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U.S. CFTC's Selig says AI has helped make up for staffing cuts at key crypto watchdog
Chairman Mike Selig faces explosive new market duties with crypto and prediction markets, where he said "numerous investigations" have begun.
Cardano's Charles Hoskinson says Bitcoin's quantum fix is a hard fork that can't save Satoshi's coins
The Cardano founder argues BIP-361 is mislabeled as a soft fork and that its zero-knowledge recovery plan cannot rescue roughly 1.7 million pre-2013 bitcoin, including Satoshi's holdings.
Crypto for Advisors: Tokenization’s evolution
Tokenized assets are moving from concept to portfolio allocation. Learn how compliance architecture and institutional movement are redefining risk and opportunity for advisors.
Bitcoin slides back below $74,000 as breakout to higher levels fails again
The $75,000-$76,000 range has proven to be stiff resistance as bitcoin attempts to claw back this year's losses.
The 24-hour trap: Why the UK’s new crypto rules could catch some firms off guard
The new regulations revealed by the Financial Conduct Authority include several technical traps which crypto software providers need to watch for to avoid sanctions
VerifiedX brings privacy layer to Bitcoin as institutional demand for confidentiality grows
A new zero-knowledge-powered system enables shielded bitcoin transactions, reflecting a broader push across crypto to address the “privacy gap” keeping institutions off public blockchains.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Ethereum (ETH) price drops 1.3% as index trades lower
Aave (AAVE), down 1.1% from Wednesday, was also an underperformer.
Drift gets $148 million funding from Tether and partners as it replaces Circle stablecoin with USDT after massive exploit
The money will be used by Drift to recover user funds after more than $270 million in clients assets were exploited this month, and will relaunch the protocol as a…
Wall Street trading-tech is coming to crypto as DoubleZero rolls out high-speed data for Solana
The project, called DoubleZero Edge, offers a real-time feed of raw data from the Solana blockchain, giving traders faster access to information that can influence prices.
Keep an eye on XRP, Plasma, DOGE as bitcoin drifts
What you need to know for April 16, 2026
Bitcoin funding rates hit most negative since 2023, history suggests bottom is in
Despite a surge in short positioning, bitcoin has climbed toward $75,000, with past episodes of negative funding rates often aligning with local market bottoms.
Bitcoin holds near $75,000 as short-term holders look for profit opportunities
Bitcoin is hovering near $75,000 as steady institutional demand meets a wall of supply, while the options market is biased toward downside hedges.
South Korea to test blockchain deposit tokens for government spending in Q4
Token-based payments can be programmed with spending limits and which industries can use them, reducing audits and lowering transaction fees by removing intermediaries.
The cheapest bitcoin ETF yet: Morgan Stanley uses 0.14% fee to draw $100 million in first week
Morgan Stanley’s new MSBT fund has quickly attracted over $100 million by offering the market's lowest fees, sparking a fresh wave of competition from rivals like Goldman Sachs.
Crypto fund manager probed in the suspicious death of his fiancée in Zanzibar
The couple argued, according to hotel staff and were separated. Despite confirming Ashly Robinson died by suicide, police said they are still investigating her death.
Circle CEO says China could launch yuan stablecoin within 3 to 5 years as currency race heats up
The pitch is global scale for the yuan, but capital controls, offshore limits and convertibility gaps still stand in the way
Buying coffee with bitcoin is easy, the resulting tax burden is not
A libertarian think tank argues that treating bitcoin as a capital asset for tax purposes makes everyday payments impractical due to the complex reporting requirements.
The CLARITY Act breakthrough: Why JPMorgan says the U.S. crypto rulebook is ‘close to completion’
Analysts at the bank say negotiations for the CLARITY Act are reaching a final breakthrough as lawmakers resolve long-standing disputes over stablecoin rewards and agency oversight.