Russian Finance Ministry eyes domestic stablecoin to bypass Western infrastructure

Russia’s Finance Ministry is evaluating the creation of domestic stablecoins pegged to foreign currencies after access to Tether’s USDT was restricted for wallets linked to the sanctioned Russian exchange Garantex, as Reuters... Read more »

Bitcoin Treasury bonds may help US refinance $14T debt — VanEck exec

VanEck’s head of research has pitched a new type of US Treasury bond partially backed by Bitcoin to help refinance $14 trillion in US debt. Matthew Sigel pitched the concept of “BitBonds”... Read more »

Senators Urge DOJ to Reverse Crypto Retreat—’These Are Grave Mistakes’

Fury erupts as Democratic leaders slam DOJ for dismantling its crypto crime team, warning it fuels laundering, evasion, and global threats. Senators Rip DOJ’s Crypto Pullback Democratic lawmakers have intensified pressure on... Read more »

OFAC keeps developers in the crosshairs despite Tornado Cash delisting

Developers and operators of decentralized privacy protocols remain exposed to potential US sanctions enforcement despite the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) removing Tornado Cash smart contracts from its sanctions... Read more »

Semler Scientific reports $42M paper loss on Bitcoin, floats $500M stock sale

Healthcare technology firm Semler Scientific has reported paper losses on its Bitcoin holdings over the first quarter of this year as the cryptocurrency saw a heavy correction.  The firm reported a preliminary... Read more »

Report: Bitdeer Eyes US Bitcoin Mining Rig Production as Industry Navigates Tariff Uncertainty

Publicly listed bitcoin mining company Bitdeer is preparing to manufacture its mining equipment in the United States, a move shaped by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies. Trump’s Tariffs Push Bitdeer Toward... Read more »

Nasdaq-listed Janover purchases $10.5 million worth of Solana after stock soars to record high

Key Takeaways Janover purchased 80,567 Solana tokens worth $10.5 million, increasing its total Solana holdings to 163,651 SOL. The company plans to operate Solana validators to stake assets and generate network security... Read more »

Bitcoin death cross still present despite rally to $86K — Should BTC traders be afraid?

On April 6, Bitcoin price formed a death cross on a daily chart — a technical pattern where the 50-day moving average (MA) falls below the 200-day MA. Historically associated with trend... Read more »

ZKsync admin wallet compromised in $5 million theft, ZK slides over 8%

A compromised admin account connected to ZKsync’s airdrop contracts executed a transaction that minted approximately $5 million worth of ZK tokens, stealing the remaining unclaimed allocation from the network’s first token distribution. ... Read more »

Kiloex DEX Hacked for $7 Million

Decentralized exchange Kiloex suffered a $7 million exploit. Security firm Cyvers identified a potential price oracle vulnerability as the cause. Kiloex Calls for Blacklisting of Attacker’s Address Kiloex, a decentralized exchange (DEX)... Read more »
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