Circle unveils USDC Bridge for native cross-chain stablecoin transfers
The USDC Bridge adds to Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, which often sees over $500 million worth of USDC transfers each...
Tag: 18. April 2026
X’s new Cashtags feature drives $1B trading volume in first two days
X’s Cashtags feature has been integrated into Canadian-based online brokerage Wealthsimple, but has not yet been adopted by a US...
Tempo Launches Private Stablecoin Zones for Enterprise Payroll and Treasury Settlements
Tempo has introduced Zones, a private execution environment that allows enterprises and financial institutions to process stablecoin transactions without exposing...
Chainalysis Details ‘Shadow Crypto Economy’ Exposure as Grinex Suspends Operations
Grinex’s shutdown is intensifying scrutiny of crypto laundering tactics, as fund movements suggest behavior inconsistent with typical enforcement actions. Chainalysis...
Bitcoin, Ether Lead Sustained Gains for Crypto ETFs
Crypto ETFs extended their recovery with another day of inflows across all major assets. Bitcoin and ether maintained their streaks,...
Elon Musk Pushes ‘Universal High Income’ Checks as Ultimate Solution for AI Unemployment
The billionaire entrepreneur presented an optimistic vision of the future, highlighting that the advantages that AI will bring to the...
TradFi Assets Reach 9% of Binance Futures Volume Amid Rising Market Volatility
TLDR: TradFi assets now make up 9% of Binance futures volume, signaling a shift in trading behavior Rising stock market...
Worldcoin tanks 13% as World’s iris-scanning tech expands to Zoom, Docusign
Most of the integrations are aimed at fighting deepfakes as the rise of AI-generated content makes it increasingly difficult to...
Telegram CEO Durov warns EU age-verification app could enable wider tracking
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov cited claims the EU’s new age-check app was hacked in minutes, warning it could expand into...
Singapore isn’t a ‘crypto hub’ — it’s something better: StraitsX CEO
Singapore is embracing real world use cases for digital assets, not retail crypto speculation, says StraitsX CEO Tianwei Liu.
Russia introduces bill to criminalize unregistered crypto services
Individuals and groups would be required to register with the Bank of Russia before offering certain crypto services, or potentially...
Polymarket odds of Hormuz Strait traffic normalizing by end of May spike to 73%
Traders on the Polymarket prediction market platform place the odds of the Strait returning to normal traffic by May 31,...
US Senator asks for Binance monitor update amid scrutiny of Iran sanctions
A letter from US Senator Richard Blumenthal said he was concerned about “mounting allegations of dangerously lax anti-money laundering prevention...
French finance minister backs euro-pegged stablecoins to compete with US
The country's finance minister supported the Qivalis initiative, launched in 2025, to create a euro-pegged stablecoin under the MiCA framework.Roland...
Digital Art NFT Marketplace Foundation Closes After Failed Acquisition in Early 2026
Foundation, the Ethereum-based non-fungible token ( NFT) marketplace that processed roughly $230 million in primary digital art sales since its...
