Bitmine uplists to the NYSE, share buyback increased to $4B
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Month: April 2026
Stablecoins Could Reach $719 Trillion by 2035, With Path Toward $1.5 Quadrillion Expansion
Stablecoins are rapidly emerging as a dominant force in global payments, signaling a major shift toward blockchain-based financial infrastructure as transaction volumes and real-world use cases expand at unprecedented scale. Key Takeaways: Chainalysis projects stablecoin volume could hit $719 trillion, reshaping payments and settlement systems. Adoption surge from younger investors may drive $508 trillion in … Read more
CIA to integrate AI ‘co-workers’ to process intelligence, catch spies
The CIA has already tested AI across 300 projects to process large data sets, assist with language translation and publish reports. Go to Source
No Consensus Changes Needed: Starkware CPO Builds Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions From Existing Rules
A Bitcoin researcher and Starkware executive published a working scheme this week that makes new bitcoin transactions quantum-safe today, using only rules that have existed in the protocol for years. Key Takeaways: Starkware CPO Avihu Levy published QSB on April 9, 2026, enabling quantum-safe bitcoin transactions with zero protocol changes. Levy’s scheme costs $75 to … Read more
Morgan Stanley Low-Fee Bitcoin ETF Sparks Fee War Across Issuers, Analyst Says
Lower bitcoin ETF fees are accelerating competition and pressuring margins as Morgan Stanley undercuts rivals, signaling a potential reshaping of investor flows and pricing dynamics across digital asset markets. Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley launched MSBT with a 0.14% fee, undercutting Blackrock IBIT and escalating a bitcoin ETF fee war. Bloomberg analyst says the fee war … Read more
Italy Eyes Gambling Sponsorship Return as Football Federation Links Ad Ban to Structural Decline
Italy’s outgoing football federation president, Gabriele Gravina, who resigned after the national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row, has called for repealing the country’s blanket ban on gambling advertising and redirecting betting revenue into youth development, arguing in an 11-page report that 2019 restriction has failed … Read more
East Africa Leads Stablecoin FX Compression in Q1 2026, Borderless Benchmark Reports
Stablecoin FX rates hit interbank parity in Latin America during Q1 2026, while East African corridors compressed pricing gaps by as much as 81%, according to the Borderless Benchmark Quarterly Insights: Q1 2026 report. Key Takeaways: The Borderless Benchmark Q1 2026 report analyzed 1.15 million rate observations across 51 currencies. East Africa’s KES, TZS, and … Read more
Circle stock sinks 10% amid analyst downgrade, Drift Protocol probe
The stablecoin issuer faces pressure after a stock downgrade and Drift Protocol exploit fallout, raising concerns over USDC exposure, crypto regulation and market risk. Go to Source
Ex-SEC, Coinbase staffer becomes Securitize president
Newly appointed company president Brett Redfearn briefly worked as Coinbase’s head of capital markets and served for more than three years at the SEC. Go to Source
$45 Million in Crypto Fraud Mapped as Operation Atlantic Identifies Victims Across US, UK, Canada
International law enforcement agencies led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency froze more than $12 million in suspected criminal proceeds and identified more than 20,000 victims during a coordinated crackdown on cryptocurrency investment fraud. Key Takeaways: The NCA’s Operation Atlantic froze over $12 million in criminal crypto proceeds and identified 20,000 victims across 3 countries. … Read more