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 day.
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 trading platform. Social media platform X has…
SIGN is available for trading!
We’re thrilled to announce that SIGN is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading SIGN trading is live as of April 17, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account,…
Payward to acquire Bitnomial, creating a fully CFTC-licensed derivatives platform
We’re excited to announce we have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bitnomial, the first fully CFTC-licensed derivatives company in the United States built for…
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 distinguish humans from AI. Worldcoin fell 13.4% to…
Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace
The researcher said they examined the fake Ledger device’s firmware and found signs pointing to a Chinese semiconductor company named Espressif Systems.
Ethereum Foundation-funded program exposes 100 DPRK workers in crypto
The Ketman Project, funded by an Ethereum Foundation stipend, identified 100 North Korean IT workers and alerted about 53 projects employing DPRK operatives.
At least a dozen crypto entities attacked since Drift Protocol hack
Rhea Finance and the Russia-linked Grinex exchange were hacked for a combined $21 million over the past two days.
Zanzibar police probe crypto exec Joe McCann after fiancée’s death
Zanzibar police are reportedly holding Asymmetric founder Joe McCann for questioning after the death of his fiancée, Ashly Robinson. Police in Zanzibar are reportedly holding Joe…
Russia-linked crypto exchange Grinex halts trading after $14M hack
Grinex has been accused by US authorities of assisting Russia and other entities in evading sanctions and laundering funds for Russia-linked hackers. Sanctioned crypto exchange…