New York has sued Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan for alleged state law violations, extending the state’s aggressive campaign against major crypto platforms. New York state has filed lawsuits against Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan, accusing the crypto…

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says USDT supply has hit a record $188b, cementing the stablecoin’s dominance as broader stablecoin liquidity sits near all-time highs. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the circulating supply of USDT has reached a new all-time high…

Bitget is expanding its AI “co-pilot” trading push into a full ecosystem spanning retail users, developers, and institutional partners. Bitget is doubling down on AI-native trading, launching an AI ecosystem co-creation plan that aims to turn its Agent Hub and…

DoorDash is working with Stripe- and Paradigm-backed Tempo to explore paying delivery workers in stablecoins, as Visa, banks and fintechs plug into Tempo’s rails. DoorDash is teaming up with blockchain project Tempo to explore paying its delivery couriers in stablecoins,…

A fake courier tried to steal a French crypto worker’s private keys at gunpoint, but was disarmed in a struggle, underscoring France’s surge in “wrench” attacks. In the early morning hours of April 11, a French crypto worker and his…

0G Foundation is wiring Alibaba Cloud’s Qianwen LLM into decentralized infrastructure via token-gated access, seeding one of the first onchain commercial AI agent stacks. 0G Foundation has struck a formal partnership with Alibaba Cloud to bring the Chinese tech giant’s…

The UK Treasury wants stablecoins and tokenized deposits regulated like payment services, backing the push with new rules, BoE coordination and £1m for fintech pilots. The UK Treasury used London Fintech Week to signal its most ambitious push yet to…

Binance is launching Chip (CHIP) with card buy, spot pairs, principal-protected earn and 50x futures, but flags the new seed token with a high-risk warning. Binance is switching on a full product suite around new listing Chip (CHIP), with the…

SEC Chair Paul Atkins unveils an “innovation exemption,” five‑bucket token rules and a CFTC pact, opening a regulated path for tokenized securities on‑chain. Marking the first anniversary of his chairmanship at the Washington Economic Club, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins used…

Researcher Doyeon Park drops a high‑severity CometBFT zero‑day that can stall Cosmos chains securing $8B, spotlighting disclosure gaps in core crypto infrastructure. A critical zero‑day vulnerability in Cosmos’ CometBFT consensus layer has been publicly disclosed by security researcher Doyeon Park,…

KAIO raises $8m from Tether to bring BlackRock‑style funds onchain with $100 tickets. Abu Dhabi-regulated tokenization infrastructure company KAIO has closed an $8 million strategic financing round led by stablecoin issuer Tether, bringing its total funding to $19 million, according…

Sentient’s suspected team wallet just moved 687 million SENT — around $11.52 million and 9.49% of supply — into a fresh address, putting AI-token treasury risk back in focus. A suspected Sentient (SENT) team multi-signature wallet has transferred 687 million…

A suspected state‑linked $13m hack has shuttered sanctioned Russian crypto exchange Grinex, cutting a major ruble‑to‑crypto sanctions‑evasion channel. A major Russian cryptocurrency exchange used to funnel money around Western sanctions has shut down after a suspected large‑scale cyberattack that wiped…

Trump’s threat of “lots of bombs” if the Iran ceasefire lapses feeds straight into Bitcoin’s war‑driven volatility and the debate over its safe‑haven role. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that “lots of bombs start going off” if a fragile…

A whale who made $44.61m on leveraged ETH in two months has topped up a long to 30,000 ETH around $2,288, turning profits into even more high‑gear risk. A leveraged Ethereum (ETH) whale that has earned $44.61 million in profit…

Nasdaq drops 1% and the S&P 500 0.6%, but Bitcoin near $75k and Ethereum around $2.3k show crypto holding up better than U.S. tech — at least intraday. U.S. equities opened the week on the back foot, with Gate’s TradFi…

Kelp DAO says a LayerZero “default” single‑validator setup helped enable a $290m rsETH bridge hack, forcing a messy blame game and a rushed security migration. Kelp DAO has pushed back against LayerZero’s official explanation of a $290 million bridge exploit,…

U.S. CLARITY Act faces a May delay as banks fight stablecoin yields, clashing with a White House report that says the lending impact is just 0.02%. The U.S. CLARITY Act, a landmark effort to define stablecoin and broader crypto market…

2026’s altcoin rotation is skipping meme narratives and flowing into XRP, BNB, Solana, TRON and Hyperliquid, as traders pay for throughput and real volume. Altcoin flows in 2026 are starting to look less like a classic “altseason blow‑off” and more…

April has already seen over $600m stolen across DeFi, bridges and wallets, turning security from a protocol‑level concern into a full‑blown market risk premium. Fresh aggregate figures show that crypto protocols have already lost over $606m to hacks in the…

OpenGradient’s AI‑focused OPG token will launch via an exclusive Binance Wallet and PancakeSwap TGE on April 21, with access gated by Binance Alpha points. Binance Wallet will jointly launch the exclusive Token Generation Event for OpenGradient with PancakeSwap on April…

Gate has integrated Kasplex Layer 2 on Kaspa, opening a direct bridge for users to move KAS onto an EVM‑compatible DeFi environment. Gate has officially integrated the Kasplex Layer 2 network, allowing users to move Kaspa’s native token KAS between…

DefiLlama founder 0xngmi says Aave’s TVL isn’t being “pumped” by circular borrowing, arguing the platform’s metrics already strip out borrowed assets and loops. DefiLlama founder 0xngmi has pushed back on claims that Aave’s total value locked (TVL) is overstated because…

OKX founder Mingxing “Star” Xu boosts ZachXBT’s bounty on alleged RAVE token manipulation to $25,000 after a 95% crash from roughly $26 to near $1 wipes out billions in value. OKX founder and CEO Star said the exchange will contribute…

Liquid Capital’s Li Hua Yi says there’s “no reason to take profits” after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, citing S&P highs, MicroStrategy’s BTC buys and altcoin rotation. Liquid Capital’s Yi leans into the peace trade Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua…

Fresh Coinglass heatmap data suggest Ethereum is again sitting between two sizeable liquidation walls, with leverage stacked just below and above spot. According to the latest read‑out, if ETH slides below $2,323, cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream centralized exchanges…

Speaking in the Sejm on Friday ahead of a vote on overturning his rival’s veto, Tusk claimed that “Russian money was behind the Zondacrypto cryptocurrency platform,” which he alleged has “supported political and social initiatives” aligned with right‑wing groups in…

Coinglass shows $2.221B of BTC longs below $73,610 and $913M of shorts above $81,264, turning the next $10K band into a $3.1B liquidation minefield for traders. Bitcoin (BTC) is once again wedged between two large liquidation clusters, with leverage stacked…

Dollar index DXY erases its Iran war gains as Hormuz blockade scales down, safe‑haven flows unwind, and traders pivot from conflict hedges to ceasefire politics. The U.S. dollar gave back all of its war‑related gains on Friday after Iran declared…

Gate Research says leveraged crypto ETFs now sit at the center of liquidity and short‑term trading strategies on centralized exchanges, but warns their daily reset makes them unsuitable as long‑term holdings in volatile markets. The latest report from Gate Research…

Iran’s move to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz while Donald Trump keeps Iran’s ships under blockade has left oil and Bitcoin trading the ceasefire headline by headline. Iran’s announcement that it has fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz has…

Slash raised $100M at a $1.4B valuation as it processes over $1B in annualized stablecoin payments for 5,000+ businesses, turning crypto into back‑office banking rails. Slash’s $100M round and stablecoin push Slash Financial, a business banking platform built for online‑first…

Bank of AI and PKUBlockchain map Web4.0’s “agent economy,” pitching x402, ERC‑8004 and MCP while casting Tron and USDT as the default settlement rail for AI agents. Bank of AI and Peking University’s PKUBlockchain association have released what they call…

SEC Chair Paul Atkins launches “Material Matters,” with Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda using the debut to pitch a more pro‑innovation crypto stance and clearer rulemaking. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rolled out “Material Matters with SEC Chairman…

Kraken parent Payward will buy Bitnomial for up to $550M, adding a full CFTC derivatives stack just as Deutsche Börse’s $200M stake backs its U.S. build‑out. Payward targets full‑stack U.S. derivatives foothold Payward Inc., the parent company of crypto exchange…

France’s finance minister backs bank‑issued euro stablecoins and Qivalis’ 2026 launch, pivoting policy to keep Europe’s digital rails denominated in euros, not dollars. France’s finance minister Roland Lescure has publicly called for more euro‑denominated stablecoins and urged European banks to…

Circle’s new USDC Bridge aims to turn cross‑chain transfers into a near‑invisible backend plumbing layer for on‑chain dollars, replacing fragmented bridges with a single bank‑style ledger experience operated end‑to‑end by Circle itself. Circle turns USDC into a single ledger across…

Flare’s FIP.16 plan would capture MEV at the base layer, slash FLR inflation to 3% and route new revenues through FIRE into buybacks and aggressive token burns. Flare moves to own MEV and slash inflation Flare has tabled a sweeping…

The UK’s FCA has opened a fresh consultation on how stablecoins, trading, custody and staking will be regulated before a full crypto regime goes live in 2027. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is asking crypto firms and stakeholders to weigh…

Gate is rolling an F1 Red Bull parade and “Racing the Future” exhibition through Hong Kong as part of its 13th‑anniversary push to fuse crypto branding with motorsport. Gate is leaning on Formula 1 star power to anchor its 13th‑anniversary…

JustLend DAO’s third buyback burned 271.3m JST worth $21.3m, lifting total destroyed supply to 1.36b JST, or 13.7%, as its revenue-fed deflation plan rolls on. JustLend DAO has carried out its third major buyback and burn of JST, permanently removing…

BitTorrent Chain has upgraded the BTTC Bridge record page with dual views, richer filters and clearer tags so users can track incoming, outgoing and cross-chain flows faster. BitTorrent Chain has rolled out a functional upgrade to the BTTC Bridge transaction…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) long‑running debate over the quantum computing threat has flared again after Blockstream CEO Adam Back used Paris Blockchain Week to argue for optional, opt‑in upgrades instead of forcibly freezing old wallets. “Preparation is much safer than hasty responses…

France has logged 41 crypto-linked kidnappings in 2026, prompting Interior Ministry plans for tougher measures after the country became Europe’s hotspot for “wrench attacks.” French Interior Ministry representative Jean‑Didier Berger says France will introduce new measures “in the coming weeks”…

Negotiations over the U.S. CLARITY Act, a sweeping digital asset market structure bill, have entered their final stage, with JPMorgan analysts saying the number of disputed issues has fallen from more than a dozen to just two or three core…

Bitcoin hovers near $75k with on-chain data flagging $76,800 as key resistance, while Morgan Stanley’s cut‑price MSBT ETF pulls in $100m amid easing macro headwinds. Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around $75,000 as on-chain cost metrics cluster near $76,800, a level…

Binance Alpha is launching a two-round Genius Foundation trading competition that will hand out roughly $200,000 in GENIUS tokens to 2,520 of the platform’s most aggressive buyers over the last two weeks of April. Binance is rolling out a Genius…

A new Cato Institute paper argues that U.S. capital gains rules make “bitcoin taxes make no sense,” burying everyday BTC payments in paperwork and locking the asset into a hoarding role instead of money. The Cato Institute is calling for…

A Solana (SOL) trader has turned just $8.50 into $9,928 by buying and staking the memecoin BELIEF, locking in a 1,169x return that underscores the ferocity of risk-taking on the network. On-chain tracker Lookonchain said the wallet, labeled “7Be6hv,” spent…

A Solana-backed super PAC is spending $8m to boost pro-crypto Jon Husted against Sherrod Brown, as crypto war chests like Fairshake and Fellowship reshape 2026 races. Sentinel Action Fund, a U.S. super PAC backed by the Solana Institute, will deploy…

HIVE Digital is raising $75m in 0% exchangeable notes to fund GPUs and data centers as it pivots from pure bitcoin mining toward AI cloud and eyes a TSX up‑listing. HIVE Digital Technologies is raising $75 million via a private…

Coinglass flags $1.64b in BTC longs at risk below $70,721 and $1.25b in shorts above $78,068 as Bitcoin grinds in a tightly leveraged $70k–$78k range. According to Coinglass, if Bitcoin (BTC) falls below $70,721, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on…

Orbs is handing control of its Layer-3 trading protocol and multi-million dollar fee stream to a new DAO, betting seasonal on-chain governance can keep pace with volatile DeFi markets. Orbs has launched a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that will shift…