Ripple is merging institutional finance and blockchain development into a broader New York event aimed at a more unified digital asset audience. The Swell 2026 format expands beyond past silos to include leaders, builders, and researchers. Key Takeaways: Ripple merged Swell and Apex into one event, expanding reach across finance and blockchain. XRP Ledger gains […]

SoftBank, NEC, Honda, and Sony jointly established Japan AI Foundation Model Development, targeting a trillion-parameter AI model designed to control robots, vehicles, and factory systems. Japan’s NEDO has earmarked roughly ¥1 trillion (AU$9.14 billion) in AI support over five years, and the new venture is considered a near-certain recipient of the funding. The consortium keeps […]

XRPL Commons and Boundless announced native zero-knowledge proof integration for the XRP Ledger at Paris Blockchain Week, enabling institutions to settle transactions without exposing sensitive financial data. The upgrade supports confidential stablecoin payments, treasury management, and DeFi access while maintaining regulatory compliance through selective disclosure and role-based access for auditors. The integration is live on […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Georgetown, Cayman Islands, April 15th, 2026] The three-year deal commits $3Bn in ETH to ETHGas’ High Performance Staking Service and marks a major step toward forward pricing infrastructure for Ethereum’s growing institutional settlement layer. ETHGas, a performance infrastructure bringing forward markets and execution guarantees to Ethereum, and ether.fi, the leading onchain banking […]

Major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Coinbase and Binance, are scrambling to fortify their cybersecurity defenses ahead of the release of Anthropic’s “Claude Mythos.”

Older investors are embracing cryptocurrency for diversification, but the lack of dividends and volatility make it a high-risk investment heading …

Morgan Stanley’s freshly launched Bitcoin exchange-traded fund pulled in nearly $62 million within its first week of trading — a debut that landed in the middle of the strongest week for crypto investment products in three months. Macro Shifts Fuel The Comeback That broader rebound was driven by more than one firm’s market entry. Crypto […]

The authors described it as a “private incentive to upgrade” because lost or frozen coins will make everyone else’s coins worth slightly more.

CoW Swap said that it paused protocol activity after attackers hijacked the DNS records for its main frontend at swap.cow.fi. The team warned users to stop interacting with the site and later confirmed the issue began at 14:54 UTC. Users should revoke all approvals made on CoW Swap after 14:54 UTC today. Tools like https://t.co/CGNBLppgWS […]

The Hyperliquid exchange has re-established its leadership position in perpetual futures trading, reaching a new record of 6.9% of trading volume across centralized exchanges. This milestone clearly demonstrates its ability to capture a larger share of perpetual futures open interest, even outperforming established competitors. The platform has seen a significant surge in activity, driven by […]

For years, X has been at the center of real-time financial conversations. Traders, investors and analysts rely on the platform daily, with billions of dollars of capital influenced by insights, sentiment and breaking updates that users share directly into their timelines. Now, X is making a major move to strengthen that position. Today, x unveiled […]

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 bring together these four voices who have spent years examining the intersection of Bitcoin, individual freedom, institutional […]

Key Takeaways: Ripple is collaborating with Kyobo Life to conduct tokenized government bond settlement in Korea.  The initiative accepts the use of Ripple Custody to settle in a secure and on-chain way in a regulated environment.  The objectives of the project are to reduce the settlement time by T +2 down to close to real-time […]

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. This Week in Crypto Law The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. The first week of April underscored a clear trend: […]

The Bitcoin Risk Index just hit zero, “a full low-risk regime,” reported Swissblock on Tuesday. The metric is a proprietary indicator that gauges the overall risk level in the Bitcoin market. It essentially measures the relative balance between selling and buying pressure, and how “risky” it is to hold or buy BTC. Swissblock noted that it […]

XRP setup that has historically foreshadowed major price rallies gradually is taking shape.

Goldman Sachs has filed for a Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund focused on generating income through options strategies, according to an SEC filing. The filing marks what appears to be the bank’s most direct move so far into crypto ETF product structuring. It also adds to a growing set of Bitcoin-linked ETF products available to investors, including […]

While the amount of cryptocurrency scams reported represented only about 18% of the total number of fraud complaints, cryptocurrency fraud accounted …

Crypto Valley raised $728 million across 31 deals in 2025, outpacing global blockchain funding growth as a $400 million TON deal lifted totals.

VIP entry costs have dropped by roughly 90%, signalling weaker demand for TRUMP token-linked access. The token’s steep price decline and shrinking market cap reflect broader cooling across the memecoin sector. Whale accumulation persists, but retail demand and political scrutiny add pressure to sentiment. Donald Trump’s latest TRUMP memecoin event at Mar-a-Lago highlights a sharp […]

The US Justice Department (DOJ) has announced a compensation process for victims of the OneCoin fraud. The funds are expected to come from property forfeited in the case, money traced back to the people behind the scheme, including co-founders Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood.  The DOJ said in a Monday statement that more than […]

Bitcoin Magazine Presidio Bitcoin Releases Quantum Readiness Paper Today Presidio Bitcoin, a Bitcoin hub located in the Bay Area in California, has launched a knowledge repository/living report on Github to track the current state of research related to Bitcoin’s quantum vulnerability. Our Quantum Bitcoin Summit last July helped push bitcoin’s quantum discussion forward. Today we're […]

The Ethereum Foundation said that it is launching the Ethereum Security Subsidy Program, a joint initiative with audit providers designed to bring $1m in audit subsidies to Ethereum builders. The post presents the effort as a way to make security reviews more accessible across the ecosystem. 1/ The Ethereum Audit Subsidy A joint initiative with […]

TL;DR Rakuten is integrating XRP into its Rakuten Pay app, allowing 44 million users to spend the asset across more than 5 million merchants in Japan. Users can also trade XRP directly within the app and convert Rakuten Points into the token, linking crypto with one of the country’s largest loyalty ecosystems. The rollout expands […]

Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, is directly addressing the challenges facing the crypto sector. Thereby, placing himself at the center of a growing conversation about the platform’s direction and future. The crypto space is experiencing one of its toughest periods in the past few years, with very little retail interest and still several looming […]

Deutsche Börse has acquired a $200 million stake in Kraken, valuing the crypto exchange at $13.3 billion. The partnership aims to expand institutional access to digital assets and bridge traditional finance with crypto markets. Kraken Valued at $13 Billion After Deutsche Börse Stake Deutsche Börse has taken a minority stake in crypto exchange Kraken, marking […]

The broader cryptocurrency market has rebounded over the past week, with multiple leading digital assets posting substantial gains. Bitcoin (BTC), for instance, has risen by 9%, while Ethereum (ETH) has rallied by 12%. However, those increases look modest compared to what’s happening with RaveDAO (RAVE). The little-known altcoin has shocked the crypto community after erupting […]

Bitcoin has shattered a major psychological barrier by surging past $75,000 for the first time since mid-March.

High Roller Technologies, a NYSE-listed global online gaming operator, signed an agreement with Crypto.com to introduce regulated prediction market products in the United States. The deal marks High Roller’s entry into the fast-growing event contract sector and opens new revenue opportunities across finance, sports, and entertainment. Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know […]

Cryptocurrency Market Faces Challenging Year. Over the past year, cryptocurrency investors have endured significant losses. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) …

XRPL is integrating Boundless’ zero-knowledge tech into its base layer, stepping into the race to offer banks confidential onchain transactions without losing regulatory visibility.

Goldman Sachs managing director Lee Coppersmith says the Magnificent Seven stocks could be primed for a rebound. In his latest outlook, Coppersmith compares the current market environment to the March 2020 COVID-related drawdown. “During that span, just like today, what it kind of really revealed was that the market had lost its confidence in those […]