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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

TL;DR: YZi Labs made a strategic follow-on investment in BNB Chain-based Predict.fun, with Susquehanna Crypto joining as co-investor and financial terms undisclosed. The move comes as Binance tests an in-app prediction market feature with Predict.fun, tying venture backing to possible large-scale distribution. Predict.fun graduated from EASY Residency Season 2 and has since matched more than […]

TL;DR: Binance’s Ethereum reserves fell to 3.3 million ETH, the lowest since February 2024, while Bitcoin reserves dropped from 670,000 BTC to 636,000 BTC. At the same time, USDT balances climbed from $35 billion to $38 billion and USDC reserves increased from $4.6 billion to $6.6 billion. CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha said the combined shift […]

Market is being pushed to the limit, which creates an uneven battleground for the market.

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The prediction market is introducing price-based contracts tied to stocks and commodities, using Pyth data feeds as the “resolution source” to automatically settle outcomes.

Around 27,600 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, April 3, with a notional value of roughly $1.8 billion. This event is smaller than usual, so it is unlikely to have any impact on spot markets. Crypto prices have been mostly sideways this week, with total capitalization dipping on Friday. Bitcoin Options Expiry This week’s […]

Crude oil climbed back above $100 a barrel and Bitcoin slipped as US President Donald Trump used a White House address to say the military campaign in Iran was close to wrapping up, while also warning that more strikes could come in the next two to three weeks. Markets Move First Bitcoin fell about 2% […]

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has levied a $500,000 penalty and restrictions against crypto exchange KuCoin’s operator, barring it from allowing US users to trade on its platform without proper registration. The CFTC says a federal court in the Southern District of New York entered a consent order against Peken Global Limited, the entity […]

April 2nd, 2026 – Astana, Kazakhstan Bybit Kazakhstan announces the launch of the KZT/USDT spot trading pair, allowing users to trade directly between Kazakhstani tenge (KZT) and USDT on the spot market. This marks an important step in enhancing the local trading experience by removing the need for intermediate conversion steps. Previously, users funding their […]

Bitcoin Magazine MARA Conducts Ongoing Layoffs Following $1.1B Bitcoin Sale and Debt Reduction Push Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings has begun a series of company-wide layoffs affecting multiple departments, according to reporting from Blockspace Media, marking the latest shift in the firm’s broader restructuring strategy. Sources familiar with the matter said the layoffs have been “ongoing” […]

Australia’s parliament on Wednesday passed legislation establishing the nation’s first-ever digital asset regulatory framework, requiring crypto exchanges and custody providers to hold Australian Financial Services Licenses (AFSL) to continue to operate.  The new framework establishes two new categories under the Corporations Act: digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms, both of which will be required […]

eToro has launched crypto trading in New York after a multi-year delay following BitLicense approval. The platform is starting with a limited token offering, far smaller than in other markets. Strict regulation and post-FTX scrutiny slowed rollout, with staking and expansion still pending. eToro has officially rolled out crypto trading in New York, ending a […]

Federal prosecutors in Connecticut recovered more than $600,000 in tether ( USDT) after tracing stolen cryptocurrency from a phishing scam that used a physical letter to deceive a hardware wallet user. Connecticut Crypto Phishing Victim to Recover Funds Local media reported that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, working with the FBI’s […]

Are Bitcoin’s odds for a rally to $75,000 diminished by a weakening US economy, the war in Iran and multiple institutional BTC holders selling in the open market?

Monero edges closer to Cardano in crypto rankings, with just one hurdle set to be crossed.

Stablecoin Yield Proposal Nears Decision as Crypto and Banking Sectors Review CompromiseThis week, representatives from both the cryptocurrency …

Economists at the US banking giant Wells Fargo are reportedly cutting their S&P 500 outlook this year due to the impacts of the ongoing Iran conflict. Wells Fargo is now forecasting the S&P 500 will close out the year at 7,300, down from its previous prediction of 7,800, which would represent a less than 7% […]

TL;DR Ethereum accumulation on Binance is accelerating, as exchange reserves fall to around 3.3 million ETH, signaling reduced sell pressure. At the same time, stablecoin balances (USDT and USDC) surpass $44 billion, pointing to rising buying power. Institutional demand remains strong, with firms allocating hundreds of millions into ETH, supporting expectations of a mid-term price […]

The U.S. Department of Justice has pulled back the curtain on what it says is a coordinated effort to manipulate crypto markets across multiple firms. In filings unsealed in federal court in Oakland, prosecutors charged ten individuals tied to Gotbit, Vortex, Antier, and Contrarian with running schemes that artificially boosted trading volumes and token prices. […]

The XRP price reaching $20 may take several years, according to a market pundit who recently outlined a long-range roadmap for the digital asset. His projection places the milestone near the end of the decade while suggesting the current market phase could still present opportunities before the next major expansion begins. XRP Price Path To […]

The frog-themed meme coin PEPE, once part of the elite club of the 20 biggest cryptocurrencies, has lately been a pale shadow of its former success. While its price has collapsed by 55% over the past year, one important indicator suggests a substantial rebound could soon make the bulls happy. A Major Pump at Last? […]

Bitcoin Magazine How Real Is The Quantum Threat? A new panel has officially been announced to take place at Bitcoin 2026 titled “How Real Is The Quantum Threat?” The conversation will bring together five voices at the center of one of the most actively debated technical questions in Bitcoin today, and the lineup reflects the […]

Key Takeaways: Ripple team is the first one building a treasury management system based on an on-chain digital assets platform. CFOs can coordinate liquidity of fiat and crypto on a single dashboard without adding new operation process The demand is increasing strongly as 72% of finance leaders indicate that digital assets are now a critical […]

Australia implements a landmark regulatory framework requiring cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians to obtain formal financial services licenses. The Australian government passed new legislation requiring all cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians to acquire financial services licenses. This mandate applies to any digital asset service provider operating within the country’s jurisdiction to enhance transparency and investor safety. The […]

Stablecoins dominated crypto trading in Q1 as investors sought safety, while rising bot usage and declining retail flows pointed to shifting market dynamics, according to CEX.io.

April 2nd, 2026 – LODZ, Poland BTCC, the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchange, today announced its official partnership with the Argentine Football Association (AFA) as the regional partner of the Argentine National Team. The landmark partnership spans the full 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule, bringing together two names whose legacies have been forged through a long-standing […]

Drift Protocol confirmed an active attack on April 1, 2026, with at least US$200 million drained from its Solana-based vaults. Security firm PeckShield identified a compromised admin private key as the likely attack vector, with stolen assets including USDC, wrapped Bitcoin, wrapped Ethereum, and JLP. The DRIFT governance token dropped roughly 28% on the day […]

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon confirmed the firm is studying a potential prediction market entry, limited to financial and economic contracts, with no launch date set. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon called prediction markets “super interesting” at the firm’s January 2026 earnings call. Weekly prediction market volume grew roughly 12x, drawing institutional scrutiny alongside new […]