OKX is preparing to launch spot trading for MEGA, the token tied to MegaETH, according to a MegaETH post on X. The update signals a new centralized-exchange access point for the token, though final market-opening details remain pending. MEGA Now Trading. pic.twitter.com/OVx62C0Fjs — MegaETH (@megaeth) April 30, 2026 The rollout affects traders looking to buy […]

The Wasabi Protocol suffered a massive hack, losing more than $5.5 million across four blockchains: Ethereum, Base, Blast and Berachain. The exploitation stems from vulnerabilities, but investigations to date confirm that the exploit was not due to any weakness of the protocol’s own smart contract code itself. Rather, the hack was due to a compromised […]

A group of congressional Democrats sent the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) a letter on Thursday demanding the agency issue rules banning event contracts on elections, war, military actions, sports, and government actions without an economic hedging interest. The letter was filed on the final day of the CFTC’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking comment […]

Although the US Federal Reserve kept the interest rates unchanged as essentially everyone expected, BTC still dipped to a multi-day low of just under $75,000 before it rebounded by a grand. Ethereum and HYPE have lost the most value from the larger-cap alts, while RAIN has defied the trend with a notable 6% surge. BTC […]

Lightspark CEO and co-founder David Marcus is standing by an ultra-bullish, seven-figure price target for Bitcoin.

We’re thrilled to announce that ASSET is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading ASSET trading is live as of April 30, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits […]

… cryptocurrency scam centers, arrested 276 people, and destroyed an illicit network that stole substantial funds from Americans. These scammers …

Fidelity Digital Assets says Bitcoin’s latest drawdown has pushed the market into a zone that has historically aligned with accumulation phases, even as its momentum signal remains negative and broader crypto risk appetite stays narrow. In its Signals Report Q2 2026, Fidelity’s research team described a market still working through a corrective phase rather than […]

The Federal Reserve held rates at 3.5% to 3.75% on April 29 in an 8-4 vote. Bitcoin briefly fell below US$75,000 (AU$108,000), while Ethereum, Solana and XRP touched two-week lows. Four dissents marked the most divided Fed policy vote since October 1992, according to Axios. Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below US$75,000 (AU$108K) after the Federal Reserve […]

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin, WikiLeaks, and a Film the Streamers Wouldn’t Touch: Jack Dorsey and Eugene Jarecki Make Their Case Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki and tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey took the stage Wednesday to discuss The Six Billion Dollar Man, Jarecki’s documentary on Julian Assange, and the role the bitcoin community may play in getting it to […]

Shinhan Card signed a deal with Solana Foundation to expand stablecoin payment tests and explore non-custodial wallets and DeFi-based services.

A popular crypto strategist believes Bitcoin will have a parabolic rally if BTC can reclaim one key level. The analyst pseudonymously known as Pentoshi tells his 900,700 followers on X that Bitcoin needs to regain the mid-$80,000 range to confirm a new a bullish phase. “We got the $80,000 push on BTC. Whether this ends […]

US regulators say people lost more money on scams perpetrated using social media than through any other medium last year. New data based on reports to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) show that in 2025, nearly 30% of the people who lost money to a scam said that the scheme started on social media. Losses […]

Hong Kong’s central bank warned that fraudulent tokens claiming links to HSBC and licensed issuers are circulating, even though no regulated stablecoins have been issued in the market. Key Takeaways: Hong Kong warned unauthorized tokens are misusing names of licensed stablecoin issuers. HSBC and Anchorpoint denied links to tokens labeled HKDAP and HSBC. Users should […]

For years, the promise of cryptocurrencies as an everyday payment method collided with a reality full of obstacles: extreme volatility, unpredictable confirmation times, variable fees, and a user experience that demanded copying 42-character alphanumeric addresses. That complexity drove most users away and reinforced the idea that cryptocurrencies only serve to speculate. However, the ecosystem has […]

TL;DR: Paxos integrated BONK into its crypto brokerage platform, allowing the memecoin to reach more than 500 million users worldwide. The integration enables platform partners to offer BONK without additional compliance requirements or new technical implementation. BONK has nearly one million holders, more than 400 integrations on Solana, and $130 million in BONKfun volume in […]

The market brings surprises when no one expected them: Dogecoin and Zcash explode and move forward, while Bitcoin falls behind.

XRP is generating some of the loudest online buzz it has seen in two years, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment, after Japanese retail giant Rakuten launched the ability for users to convert loyalty points directly into the token. The move gives 44 million Rakuten Pay users access to the digital asset across a loyalty […]

Our collaboration with Beeks reflects a principle that has long shaped Kraken’s approach to market structure: fair and open access to trading infrastructure. Why colocation changes the game For latency-sensitive strategies, execution quality is a function of speed. Beeks Financial Cloud colocation enables traders to place their infrastructure in close proximity to Kraken’s trading infrastructure. […]

America seizes nearly half a billion in Iranian cryptocurrency under Operation Economic Fury, as Tehran blasts US sanctions and naval blockade …

Facebook paid its creators nearly $3 billion in 2025 — a 35% jump from the year before. Now some of those Meta creators will get paid in crypto. Meta: A Second Try At Digital Payments Meta has begun rolling out USDC stablecoin payouts to select creators in the Philippines and Colombia, marking the company’s return […]

Bitcoin Magazine Morgan Stanley Executive on Bitcoin: ‘We Are Still So Early on This Journey’ Morgan Stanley launched its bitcoin exchange-traded product, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), into a market it believes is still in its infancy.  At a panel on Wednesday moderated by Tyler Evans, Amy Oldenburg, the bank’s head of digital assets, […]

An impostor who pretended to work for the Bank of America reportedly stole the savings of a woman in Charlotte, North Carolina. It all started after Tami Schauf received what she thought was a legitimate call from her bank informing her that there was suspicious activity on her account, reports WCNC Charlotte.  The victim says the […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has seized nearly $500 million in Iranian crypto assets, surpassing the previously reported $344 million freeze.

A U.S. court sentenced Maximilien de Hoop Cartier to eight years in prison for helping launder more than $470 million through an unlicensed crypto exchange. Prosecutors said the network used U.S. banks, shell companies, and crypto accounts to move criminal proceeds overseas. Key Takeaways: Authorities sentenced a French national to eight years for running a […]

Dogecoin’s breakout was just a fluke, at least for now: the rally continues.

The cryptocurrency market, especially the meme coin sector, offers the opportunity to make solid profits if one enters (and exits) the ecosystem at the right time. Such was the case with an anonymous trader who became a millionaire thanks to Shiba Inu (SHIB). Check out how. The Crazy Story Lookonchain revealed that an OG whale […]

We’re thrilled to announce that AI is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading AI trading is live as of April 29, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits […]

X product lead Nikita Bier reports cryptocurrency is the most-muted topic on the platform, followed by politics and the Iran conflict.

For most of its history, Bitcoin has behaved like a predictable cyclical clock. Approximately every four years, the reward miners receive for each block is cut in half. That halving triggered, with surprising regularity, a bull market lasting between twelve and eighteen months, followed by an equally intense collapse. Investment strategies, media narratives, and a […]

Crypto analyst Kaz has called the local Bitcoin top, stating that the leading crypto has little room to the upside. The analyst also explained why BTC is now likely to drop below the psychological $60,000 level, which would mark a new low for the crypto asset.  Bitcoin Top About To Form As Price Eyes Drop […]

Losses from crypto hacks have topped $630 million in April across more than 25 hacks, with DeFi dominating major incidents and exploits accelerating despite security updates.