC, adding $70M in tokens to reserve CoinDesk

The USDT stablecoin issuer has now accumulated over $7.1 billion in bitcoin as part of its strategy to recycle up 15% of its profit into BTC.

Alibaba shut down Qwen Code's free tier today, following MiniMax's license bait-and-switch. The idea that Chinese labs are the "open-source good guys" is crumbling fast.
UK FCA Opens Crypto Rule Consultation Ahead of 2027 Regulatory Launch FinanceFeeds
Bitcoin price today: slips back below $74k after US-Iran peace talks rally Investing.com
Why AI can now exploit crypto platforms faster than ever CNBC

A Bitcoin daily candlestick close above $76,000 would complete a bullish trend reversal and shift the bulls’ short-term price target to $84,000. Will altcoins follow the rally?
HSBC plots Hong Kong stablecoin, Brazil's PIX expands with PayPal American Banker

Bitcoin Magazine Tether moves over $70 million in bitcoin to reserves, on-chain data shows Tether transferred roughly $70.5 million in Bitcoin into reserves while simultaneously expanding its ecosystem with a new self-custodial wallet. This post…
Pakistan Reverses 2018 Crypto Banking Restrictions as New Law Opens Regulated Access for Digital Asset Firms Bitcoin.com News
On Hyperliquid, just three of the top 10 markets by volume are crypto pairs and the rest are tokenized equity or commodity futures.
UK’s Legal & General to Offer Liquidity Fund On-Chain via Tokenization Network bloomingbit
BoE's Bailey says progress on global stablecoin standards has slowed CNA

Also: AI agents & crypto payments, CoW Swap hijack, ZK proofs on XRPL.
Denmark: Only 4% of the Population Holds Crypto Cointribune

Starbucks’ ChatGPT integration lets customers describe their mood or upload photos to receive AI-generated drink picks.
NEWS: UK’s FCA plans new crypto guidance ahead of October 2027 deadline AML Intelligence

Leaked models, a new design tool, and an unreleaseable cyber weapon walk into a press cycle.

Potential conflicts of interest in the state’s gubernatorial race and a pro-crypto Super PAC endorsing a Republican candidate for Senate could cloud the 2026 race.
FCA consults on crypto perimeter Investment Executive
The move is consistent with Tether's pattern of accumulating bitcoin and moving the asset to its reserve wallet periodically.
Tradias, Asset Reality, and Tangany Selected for France’s Multi-Year Framework for the Sale of Se... Binance

London-based Legal & General Asset Management is the latest global asset manager to expand distribution across blockchain networks and trading models.
Bitdeer's total hashrate under management grew to 78.1 EH/s, including its massive self-mining fleet and hosted machines.

Ether looks poised to gain a price advantage over BTC as the ETH/BTC ratio soars to a 10-week high.
Oakwood Police warn senior citizens of Bitcoin scams AccessWDUN
UK’s FCA consults on cryptoasset activities incl stablecoin issuance ledgerinsights.com

Leading Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies posted a major loss thanks to unrealized losses on its ETH.
Tether (USDT) Casinos 2026 — Trusted US Crypto Casinos Muddy River News
Will Deregulation Turbocharge Tokenization? CommercialSearch

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Developers Propose Bitcoin Quantum Migration Plan That Would Freeze Legacy Coins BIP-361 proposes migrating Bitcoin away from legacy cryptographic signatures to quantum-resistant alternatives through a phased deadline that…
Strategy Nears 1M BTC Milestone Investing News Network

The deal signals eToro's strategic push into self-custody solutions amid growing demand for non-custodial crypto infrastructure.

Chen argues that crypto exchange security is still mostly theater, and that stricter enforcement is essential.
BlackRock's RWA Push Sparks 'Land Grab' Fears As Wall Street Moves To Dominate Tokenized Assets Benzinga
Anthropic's Mythos isn't threatening bitcoin. The real AI risk is at crypto exchanges CNBC
St. Cloud Lawmaker Authors Bill to Regulate Cryptocurrency Management at Banks KNSI

New Bitcoin macro analysis found its "addressable market" surpassed the $38 trillion gold market cap, driven by geopolitical instability and financial sanctions.

The Massachusetts Democrat has been critical of private companies, including non-bank entities, issuing their own dollar-pegged stablecoins.

Banks in Pakistan can now provide services to registered crypto firms—but not trade crypto themselves—after a 2018 ban was rescinded.
"Avalanche is emerging as one of the leading platforms for businesses, governments, and real-world use cases," says Bitwise.
To help fund its recent infrastructure investments, Riot Platforms has been selling off the bitcoin on its balance sheet.
UK Financial Regulator Announces Comprehensive Crypto Regulation Timeline for 2027 Blockonomi

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Tricia Gallagher writes how the fix for broken digital identity systems will need to be state-led and user-controlled.
Bitcoin developer says 5.6 million ‘lost’ tokens may need freezing to stop hackers CoinDesk
AI Pivot Pushes Bitcoin Miners Toward a 70% Revenue Milestone Bloomberg

Shares in High Roller Technologies nearly doubled Tuesday after the firm announced it was entering the prediction markets space.

Lopp says dormant coins could pose systemic risk if quantum computing gives attackers the ability to grab them, intensifying the growing “freeze or not freeze” debate.
FCA consults on guidance on UK’s future crypto regime - and gets warm reaction from industry experts IFA Magazine
Rakuten makes XRP move as Japanese conglomerates target crypto markets dlnews.com
EToro to buy crypto wallet Zengo Finextra Research
New U.S. Rules Bring Greater Clarity to Digital Assets and Tokenization CBIZ

Bitcoin paused its rally toward new range highs while the S&P 500 came within an inch of a fresh year-to-date high, leading analysts to warn that traders are overconfident.

Morgan Stanley CFO Sharon Yeshaya says the bank is eyeing a "tokenized world" where blockchain technology allows client assets and liabilities to move more efficiently across its wealth management platform.

Sterling Crispin's 'Nothing Ever Happens' bot automatically buys "No" on every non-sports Polymarket it finds. It's not that crazy.
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Pursues Consultation On Crypto Crowdfund Insider
Why Compliance Is Becoming the Most Valuable Layer in Blockchain Innovation MEXC
Tether Invests In Stablecoin Firm, Stablecoin Development Corporation Crowdfund Insider
FCA sets out path to crypto regulation ahead of 2027 launch Money Marketing
The proposal would phase out Bitcoin's original security methods and freeze coins that don't move in time.

The UK financial regulator has launched a consultation on crypto rules covering stablecoins, trading and staking ahead of a broader UK crypto regime expected to take effect in 2027.

KellyBench put Claude, GPT-5, Gemini, and Grok through a full Premier League season of betting. Not one turned a profit. Here's why.
North Korea Suspected of Being Behind April Fools’ Day Crypto Heist WSJ
WLFI proposes moving 62.3B locked tokens to fixed vesting schedules, requiring insiders to burn 10% of their allocation.

Bitcoin Magazine Virginia Enacts Law Requiring State to Hold ‘Unclaimed’ Crypto in Original Form for One Year Virginia enacted a new framework for unclaimed digital assets, requiring the state to hold dormant crypto in its original form for a set…
Sun's comments follow recent debate over whether quantum computers could eventually break the cryptography that underpins cryptocurrencies.
FCA seeks additional industry input on UK's crypto regime ahead of regulation Investment Week

The footwear brand plans reinvention as Newbird AI with a $50 million convertible in a sign of the broader market shift into GPU infrastructure.
Jeremy Allaire says Circle won’t launch won-pegged stablecoin, but plans to monetise South Korean crypto boom dlnews.com
Crypto credit cards see roughly 100,000 average daily transactions, with Etherfi accounting for about a third of that volume.
Bitcoin Navigates Volatile Week With Mixed Signals and Resistance IG Group
UK Financial Watchdog Launches Consultation on Crypto Regulations Global Banking & Finance Review®

The shares had been on a big run higher, rising more than 50% since late March.
Societe Generale Teams With Consensys to Expand Stablecoin Access PYMNTS.com

Aptos (APT), up 3.8% since Tuesday, joined Aave (AAVE) as a top performer.

Bitcoin Magazine Pakistan Ends Bitcoin and Crypto Banking Ban, Opens Financial System to Licensed Firms Pakistan has lifted its 2018 crypto banking ban, allowing licensed firms access to banking services under strict regulation while still…
Bhutan moved 250 BTC on April 13, extending 2026 outflows to $240 million as holdings fell 73% from an October 2024 peak.
Current price of Bitcoin for April 15, 2026 Fortune
A new Bitcoin proposal outlines a phased plan to restrict and eventually render quantum-vulnerable funds unspendable.

Bitcoin's 12% gain since the Iran war began isn't a risk-on trade. It's the market repricing bitcoin's role as a neutral settlement layer, Bitwise's CIO argues.
Brix plans to bring emerging market assets onchain, launching a Turkish lira-backed token as its first product on MegaETH.
Police Bust Migrant Smuggling Syndicate, Raid Illegal Bitcoin Mines Bernama
5 Crypto Loyalty Program: Pintu VIP, Tokocrypto Prestige, Ajaib Prime, OKX VIP, Pluang Plus MetroTVNews.com
Commentary on Recent Developments Ondo Finance
Bitcoin Forex Forecast 15/04 DailyForex
RWA Tokenization Enters Early Stage of Capital-Markets Shift, With Stablecoins Seen as Catalyst bloomingbit
Polygon Introduces New Standard to Unlock $330 Million in Idle Capital on the Leading Network for USD Stablecoin Payments Fintech Finance

Virginia signed a law bringing digital assets into unclaimed property rules, requiring in-kind transfer and limiting how quickly the state can sell them.
Tether launches stablecoin wallet, Circle’s Arc chain going proof-of-stake CoinGeek

Pakistan’s central bank has allowed banks to open accounts for licensed virtual asset service providers, ending years of restrictions and marking a shift toward a regulated framework.
Who are the euro crypto bros? Financial Times

EU officials plan to reassess MiCA as companies test its limits, with industry feedback set to shape potential changes to the bloc’s crypto framework.
SocGen FORGE’s USDCV stablecoin is now available in MetaMask web3 wallet ledgerinsights.com
SG-FORGE Expands Global Access to its USD Stablecoin Markets Media
OKX Launches X-Perps in Europe: MiFID Regulated Crypto Derivatives with up to 10x Leverage Business Wire
SWIFT’s Blockchain Will Transform a 50-Year-Old Global Banking System: Understanding the New Tech Stack and Business Opportunities FinTech Weekly
White House ramps up pressure to pass crypto bill as Congress returns The Hill
More Singaporeans pile into crypto as confidence grows despite price swings The Straits Times
Gal Gadot, Isla Fisher Join Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson In 'Bitcoin' Deadline

Ripple and Kyobo Life are piloting tokenized government bond settlement as South Korea builds rules for token securities and digital asset payments.
SBI Chiliz and Tokyo Verdy to mutually explore tokenization of the club FX News Group
More older millennials and Gen X in Singapore investing in cryptocurrency: report The Business Times
Societe Generale unit adds MiCA-compliant stablecoin to MetaMask The Block
Penerapan 'Tol Bitcoin' di Selat Hormuz Bikin Harga Bitcoin Melejit MetroTVNews.com
eToro Expands Self-Custodial Crypto Capabilities with Zengo Acquisition eToro
How a £2m bitcoin order made Nigel Farage the political face of UK crypto The Guardian
Morgan Stanley CFO: Tokenization Will Be the Next Phase of Trillion-Dollar Wealth Management Bitget
How Lighter DEX targets RWA liquidity gap with $250K weekly incentives AMBCrypto
Professor_JAXON(@professor_jaxon)'s insights Binance
Notabene Engages in EU Crypto Regulatory Dialogue Through DARTE Series TipRanks
SocGen Takes USD Stablecoin to Millions of Crypto Wallet Users Bloomberg
Visa Launches Validator Node on Tempo Network for Stablecoin Payments Fintech Singapore
Ondo Finance (ONDO) Price Prediction 2026: The Future of RWA Sector MEXC
Why the regulatory architecture of real-world asset tokenisation matters RHTLaw Asia

US Senator Thom Tillis will publicly share an agreement to end a crypto and banking clash over stablecoin yields, but both sides are resisting the proposal, Politico reports.
Why Bank And Crypto Studies Disagree Sharply On Stablecoin Yield Risks Forbes
Ripple and Kyobo Life Insurance Partner to Pioneer Korea's First Tokenised Government Bond Settlement on Blockchain ripple.com
Musician set to play Berkeley loses $424,000 in crypto after downloading fake app San Francisco Chronicle

Bitcoin Magazine Back-To-Back Billion-Dollar Days: Strategy’s STRC ATM Clears $2.7B In 48 Hours Strategy's STRC ATM has produced $2.7 billion in volume across just two trading sessions this week, more than all of last week combined. This post…

Bitcoin Magazine Presidio Bitcoin Releases Quantum Readiness Paper Presidio Bitcoin releases new report, with plans to regularly update and maintain as a "living document" to keep track of the current state of research on making Bitcoin quantum…
Bitcoin Magazine Is Bitcoin Still a Sovereign Tool? A new panel has officially been announced for Bitcoin 2026 titled “Is Bitcoin Still A Sovereign Tool?” featuring Matt Odell, Bruce Fenton, Luke Rudkowski, and BTC Sessions. The conversation will…

Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Reportedly Confirms Confidential IPO Filing as Valuation Falls to $13.3B Crypto exchange Kraken has confirmed a confidential IPO filing alongside a $13.3 billion valuation. This post Kraken Reportedly Confirms Confidential…

Kevin Warsh did not include the value of several crypto and AI investments among his disclosures as he awaits his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee.
Bitcoin Magazine Relics of a Revolution, Part III: The Suit, The Songs, The System A conversation with Afroman. This post Relics of a Revolution, Part III: The Suit, The Songs, The System first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Dennis…
Risk #7: Crypto’s Second Act: A Rational Framework or a Regulatory Mirage? Proskauer Rose LLP

The Fellowship PAC reported spending $1.5 million on advertising for three Republicans running in Georgia, Nebraska and Kentucky in 2026.

Figure Technology is adding auto loans to Democratized Prime and extending Hastra beyond Solana, widening tokenized consumer credit access for DeFi investors.
Bitcoin rises to USD 74,900 amid easing US–Iran tensions hopes IDNFinancials.com
Top 10 Cryptocurrencies Of April 14, 2026 Forbes
Crypto regulatory affairs: US Treasury proposes secondary market sanctions compliance for stablecoin issuers Elliptic
Treasury Issues NPRM on State Oversight of Stablecoin Issuers Under the GENIUS Act Consumer Finance Monitor
SEC Provides No-Action Position on Crypto Trading Interfaces | Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance JD Supra
Datavault AI and AgSensor Solutions Announce Consulting Partnership to Tokenize High-Value Agricultural Data Assets Datavault AI

Deutsche Börse said it will invest $200 million in Kraken’s parent company for a fully diluted stake of 1.5%, subject to regulatory approval.
First Dutch credit institution enters crypto market under MiCA framework Digital Watch Observatory

UK Liberal Democrats called on the FCA to examine Nigel Farage’s promotion of Stack BTC as scrutiny grows over crypto conflicts and political donations.
Can stablecoins find an audience in the UK? YouGov
Ondo Global Markets Asks SEC for Clarity on Tokenization Markets Media
South Korea draft crypto bill covers stablecoins, RWAs CoinGeek
JPMorgan Deepens Blockchain Bet As Tokenization Meets Valuation Opportunity Yahoo Finance

Coinone is the second to face South Korea’s crackdown on exchanges in the last month, following a $24 million fine and a six-month partial suspension order against Bithumb.