Bitcoin (BTC) is nearing a key breakout level around $73,400 as of writing on Wednesday and, if it holds, it would suggest a bullish move ahead.

U.S. law enforcement has not seized BTC-e coins kept in cold storage, according to the former operator of the failed cryptocurrency exchange, Alexander Vinnik.

South Korea returned in 2026 as a hub for altcoin activity, with over 85% of trading dedicated to altcoins.

ASML raised its 2026 sales forecast on Wednesday after the Dutch chip equipment company beat first quarter estimates on both revenue and profit. ASML said it now expects 2026 net sales of 36 billion euros to 40 billion euros, up from its earlier view of 34 billion euros to 39 billion euros. In the first […]

Anthropic is being pulled in two directions. On one side, venture capital firms are circling the Claude maker with investment offers that value the company at as much as $800 billion, according to a Tuesday report from Business Insider. That figure is more than double Anthropic’s current valuation. The company closed a funding round in […]

Kraken has taken its next big step toward Wall Street after confidentially filing for an IPO late last year, with the crypto exchange now targeting a public listing by Q3. Back in April, an investment round valued Kraken at $13.3 billion, which was lower than its $20 billion high in late 2025. On Tuesday at […]

Quantum stocks have been rallying because traders just got a new reason to believe this sector may get useful faster than expected after Nvidia released a new open-source AI package built for quantum systems. That news hit Asian markets first and in South Korea, Axgate and ICTK briefly surged enough to hit the daily 30% […]

Grayscale says the $110 trillion set to be inherited by younger generations will likely be funneled into crypto.

The recent investigation by the New York Times has put the focus back on Bitcoin’s creator. Little is known about Satoshi’s true identity – whether it was one individual, a team, or even a collective –, so speculation and theories have been circulating in the markets.

PUMPCADE rallied after the new prediction market announced a $5M seed round with the participation of Jump Crypto.

Solana (SOL) remains under pressure, trading around $80 at press time on Wednesday, down 5% the previous day. Lack of institutional support for Solana prolongs its consolidation while the retail market shows near-term sell-side dominance.

Cardano (ADA) is trading below $0.240 on Wednesday, down nearly 4% after a rejection at the key resistance level the previous day.

The broader cryptocurrency market steadies, with Bitcoin (BTC) holding above $74,000 at press time on Wednesday amid US-Iran ceasefire talks and the dual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, RaveDAO (RAVE) and DeXe (DEXE) emerge as top performers over the last 24 hours.

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) extend their recent gains, while Ripple (XRP) lags. BTC is holding near multi-week highs, while ETH is testing a key Fibonacci resistance level, but XRP’s muted price action indicates ongoing indecision among traders. 

Goldman Sachs has submitted an application for a Bitcoin Income ETF, even as Bitcoin remains above $74,000. 

Polygon Labs has launched sPOL, a native liquid staking token (LST) and it is designed to mobilize more than 3.6 billion staked POL into the network’s DeFi ecosystem.  sPOL is the first liquid staking token built directly by Polygon Labs and it is backed by a 100 million sPOL treasury commitment to seed liquidity from […]

Goldman Sachs filed a registration statement with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday for the Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Premium Income exchange-traded fund (ETF). The proposed fund aims to generate income by maintaining exposure to Bitcoin-linked assets.

Ethereum (ETH) briefly recovered the $2,400 level on Tuesday, its highest level since February 1, following the latest developments in peace talks between the US and Iran.

The leading prediction market, Polymarket, continues to declare its stance on insider trading, taking action against startups and builders that are suspected of directing volume to its platform based on copytrading of suspected insider information.  Both leaders in the booming prediction market sector, Polymarket and Kalshi, are expected to continue to attack insider trading, as […]

What started on February 28 as a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran has already burned through billions of dollars in American taxpayer money, and the meter is still running. If you trust the Trump administration, the official number from them for the first six days came in at $11.3 billion. But a Harvard Kennedy School […]

CoW Swap suffered a DNS attack, reportedly managing to steal $1M from connected wallets, with one wallet losing 219 ETH.

Stablecoin tax treatment in the U.S. is at the center of a new legislative push to exempt qualifying daily transactions involving regulated payment stablecoins from tax. The latest version of the PARITY Act would stop gain or loss recognition on certain stablecoin sales unless a taxpayer’s basis falls below 99% of the token’s redemption value, […]

A Las Vegas online casino company has struck a deal with Crypto.com to offer prediction market contracts in the U.S., entering what could become a trillion-dollar industry. High Roller Technologies (NYSE: ROLR) is the company behind the High Roller and Fruta casino brands. It has signed an agreement with Crypto.com’s derivatives arm, known as CDNA. […]

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Matt Hougan said Bitcoin's recent strength amid escalating geopolitical tensions reflects a deeper shift in global finance.

If the war in Iran drags on, this will have a “serious impact” on the economy, especially in Europe, according to the head of a major regional development bank. The warning comes amid preparations to ease state aid rules in the EU as a measure to help members deal with the energy crisis caused by […]

Russia is reportedly heading for another gigantic oil tax payday in April as the Middle Eastern war Trump and Israel started drives crude prices higher globally and pulls more demand toward Russian barrels. In the first 13 days of April, it averaged $106.30 a barrel, a 42% jump from March, based on Argus Media data […]

China came out swinging on Tuesday and called Trump’s so-called decision to blockade Iran’s Strait of Hormuz an immature, “dangerous and irresponsible act” that would make everything worse for everyone. According to Beijing, the blockade (which started at 10:00 am Eastern Time on Monday) will damage what Chinese officials described as an “already fragile ceasefire […]

Video game maker Rockstar Games faced another security breach this week, marking the second major incident the company has faced since 2022. The hacker collective ShinyHunters set a Monday deadline for payment negotiations after breaking into company files through an outside vendor’s systems. “This is a final warning to reach out by 14 Apr 2026 […]

Scott Bessent said the Federal Reserve does not need to hurry into rate cuts, even if lower rates may still come later. Speaking Monday at Semafor World Economy in Washington, DC, the US Treasury Secretary said the war in Iran has added too much uncertainty for the central bank to act fast. Bessent said, “Do […]

Bittensor (TAO) is in an active downward trend, down nearly 3% to trade around $252 at the time of writing on Tuesday. Sentiment surrounding the crypto Artificial Intelligence (AI) market has remained significantly depressed since last week, following the exit of subnet developer Covenant AI.