Bitcoin Drops 2.25% as Iran Tensions Spike Oil Prices
Bitcoin tumbled 2.25% to $76,888 as President Trump cancelled scheduled US-Iran peace talks, reigniting Middle East tensions and sending crude oil prices surging above...
Hacker Cashes Out $48.7M in Balancer Exploit for Bitcoin
A Balancer protocol attacker has liquidated the majority of stolen funds, converting 21,000 ETH worth approximately $48.7 million into 617 Bitcoin over a three-day...
OFAC Seizes $344M in Crypto Tied to Iran Sanctions
The US Treasury Department has intensified its financial war on Iran, with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) freezing over $344 million in...
South Africa Mandates Crypto Asset Sales to Government
South Africa's National Treasury has unveiled draft regulations that could fundamentally reshape how residents manage cryptocurrency holdings, introducing mandatory asset sales and strict declaration...
France Reports 41 Crypto Kidnappings Amid Data Breach
France is grappling with a surge in targeted kidnappings of cryptocurrency holders, with authorities recording 41 abductions between January and April 2026. The spike...
Tether Takes 8.2% Stake in Bitcoin Lending Giant
Tether has made a strategic move into Bitcoin infrastructure finance, acquiring an 8.2% stake in Antalpha Platform Holding Company through a Schedule 13D filing...
CBN Launches NOFR Benchmark for Nigeria’s Money Market
Nigeria's Central Bank has rolled out a new benchmark interest rate designed to bring transparency to overnight lending between banks and position the country's...
South Korea Pushes Stablecoin Rules Without Exchange Limits
South Korea is moving toward swift stablecoin legislation while deliberately sidestepping proposed restrictions on cryptocurrency exchange ownership, marking a pragmatic shift in the country's...
Grinex Halts Trading After $13.7M Cyberattack Claims
Grinex, the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange and successor to Garantex, halted operations on April 16, 2026, following claims of a $13.7 million cyberattack. However,...
Russia Tightens Crypto Rules With Criminal Penalties
Russia's lower house of parliament is advancing a draft law that would impose criminal penalties on cryptocurrency services operating without Bank of Russia approval,...