Stablecoins could process up to $1.5 quadrillion annually by 2035, potentially surpassing Visa and Mastercard combined.

The US Department of the Treasury, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), issued a proposed rule on Wednesday targeting stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.

XRP keeps quantum risk very low, with only 0.03% of supply exposed, and most accounts are still protected.

Iran is telling ships that under terms passed through mediators, it plans to let only about 12 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz each day during the two week ceasefire agreed with Trump. Pakistani mediators said ships must coordinate with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, before they pass. Cryptopolitan had earlier reported that […]

Nikon has announced it will be providing its tech for a new mission project to the International Space Station to research the effect of microgravity in drug discovery, life science, and potentially elucidate the reason why humans age on Earth.  In a report on Wednesday, Nikon said its live cell observation system, known as Nikon […]

Ethereum (ETH) is trading above $2,200 on Wednesday, continuing its momentum from the US-Iran two-week temporary ceasefire deal.

Polygon Labs is in advanced talks to raise up to $100 million to fund a dedicated stablecoin payments business, according to a report by The Information. This development is coming around the same time the network is making serious advancements in its payments features, the latest being its third mainnet upgrade in four months. For […]

Aave’s token traded into green territory today as two institutional papers reviewed the protocol favorably this month.  On one hand, Zach Pandl, the Head of Research at Grayscale, shared his thoughts about whether Aave could become a household name. On the other hand, the Bank of Canada, in what was its first formal central bank […]

Iran is reportedly planning to mandate crypto payments as transit fees for fully laden Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz during the proposed two-week ceasefire with the US, according to a Wednesday report by the Financial Times (FT).

Anthropic has on Wednesday launched Claude Mythos Preview, a new cyber AI model, but the public cannot use it. Speaking via a blog post, the company said, “AI models have reached a level of coding capability where they can surpass all but the most skilled humans at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities.” The AI company […]

Currenc Group will offer its CURR shares in a tokenized form after a partnership with Securitize.

Geneva, Switzerland — April 8, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today TRON Network’s integration into Hyperlane, a leading permissionless cross-chain messaging protocol. This integration expands TRON’s interoperability by enabling developers to seamlessly build and scale applications across […]

South Korean authorities have implemented a standard rule for all exchanges that restricts users from easily bypassing withdrawal delays, especially in cases where they are linked to fraud.  A loss of 170.5 billion won was recorded between June and September of 2025 due to criminals exploiting the differing exception requirements of various exchange platforms.  South […]

Dogecoin (DOGE) edges lower at the time of writing on Wednesday, extending losses from its daily high of $0.0956.

Tax authorities in France will be going after cryptocurrency investors under a new law that obliges them to declare any wallet holding a few thousand euros’ worth of coins. The upcoming legislation, which has just overcome a parliamentary hurdle in Paris, is expected to increase state surveillance over the digital assets of the French people. […]

Iran wants oil tankers to pay a steep new fee to cross the Strait of Hormuz after last night’s ceasefire announcement, with the bill set at $2 million per fully loaded supertanker. The Iranians are demanding that the $2 million be paid in Bitcoin, and sometimes Chinese yuan, but mostly it’s going to be crypto. […]

The Trump White House, via its Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), has dismissed the fears that community bankers and traditional stakeholders have raised concerning the yield clause in the CLARITY Act. The report described the effect of yield-bearing stablecoins as “quantitatively small” rather than the existential threat that the banking lobby claims.  The Council of […]

The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), in its “Effects of Stablecoin Yield Prohibition on Bank Lending” report released on Wednesday, states that banning yield on US Dollar (USD)-backed tokens would have little positive impact on bank lending.

Adam Back is back at the center of the Satoshi Nakamoto mystery after New York Times reporter John Carreyrou published a very long investigation that says the clues point to him more than anyone else. John says he first got pulled into this investigation spotting Adam get visibly tense when his name came up as […]

Ripple (XRP) is edging up above $1.38 at the time of writing on Wednesday, buoyed by improving market sentiment after the United States (US) suspended attacks on Iran amid a two-week ceasefire.

Cryptocurrency prices are broadly holding steady on Wednesday after United States (US) President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, "I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks".

BTC buying returned to Binance, with an increase in taker buy volume and $2.7B in buying volume on derivative markets.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) crypto tokens, such as Near Protocol (NEAR) and Render (RNDR), are extending gains on Wednesday amid the launch of Antropic Glasswing initiative, while the broader cryptocurrency market recovery linked to the US-Iran ceasefire adds tailwind.

Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching the upper boundary of the horizontal channel that has been limiting the price since early February, trading near $71,800 on Wednesday, and a breakout of this zone would suggest an upside move.

Coinbase has secured an Australian Financial Services License, positioning itself early as the country moves toward mandatory licensing for crypto firms. The approval gives the exchange a regulatory advantage ahead of incoming rules that will require all operators to meet strict financial standards. As a result, Coinbase can now offer retail derivatives trading in Australia. […]

Solana is no longer threatened by simple sandwich attacks, but Jito is still working on more efficient transaction execution and block space allocation.

Leading European crypto exchange WhiteBIT has obtained a license in Georgia that will allow it to start trading derivatives based on digital assets.

Hyperliquid (HYPE) approaches $40 at press time on Wednesday, extending the US-Iran ceasefire-linked recovery. Retail demand for HYPE is rising, leading to elevated futures Open Interest amid improved broader market sentiment.

Two months after UAE regulated UAE regulated Ctrl Alt, a tokenization provider was approved to participate in the Bank of England’s Digital Securities Sandbox and Synchronization Lab program as a Synchronization Operator (SO), it has now secured a direct authorization for the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which will enable it to offer regulated investment […]

ZEC rallied above $320 on a mix of short squeeze liquidations and the improved sentiment of the crypto market following a two-week Iran ceasefire.