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04/18/2026 02:00 PM

Bitcoin Miners Selling Nears Exhaustion – What Comes Next

Recent on-chain data shows that Bitcoin miner selling pressure may be approaching exhaustion, potentially setting the stage for the market’s next upward phase. This development comes amid a resilient bullish performance by the leading cryptocurrency in April. Related Reading: Bitcoin Mining Network Collapsing Into AI At Record Pace, Analyst Warns Reduced Mining Selling Weakens Pressure […]
04/18/2026 12:00 PM

SEC’s New Podcast Outlines Crypto As Top Priority In Pro-Innovation Agenda

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman and two Commissioners have highlighted the crypto industry as one of the top priorities in the regulatory agency’s pivot toward clearer and pro-innovation oversight. Related Reading: French Authorities To Roll Out New Protective Measures Amid Crypto Wrench Attacks Rise Crypto Tops SEC’s Pro-Innovation Agenda On Thursday, SEC […]
04/18/2026 11:00 AM

Dogecoin Gold Plans Revealed As DOGE Jumps Past $0.10—Here’s What To Know

Nevada-based Dogecoin Cash Inc. has unveiled a new proposal for “Dogecoin Gold,” a blockchain-based project designed to link digital tokens to physical gold reserves. The announcement arrived on Friday as DOGE regained the $0.10 level, marking about a 15% recovery over the past two weeks. Dogecoin Gold Proposal In its statement, the company describes the […]
04/18/2026 10:00 AM

$20M Crypto Scam Lands Texas Man 23-Year Prison Sentence

Robert Dunlap will spend the next two decades in federal prison after a judge handed down a 276-month sentence for his role in a massive crypto fraud. A federal court in Florida issued the ruling following Dunlap’s conviction on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. Related Reading: Tether Expands Bitcoin Bet, […]
04/18/2026 09:00 AM

New Scrutiny Wave Hits Binance: Fresh Letters Sent To DOJ And FinCEN Over Iran Links

Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal is increasing his scrutiny of Binance as new questions emerge about the exchange’s handling of Iran-related transactions.  The Connecticut senator has been pursuing the issue since February, when he first launched a formal inquiry into whether the cryptocurrency exchange violated US and international sanctions involving Iran.  On Friday, April 17, Blumenthal […]
04/18/2026 08:00 AM

Crypto Exec Joe McCann Draws Scrutiny After Fiancée’s Death In Zanzibar

Crypto founder Joe McCann’s passport is sitting with Zanzibar police. He isn’t going anywhere until they get answers. Related Reading: X Money’s Crypto Ambitions Draw Fire From Senator Over Security Fears Authorities Hold McCann Pending Autopsy Tanzanian police are questioning McCann, founder of the crypto hedge fund Asymmetric, after his fiancée, Ashly Robinson, 31, died […]
04/18/2026 07:00 AM

Ethereum Is Finally Rewarding Risk Again – But the Direction Has Changed

Ethereum is pushing against the $2,400 level but has not been able to close above it, caught in a market that is heating up around it, while the price action remains tentative. The broader environment is increasingly constructive, but ETH is still navigating the lingering effects of the correction that defined the first quarter of […]
04/18/2026 06:00 AM

Mastercard Weighs RLUSD Settlement On XRP Ledger, Exec Says

Mastercard is exploring a path to settle card flows in Ripple USD (RLUSD) through its network in a move that could bring XRP Ledger-linked stablecoin infrastructure closer to one of the world’s largest payments systems. In an interview shared April 16 by XRPL Commons’ Odelia Torteman, Mastercard’s senior vice president for digital assets and blockchain, […]

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