MicroStrategy Slows Bitcoin Buying as Funding Mix Tightens
MicroStrategy reduced the pace of its Bitcoin acquisitions in late April 2026, completing a smaller purchase funded entirely through common-stock sales after…
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NFT Trading Slumps as Blue-Chip Collections Absorb Liquidity
Global NFT trading weakened sharply by late April 2026, even as marquee collections such as Pudgy Penguins and Bored Ape Yacht Club staged powerful rallies.
Ethereum Foundation Unstakes 17,000 ETH as Exit Queue Delays Liquidity Impact
The Ethereum Foundation has unstaked approximately 17,000 ETH, routing the withdrawal through Lido Finance and into Ethereum’s validator exit queue.
Bitget Launches SpaceX-Linked preSPAX Token in Push Into Pre-IPO Markets
Bitget has launched preSPAX, a Solana-based token linked to SpaceX’s future economic performance, through its new IPO Prime Pre-IPO Zone.
Wisconsin Sues Prediction Markets, Escalating State Fight Over Sports Event Contracts
Wisconsin’s Department of Justice has sued Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase, Robinhood, Crypto.com and affiliated entities, alleging that sports-related event contracts…
India Denies Crypto Payment Claims After Sanmar Herald Hormuz Incident
India has rejected claims that the Indian-flagged tanker Sanmar Herald made cash or cryptocurrency payments to secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz, after…
Ronin Sets May 12 Migration to Ethereum Layer-2, Rewiring Token Flows and Operational Risk
Sky Mavis has set May 12, 2026 as the date Ronin will migrate from its standalone chain architecture into a full Ethereum-aligned Layer-2 built on Optimism’s OP Stack, a…
Russia’s Crypto Bill Would Put the Central Bank at the Core of a Newly Legal Market
Russia’s State Duma has advanced a first-reading bill that would turn cryptocurrency into recognized property while routing most lawful market activity through Bank of…
SoFi’s XRP Listing Opens a New Retail Distribution Channel for the Token
SoFi has expanded its crypto offering by adding XRP, giving its roughly 13.7 million members a new way to buy, hold and trade the token inside a mainstream…
Mastercard’s Entry Into the BSSC Gives Blockchain Security a More Institutional Shape
Mastercard has joined the Blockchain Security Standards Council as a charter-level member, bringing one of the world’s largest payments networks into a consortium that…
Crypto-Funded COVID Fraud Case Ends in Prison Sentence for John Gotti’s Grandson
Carmine G. Agnello has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after admitting he fraudulently obtained about $1.1 million through the U.S.
Gunman Posing as Courier Targets Crypto Worker in Southern France
A man posing as a delivery courier forced his way into a suburban Montpellier home on April 11 and tried to compel a 40-year-old cryptocurrency worker to surrender his…
BitMEX and Zodia Custody Push Institutional Crypto Derivatives Toward Off-Exchange Collateral
BitMEX and Zodia Custody have unveiled an integration that allows institutional clients to trade derivatives on BitMEX without pre-funding exchange accounts, a structure…