Iran said Trump has rejected a proposal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the US blockade on ships linked to Iranian ports, and delay nuclear talks until a later round. A senior Iranian official allegedly said Saturday that Tehran saw the offer as a way to stop the war first, then handle the...

The Zcash Foundation just released Zebra 4.4.0, urging all node operators to upgrade immediately after fixing multiple security flaws.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is under investigation after he was accused of failing to declare a gift worth ~$6.75 million.

The recently hacked cryptocurrency exchange Grinex intends to compensate customers for stolen assets worth over a billion Russian rubles.

Key takeaways: SNX is the native token for the Synthetix Network and is used for governance. It is listed on top exchanges like Binance, Uniswap, Coinbase, OKX, and Bybit. Synthetic is a decentralized protocol that allows you to create and transact synthetic tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. Is SNX a good investment? Will it go...

Can Bitcoin hit $150,000 in post-halving rally? Our Bitcoin price prediction aims to answer with in-depth analysis of market sentiment.

Geneva, Switzerland, May 1, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), participated in the Bitcoin 2026 conference, held April 27–29 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. As part of its presence, TRON DAO hosted TRON Whale Night alongside Securitize on...

Washington, D.C., April 27, 2026 — The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research and education surrounding emerging technologies, today announced the successful conclusion of its participation in two recent industry events: a PayCLT webinar on April 22 and The Programmable Economy: AI & Blockchain Redefining...

The Ethereum Foundation sold another 10,000 ETH to Bitmine.

Hong Kong is stepping up its efforts to cement its place as a regional digital financial powerhouse, introducing new stablecoin legislation, a blockchain-powered anti-fraud system, and AI-driven trading tools all within weeks of each other. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s last annual report outlined its priorities for 2026, with stablecoins on the top of the...

GameStop stock is suddenly up by about 13% because traders are reacting to a reported plan that sounds almost absurd on paper: GameStop (NYSE: GME) may try to buy eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY). The retailer was worth around $11 billion at Friday’s close. EBay was worth about $45 billion. That is not a normal-sized gap. That...

Faster money, not necessarily bigger market Stablecoin activity is rising quickly as more payments shift to real-time systems. In a 2026 research led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, summarized by Moneywise, JPMorgan highlighted a simple but powerful shift in expectations: “Consumers and businesses increasingly expect funds to move as fast as information.”(Source: Moneywise, 2026, summarizing JPMorgan Global...

A breakthrough agreement involving Coinbase Global Inc. has revived momentum for long-delayed US crypto legislation.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman urged regulators to work more closely together as artificial intelligence tools rapidly make their way into the banking system, warning that the same technology helping firms defend themselves could also be turned against them. Speaking at a Financial Stability Oversight Council roundtable on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence,...

A researcher at Paradigm has put forward a new idea that could help early Bitcoin holders prepare for a future quantum threat, without touching their coins or revealing who they are. In a May 1 paper, Dan Robinson introduced “Provable Address-Control Timestamps,” or PACTs. The concept is to help prove you control your Bitcoin today,...

Tech giant Meta has begun taking steps toward its long-touted plan of making humanoid robots. The social media firm has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence and folded its team into the company’s Superintelligence Labs unit, according to reports on Friday. The financial terms were not disclosed. At its core, Assured Robot Intelligence has been working on...

Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) crypto arm submitted a comment letter to the CFTC on Wednesday, urging the agency to build a regulatory framework for prediction markets that addresses insider trading.  The latter came as the U.S. Congress has also been putting pressure on the prediction market industry over suspicious trades tied to classified information. What does...

The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office has designated Vietnam as a “Priority Foreign Country” for intellectual property violations. This is the first time any nation has received that label in 13 years, and it opens the door to a Section 301 trade investigation against the country, which has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of...

Crypto, tech, and software stocks are rallying today because traders are buying growth names again while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite sit at record levels. The S&P 500 rose 0.29% to 7,230.12 after touching a fresh all-time intraday high. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.89% and closed at 25,114.44, also at a record. The Dow...

Crypto airdrops have quietly evolved from random token giveaways into one of the most strategic wealth-building opportunities in Web3.  Projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars are actively rewarding users simply for engaging with their platforms; trading, bridging, staking, or even just running a browser extension in the background.  No trading genius or large capital...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines  Some milestones mark a date on a calendar. Others mark a shift in how a company sees itself and the world it operates in. For ChangeNOW, the release of its first-ever feature documentary: “Beyond the Hype”, belongs firmly in the second category.  This project follows a period of massive...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines  Some milestones mark a date on a calendar. Others mark a shift in how a company sees itself and the world it operates in. For ChangeNOW, the release of its first-ever feature documentary: “Beyond the Hype”, belongs firmly in the second category.  This project follows a period of massive […]

DEX trading contracted in April, following a multi-month trend of slower activity. Liquidity outflows and loss of trust due to hacks were among the main reasons for slower DEX activity.

DEX trading contracted in April, following a multi-month trend of slower activity. Liquidity outflows and loss of trust due to hacks were among the main reasons for slower DEX activity.

Tether reported about $1.04 billion in net profit for Q1 2026, with its gold reserves becoming one of the biggest parts of its balance sheet story. The company published its first-quarter attestation, covering the assets backing USD₮ as of March 31, 2026, and showed that the company’s excess reserves reached a record $8.23 billion. Tether...

Tether reported about $1.04 billion in net profit for Q1 2026, with its gold reserves becoming one of the biggest parts of its balance sheet story. The company published its first-quarter attestation, covering the assets backing USD₮ as of March 31, 2026, and showed that the company’s excess reserves reached a record $8.23 billion. Tether […]

Japan is eager to build more data centers. But finding enough electricity to power them while maintaining efficiency and global competitiveness is a delicate balancing act.  Data center capacity will dictate how quickly AI rolls out and which industries benefit first. At Japan’s largest technology expo, SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, industry leaders drew attention to...

Japan is eager to build more data centers. But finding enough electricity to power them while maintaining efficiency and global competitiveness is a delicate balancing act.  Data center capacity will dictate how quickly AI rolls out and which industries benefit first. At Japan’s largest technology expo, SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, industry leaders drew attention to […]

Iran’s rial extended its decline to a record low in April 2026, reflecting mounting economic pressure tied to U.S. actions and ongoing regional tensions. Data tracking the open market exchange rate shows the currency falling to 1,800,000 rials per U.S. dollar on April 29. The move follows a long-term devaluation trend that began in early...

Iran’s rial extended its decline to a record low in April 2026, reflecting mounting economic pressure tied to U.S. actions and ongoing regional tensions. Data tracking the open market exchange rate shows the currency falling to 1,800,000 rials per U.S. dollar on April 29. The move follows a long-term devaluation trend that began in early […]