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Morph has launched a $150 million payment accelerator backed by Bitget to support high-volume stablecoin payment applications as adoption accelerates globally.

Iran has introduced a formal payment system at the Strait of Hormuz, requiring ships to pay transit fees in stablecoins or Chinese yuan for naval escort.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said some past crypto enforcement actions failed to deliver clear investor benefits and misapplied securities laws.

Anthropic said it is restricting access to its Claude Mythos Preview model after it uncovered thousands of critical vulnerabilities across operating systems, browsers and core software infrastructure.

The Australian Financial Services Licence will initially allow the exchange to offer crypto and equity perpetuals, with plans to add futures, options and payments services.

Morgan Stanley is set to launch its Bitcoin Trust ETF on April 8 on NYSE Arca, marking the first major US bank to introduce a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.

Cardano’s ADA token rose about 4–5% to the mid-$0.24 range as traders rotated into higher-beta assets amid modest improvement in market liquidity.

Elon Musk’s Terafab initiative, backed by Intel, aims to build up to 1 terawatt per year of AI compute, positioning his ecosystem at the centre of next-generation chip and AI infrastructure.

Uniswap’s UNI token rose about 4–5% over 24 hours as traders covered short positions, pushing prices back toward the $3.10–$3.20 range.

Oil prices surged above $115 per barrel after strikes near Iran’s Kharg Island, intensifying a supply shock that is now pressuring global markets and crypto assets.

The US CLARITY Act, a bill aimed at defining crypto regulation, is stalled in a four-way Senate Banking Committee deadlock as a narrow May window for progress rapidly closes.

Binance said it will introduce a new spot trading mechanism on April 14 to restrict order execution outside a defined price range during periods of high volatility.

Ether treasury companies may need to adopt liquid staking and active yield strategies to outperform returns offered by staked Ether exchange-traded funds, according to Lido institutional head Kean Gilbert.

CME Group said it will launch Avalanche and Sui futures contracts on May 4 pending regulatory approval, expanding its regulated crypto derivatives offering.

Polymarket has emerged as one of decentralised finance’s highest fee-generating platforms after a pricing overhaul drove about $7.1 million in fees in the first week of the second quarter.

Split Capital is winding down operations as founder Zaheer Ebtikar exits the crypto hedge fund to join stablecoin startup Plasma as chief strategy officer.

Aave exchange reserves have climbed to 2.23 million tokens, reversing a year-long downtrend as large holders move assets onto exchanges.

Solana DeFi projects are facing heightened scrutiny after a $285 million exploit of the Drift protocol was linked to a North Korean state-affiliated group.

The Open Network Foundation has partnered with SCRYPT to provide institutional access to USDT on the TON blockchain, targeting banks, fintechs and corporate treasury users.

Ripple projected that on-chain stablecoin volume could reach $33 trillion in 2026, according to materials presented at the XRP Tokyo 2026 conference in Japan.

Americans lost more than $11 billion to cryptocurrency-related scams in 2025, according to a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

US prosecutors have rejected Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm’s motion for acquittal, arguing his defence mischaracterises the alleged criminal conduct tied to the crypto mixer.

The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has proposed new rules to regulate stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, introducing standards for reserves, redemption, capital and risk management.

Iran’s Bitcoin hashrate has fallen roughly 77% over the past quarter to about 2 EH/s, as conflict with the US and Israel disrupted local mining operations.