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...
NC Blockchain Pushes Senate to Advance Stablecoin Bill
The North Carolina Blockchain & AI Initiative is pressuring the Senate Banking Committee to advance the CLARITY Act, warning that regulatory delays risk pushing...
Lazarus Group Steals $606M in April Crypto Hacks
North Korea's Lazarus Group orchestrated cryptocurrency thefts exceeding $606 million in April 2026, marking the second-worst month for crypto losses in over a year....
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...
Chainlink Launches 3 Oracle Services on AWS Marketplace
Chainlink Labs has moved deeper into enterprise cloud infrastructure by listing three oracle data services on the AWS Marketplace, creating a direct integration pathway...
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...
NYSE Approves Tokenized Securities Trading on Platform
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a landmark rule change on April 17, 2026, clearing the way for blockchain-based securities to trade directly on...
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...