Circle Unveils cirBTC to Bring Trusted Bitcoin Liquidity Into DeFi
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Circle said it would soon launch cirBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin token designed to unlock DeFi utility while addressing trust issues around existing wrappers.  Backed 1:1 by native Bitcoin reserves and built for interoperability, cirBTC aims to make BTC more accessible for yield, liquidity, and broader decentralised finance use cases. A wrapped Bitcoin token designed to […]

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Binance Traders Are Buying Ethereum, Will It Trigger Price Rebound?
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Ethereum is anticipating a liquidity crunch on Binance, a move that may stir a price breakout.

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Central Ohio man loses thousands of dollars in <b>cryptocurrency</b> scam | WHIO-TV – YouTube
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Three years after losing $800K in a cryptocurrency scam, Dusty Frazier says he's still holding onto hope. ABOUT WHIO-TV Channel 7: WHIO TV is your …

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Aave avoided bad debt by shifting risk to borrowers: Bank of Canada study
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A Bank of Canada staff paper found Aave V3 avoided bad debt in 2024, but said the model pushed losses onto borrowers during liquidations.

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ICBA Opposes OCC’s Conditional Nod For Coinbase National Trust Bank Charter
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted Coinbase (COIN) a conditional approval for a national trust bank charter, a move that would place the crypto exchange among a small group of five digital-asset firms — including Ripple, Circle (CRCL) — that have received similar tentative sign-offs from the agency.  If the charter […]

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BTC Holds $66K Support — Smart‑Money Buy Zone or Prolonged Bear‑Market Risk?
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TL;DR: Bitcoin (BTC) hovers near $66,000 and the Fear and Greed Index sits at 8/100, an Extreme Fear level, the lowest point of the range. Long position liquidations exceeded $300 million in the last 24 hours. On top of that, spot Bitcoin ETFs are recording recurring net outflows. On-chain data shows a wave of massive […]

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Tokenized Assets Break $1B: Real Financial Rails or Bear-Market Noise?
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Markets do not usually hand out symbolism this clearly. Tokenized stocks crossing $1 billion onchain as total tokenized real world assets moved above $10 billion feels like more than a headline. The real signal may be infrastructure, not price. The acceleration in institutional participation suggests this is not traders hunting for a narrative while speculative […]

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Riot Platforms Sells 3,778 Bitcoin in Q1 as Miner Strategy Shifts Toward AI Infrastructure
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Bitcoin Magazine Riot Platforms Sells 3,778 Bitcoin in Q1 as Miner Strategy Shifts Toward AI Infrastructure Riot Platforms sold 3,778 bitcoin in the first quarter of 2026, generating $289.5 million and marking a shift in strategy as the miner redirects capital toward infrastructure and high-performance computing. The volume sold exceeded the company’s quarterly production of […]

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CEX.IO Review 2026: Is This Crypto Exchange Safe and Legit?
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CEX.IO exchange is a regulated centralized crypto trading platform that lets you buy, sell, trade, and earn cryptocurrencies using both fiat and digital assets. The top features of CEX.IO are spot trading, margin trading, staking and savings, a crypto debit card, multiple fiat payment methods, and an advanced trading API. In this CEX.IO review, we […]

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Trump’s $1.5T Defense Budget Push, Iran Warning Send Stocks, Gold, and Bitcoin Lower
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Wall Street closed mostly lower on Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s national address vowing to hit Iran “extremely hard” reversed Wednesday’s brief optimism and pushed oil prices sharply higher. Oil Hits $111 a Barrel as Trump Speech Crushes April 1 De-escalation Rally Trump delivered the speech on Wednesday evening, warning Iran would be brought “back […]

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Why Team Identity Checks Are Becoming the Baseline Before Any New Crypto Investment
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The age of anonymous founders in the crypto space is fading fast as investors are no longer impressed by flashy slogans or vague promises of “going to the moon.” Instead, they want to know who’s actually building the project: real names, accountability, and a clear understanding of who’s behind the code and the money. In […]

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USDC Maker Finally Launching Wrapped Bitcoin Token
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Circle, the fintech heavyweight behind the widely adopted USDC stablecoin, is making a major play to bring the world’s largest cryptocurrency into the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

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X Product Lead: Automatic account lock and verification mechanism will be implemented for …
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According to Nikita Bier, Head of Product at X, the platform is rolling out a countermeasure against cryptocurrency phishing scams: if an account …

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Centralizing crypto: Why Malta’s clash with ESMA is about more than one small state
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A plan to move supervision of major crypto asset service providers to the France-based ESMA is testing MiCA’s balance between EU-level control and national-level decision-making.

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Analyst Says Ethereum in Final Stages of Bottoming Out, Forecasts Incoming ETH Breakout
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A widely followed analyst believes Ethereum is now forming a bottom, setting ETH up to have a significant breakout within days. The pseudonymous analyst Credible Crypto tells his 484,800 followers on X that ETH may be printing a bullish triple-bottom reversal pattern on the three-day chart. A triple-bottom pattern indicates that an asset has found […]

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CFTC Takes Three States to Federal Court Over Prediction Market Control
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The CFTC and DOJ jointly sued Illinois, Arizona, and Connecticut on April 2 to block state cease-and-desist orders against federally regulated prediction market platforms including Kalshi, Polymarket, and Robinhood. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig cited exclusive jurisdiction under the Commodity Exchange Act, asserting that state regulators were attempting to “subvert federal law” by classifying event contracts […]

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Polymarket Expands Into Stocks and Commodities With Pyth-Powered Pricing
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Polymarket launched daily up/down and closing-price bracket contracts for Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, gold, and WTI crude oil, automatically resolved by Pyth Network’s feeds from more than 90 institutional contributors. Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE’s operator) has committed a combined US$1.6 billion to Polymarket, which now processes more than US$20 billion in monthly trading volume. The expansion blurs […]

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XRP Price Completes Q1 In The Red Again, But Prior Performance Says A Surge Is Coming
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XRP’s close of the month of March in the red has now marked the end of the first quarter of 2026 as very bearish for the cryptocurrency. While this is concerning for investors of the altcoin, this is not the first time in history that the XRP price has closed the first quarter of the […]

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Wall Street Firms and Crypto Companies to Review New Market Structure Proposal in Private Sessions
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Bitcoin Magazine Wall Street Firms and Crypto Companies to Review New Market Structure Proposal in Private Sessions Crypto and banking industry representatives are set to review a revised stablecoin yield proposal crafted by Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks this week, as lawmakers attempt to break a months-long lobbying standoff over how — or whether […]

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Did the CLARITY Act’s Stablecoin Yield Deal Finally Defuse the Next “Gensler Moment”?
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The crypto industry finally got the headline it had been waiting for: senators say they’ve reached a deal with the White House on the most explosive part of the CLARITY Act — stablecoin yield. After months of deadlock, the compromise is straightforward on paper: no passive yield, but activity‑based rewards are allowed. It’s a political […]

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Latin America: The World’s Testing Ground for Bitcoin ETFs
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Just two years ago, the idea that a spot Bitcoin ETF could trade on Latin American stock exchanges seemed remote. Today, Brazil hosts 22 ETFs with exposure to cryptoassets, Chile and Mexico lead in regulatory frameworks, and the region as a whole recorded over $730 billion in crypto volume during 2025. This is no passing […]

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Premier League’s Last Gambling Shirt Season: £140M and a UK Crackdown
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The 2025/26 Premier League season will mark an end to a lucrative era where gambling brands appeared on the front of matchday shirts, ending a commercial relationship worth over £140 million per season as 11 of 20 clubs prepare to strip betting logos from their kits. The voluntary ban takes effect from the 2026/27 campaign. […]

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US Citizens and Residents Lose $3,500,000,000 to Fraudsters in Imposter Scams in One Year: FTC
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it received millions of fraud reports from consumers last year, as losses continue to pile up. Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee, FTC Associate Director Lois Greisman says that in 2025, the regulator received three million fraud reports from consumers, amounting to a staggering $15.9 billion in losses. The […]

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ZachXBT Accuses Circle of Being ‘Asleep’ as Drift Hack Funds Moved Freely
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Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has once again slammed Circle and its CEO, Jeremy Allaire, following alleged inaction during the $280 million exploit tied to Drift Protocol. He described the entire fiasco as a critical delay in response as funds were actively moved across chains. Circle Under Fire In a post on X, ZachXBT said the stablecoin […]

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Ripple Reveals Economic Impact of Its Donation
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A newly released report reveals that the initial crypto contribution allowed AOF to unlock and deploy capital that funded 905 individual loans for underserved small business owners..

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World's oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam | St Helena | The Guardian
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The impostor was indeed asking for cryptocurrency donations at the time the BBC published – and later retracted – its report. Jonathan, a …

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CFTC sues 3 states over prediction market regulatory authority
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission claims it “first officially recognized” event contracts in 1992 and that Congress has granted it sole authority over the market.

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StakeStone (STO) Price Surges Over 500% In One Week, What’s Driving This Altcoin?
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The StakeStone (STO) price has surged by over 500% in the past week, drawing attention to the token’s ecosystem. The altcoin’s rally comes ahead of a significant token unlock, which could put selling pressure on the token and drive its price down.  Why The StakeStone (STO) Price Is Surging The StakeStone (STO) price has surged […]

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$280M Drift Hack Linked to Suspected North Korean Attack Using Novel Solana Exploit
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Attackers drained approximately US$280 million from Drift Protocol on April 1, exploiting Solana’s durable nonce feature to pre-sign malicious transactions weeks in advance and seize security council control. Three protocol vaults were emptied, including approximately 41.7 million JLP tokens worth roughly US$155 million, before stolen funds were rapidly swapped to USDC and bridged to Ethereum. […]

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Bitcoin Faces $10K Downside Warning as Oil Surge Rattles Markets
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Bitcoin dropped to a weekly low near US$66,000, down 1.76% on April 2, as the US-Iran conflict disrupted Strait of Hormuz shipping and sent crude oil above US$100 per barrel. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone warned Bitcoin may be reverting toward US$10,000, citing its pre-2020 bull run price level before the “biggest money […]

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Coinbase Receives Conditional OCC Approval to Form National Trust Company
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Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Receives Conditional OCC Approval to Form National Trust Company Coinbase has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Coinbase National Trust Company, according to a statement from the company.  The approval marks a regulatory milestone for Coinbase as it expands its federally supervised custody and […]

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Ripple Expands RLUSD Access in South Korea With Coinone Listing
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Ripple expands RLUSD into South Korea, opening direct KRW access on a major exchange as its stablecoin strategy continues to expand across global regulated markets and gains traction with growing adoption and liquidity use cases. Ripple Opens Korean Market Access as RLUSD Debuts on Coinone Platform The expansion of RLUSD reflects Ripple’s continued push to […]

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