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A White House report found that banning stablecoin yields would have minimal impact on bank lending while imposing significant economic costs on users.

Iran is reportedly considering charging ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz a tariff paid in Bitcoin following a proposed two-week ceasefire with the United States.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed David Woodcock as director of its division of enforcement, effective May 4, as lawmakers question the exit of his predecessor.

A group of North Korean IT workers generated more than $3.5 million in crypto by posing as developers and infiltrating projects, according to leaked data shared by blockchain investigator ZachXBT.

Standard Chartered is planning to absorb Zodia Custody into its corporate and investment bank division, consolidating its crypto custody operations as early as April 2026.

UBS and five major Swiss banks are launching a sandbox to test potential use cases for a Swiss franc-denominated stablecoin.

Bitcoin dropped below $71,000 on Wednesday after briefly rallying to $72,700 as optimism over a US-Iran ceasefire quickly faded amid renewed Middle East conflict.

World Liberty Financial’s treasury has drained liquidity from its own USD1 stablecoin pool after borrowing more than $50 million from Dolomite.

Paolo Ardoino has been confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026, set to take place April 27–29 at The Venetian in Las Vegas.

New academic research suggests that a quantum attack capable of overtaking Bitcoin mining would require hardware and energy on a scale comparable to a star, placing it far beyond physical feasibility.

Pi Network has completed its first validator reward distribution, delivering payouts to eligible users after more than 526 million KYC validation tasks were processed.

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