Bitcoin surged to above US$71,200 in below an hour after Donald Trump posted on Fact Social that he had ordered a five-day pause on strikes towards Iranian energy crops, citing “productive” discussions. Iran categorically denied any talks, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf calling Trump’s claims “pretend information” designed toContinue Reading
BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink devoted a significant part of his 2026 annual letter to championing tokenisation, calling it the important thing to creating investing “as simple as sending a cost” and evaluating its present stage to the web in 1996. BlackRock now manages roughly US$150 billion (AU$238 billion)Continue Reading
Polymarket and Kalshi each revealed enhanced insider buying and selling guidelines on March 23, the identical day senators launched the primary bipartisan invoice to manage prediction markets. Excessive-profile circumstances have drawn Congressional and CFTC consideration to the sector. Kalshi has opened 200 investigations up to now 12 months and penalisedContinue Reading
Circle has urged European regulators to speed up updates to the bloc’s digital asset regulation, warning that delays might sluggish institutional adoption of tokenised markets. Whereas backing proposed reforms, the corporate known as for extra versatile guidelines and quicker implementation to stop stifling innovation. USDC stablecoin-issuer Circle has expressed itsContinue Reading
Bitcoin’s pullback is a normal four-year cycle, with profit-taking at US$100K (AU$141K) appearing as a key set off, in keeping with Anthony Scaramucci. ETF inflows and institutional capital have softened volatility however haven’t eliminated cyclical behaviour. A chronic interval of uneven worth motion is predicted earlier than a possible restorationContinue Reading
Bitcoin’s mining issue fell 7.76% to 133.79 trillion at block 941,472, the second-largest downward adjustment in 2026 after February’s 11.16% storm-driven drop. Common all-in manufacturing prices have reached US$88,000 per BTC towards a spot worth close to US$69,200, leaving miners underwater by roughly US$19,000 per coin. Not less than eightContinue Reading
Malwarebytes researchers found a phishing web site impersonating Pudgy Penguins’ new Pudgy World sport, deploying 11 wallet-specific unlock display screen forgeries protecting Ethereum, Solana, and multi-chain wallets. The faux web site at pudgypengu-gamegifts[.]stay tips {hardware} pockets customers into typing seed phrases via a “guide choice” fallback when the spoofed connectionContinue Reading
New finance minister Dario Durigan has delayed a deliberate crypto tax session doubtlessly till 2027. Stablecoins account for roughly 90% of Brazil’s crypto transaction quantity, with an estimated US$319 billion in whole crypto transactions processed between mid-2024 and mid-2025. Brazil’s present 17.5% flat tax on crypto capital positive factors andContinue Reading
An attacker exploited Resolv Labs’ USR minting system to create 80 million unbacked tokens in two transactions, utilizing roughly US$200,000 in preliminary capital. The exploit crashed USR from its US$1 peg to as little as US$0.025 on Curve Finance, with the attacker extracting roughly US$24 million in ETH earlier thanContinue Reading
The CFTC has clarified how crypto can be utilized as collateral in its pilot program, requiring corporations to report frequently to the regulator and observe strict valuation and danger guidelines. Aligning with the SEC, the company set capital expenses at 20% for Bitcoin and Ether and a couple of% forContinue Reading
