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Huione Group allegedly helped launder funds from Southeast Asian scam networks behind “pig butchering” schemes and other crypto scams.

Taiwanese lawmaker Ko Ju-Chun said last year that the country’s Ministry of Justice holds 210 Bitcoins, worth $14 million, confiscated during criminal investigations.

US President Donald Trump said the military is "very close" to finishing its war in Iran in a speech that saw oil and Bitcoin prices move.

A valuation above $1.75 trillion would rank SpaceX among the largest public companies in the US, above several major tech names at current market values.

According to the company CFO, Bithumb was “strengthen[ing] accounting policies and internal controls” ahead of its IPO plans, already delayed from 2025.

The Treasury published its notice of proposed rulemaking as the market capitalization of dollar-pegged stablecoins neared $300 billion.

An $80 million leveraged position includes a Bitcoin short and a long bet on oil prices, though the trader has a history of large losses.

The crypto exchange seeks a charter from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to separate custody from trading and expand services under a regulated banking framework.

A debate over stablecoin yield, likely to impact Tether, is underway in the US government as lawmakers consider a market structure bill.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Technical charts show Bitcoin and altcoins on the verge of a bullish trend reversal, but Bitcoin’s resistance at $69,000 could cap the current upward momentum.

A threat researcher estimates the exploit could reach $200 million and may be linked to a compromised private key.

The value of the Bitcoin treasury company's holdings peaked at over $711 million in October 2025, when BTC hit an all-time high of about $126,000.

Buffett called the recent US stock market dip “nothing” versus past 50% crashes, signaling more downside for risk assets like Bitcoin in 2026.

Naoris Protocol said it has launched its mainnet, introducing a layer-1 blockchain that uses post-quantum cryptography for transaction validation and network security.

Michael Selig summarized his first 100 days overseeing the commodities regulator since being confirmed by the US Senate in December.

Meta’s 2026 stablecoin push favors partnerships over issuing its own coin. Here is why the company is choosing infrastructure and distribution instead.

Token voting fails crypto governance with low participation and whale dominance. Decision markets price conviction to fix broken DAO incentives.

The update adds digital asset accounts and real-time visibility tools for corporate finance teams managing liquidity across systems.

Franklin Templeton has agreed to acquire CoinFund spinoff 250 Digital to launch Franklin Crypto, a dedicated crypto arm targeting institutional crypto investment management.

Michael Saylor's Strategy has raised funds to purchase at least 1,111 BTC this week, increasing the odds of sending prices higher in April.

Hong Kong’s first stablecoin licences failed to materialize by the expected end of March target, with the HKMA saying only that it is still advancing the process.

US President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed, but the financier’s plans to lower interest rates may come up against hard economic realities and a split board.

Gen Z embraces Bitcoin despite acknowledged volatility. Younger investors treat crypto risk as portfolio diversification rather than pure speculation.

Bitcoin ended its longest monthly losing streak since 2018 with a green March candle, sparking hopes of a powerful rebound similar to past cycles.

The platform halted deposits while it investigates suspicious activity and urges users to proceed with caution.

Mike Novogratz’s crypto financial services firm said unauthorized access was limited to a segregated R&D workspace; trading systems and client accounts were unaffected.

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Nilmini Rubin writes on the challenge facing crypto and traditional markets to create a hybrid, shared governance structure. Then, Meredith Fitzpatrick covers how financial institutions must fundamentally rethink AML risk as crypto and TradFi converge.

Also: OpenAI raises $122 billion, crypto ecosystems diverging post-quantum strategies, and Base’s 2026 roadmap.

JPMorgan is weighing a move into prediction markets as crypto firms, startups and rivals like Goldman Sachs race to dominate the fast-growing sector.

The bitcoin miner issued a $10 million convertible note and closed a $65 million insider-led round while racing to regain compliance with exchange rules.

The asset manager is creating a new “Franklin Crypto” unit to expand beyond ETFs and target institutional demand for active digital asset strategies.

Hedera (HBAR), up 3.6% from Tuesday, was also among the top performers.

Not all analysts agree that further drawdowns are over, as Bloomberg Analyst Mike McGlone insists the crypto bubble is over and bitcoin could still revisit $10,000.

The funding round, anchored by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, is the largest private funding in history.

Investors looking to bet on tokenization should think in phases, with institution-friendly networks like Canton likely winning first and Avalanche, Ethereum capturing more upside later, Grayscale's Zach Pandl said.

The contracts are regulated by Brazil's securities regulator and designed for professional investors with at least 10 million reais ($1.9 million) in assets.

Dorsey's plan strips out middle management, with AI handling coordination, product decisions, and internal alignment.

Your day-ahead look for April 1, 2026

Bitcoin and ether rise alongside altcoins, yet muted open interest suggests the rally may rely on spot demand and short covering rather than strong leverage.

ETF AUM fell just 7% from the October highs, highlighting resilience despite a 50% price decline.

Unaudited financials show the DeFi protocol's foundation had runway through January 2027 before the UNIfication governance overhaul passed in late December.

Bitcoin’s price retraces to old highs, signaling slower growth and a maturing market.

The listing makes CoinShares the latest crypto firm to list in the U.S., following the likes of BitGo, Circle, Bullish and Gemini.

The perpetual preferred yield holds at 11.5% for April as the 30-day volume weighted average price stabilizes near $100.

Chinese authorities have arrested Li Xiong, former chairman of Huione Group, linked by U.S. regulators to billions in illicit crypto flows.

Two papers published this week have reignited debates about the risk posed by “Q-day” to the cryptography that underpins digital assets.

Moody's has rated a New Hampshire Bitcoin-backed bond—a first for BTC as direct bond collateral.

Global asset manager Franklin Templeton is acquiring a CoinFund spinoff to build out its own crypto wing, Franklin Crypto.

Michael Selig argued that prediction markets operating offshore in “unregulated space” could lead to an FTX-style collapse.

The novel platform allows CFOs and their treasury teams to manage fiat and digital assets in a single system, Ripple said.

Experts cite portfolio rebalancing and geopolitical easing as driving the crypto market rally, though caution persists.

European crypto asset manager CoinShares positions for U.S. expansion as institutional players consolidate market share against Wall Street giants.

Federal grand juries have indicted ten individuals tied to alleged pump-and-dump schemes, following an FBI undercover operation.

Research suggests fault-tolerant quantum machines could arrive sooner than expected, posing a threat to Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography.

P2P.me was established to push boundaries, but the startup admitted that wagering on itself via Polymarket may have been a bridge too far.

Support for Magic Eden's crypto wallet is ending soon, meaning users will have to export their private keys to avoid losing access to funds.

Governor Gavin Newsom orders stronger safeguards for AI companies seeking California contracts, escalating tensions with the Trump administration over national AI regulation.

Latin America's e-commerce giant Mercado Libre quietly killed its Mercado Coin loyalty token—pivoting to its own stablecoin.

A critical vulnerability in Zcash node software could have allowed attackers to drain millions of dollars of ZEC from a deprecated shielded pool.

Stocks are surging while Bitcoin and Ethereum hit their highest prices in days after Iran's president said he's looking to end the conflict.

The Tether-backed USAT stablecoin built for the U.S. market is expanding to Ethereum layer-2 network Celo with help from Google Cloud.

Claude Code exposed: Anthropic is scrambling to contain the leak, but the AI coding agent is spreading far and wide and being picked apart.

Standard Chartered says stablecoin velocity has doubled in two years, driven by USDC's new use cases in TradFi and AI payments.

The BlackRock-backed firm has a clear path toward pressuring financial incumbents, according Benchmark’s Mark Palmer.

Shares in publicly traded Bitcoin treasury Nakamoto (NAKA) hit a new low after the firm announced it sold around $20 million of BTC.

A federal court order has permanently prohibited the exchange from serving U.S. customers unless it registers.

The platform handles routing and failover for 3,000 projects across more than 300 chains through a single API.

Google warned that quantum advances could break crypto security sooner than expected, with analysts recommending ‘appropriate urgency.’

Bitcoin held $66,000 as Trump reportedly pivoted to an Iran war exit, with analysts eyeing $90,000 if a potential de-escalation holds.

The safe harbor proposal would allow 401(k) managers to offer crypto-linked funds with stronger legal protections.

The Uranium Finance indictment carries potential prison time of up to 30 years for fraud and money laundering counts.

Senator Richard Blumenthal wants the agency to answer whether it softened enforcement against allies of President Donald Trump.

Microsoft's Copilot Researcher now puts GPT and Claude to work in sequence—and the combination just outscored every AI system around.

VVV approaches resistance as structure strengthens and leveraged shorts get cleared from the market.

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Bitfarms faces mining pressure, but its shift to HPC and AI could reshape growth and reduce reliance on Bitcoin cycles.

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Monad price trades in a bullish pattern but buyer strength is missing.

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Ethereum breakout strengthens as whale shorts build pressure, setting up a potential squeeze-driven move higher.

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Cardano's range formation and long-term downtrend were central to the expected short-term price trends.

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Is SIREN setting up for another bounce or a deeper drop?

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Accessibility grows fast, yet downside risks continue to shadow SEI’s rally.

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LINK could reclaim $9.5 and retest $10, but downside risk toward $8.4 remains if selling continues.

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Why is STRC gaining more traction in comparison to MSTR?

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The OBV lacked a trend on the 4-hour chart, undermining the idea that sustained demand can lead to a ZCash breakout.

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Stable prices surge by 20% on strong volume as bulls target the $0.040 psychological resistance level.

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