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04/10/2026 05:06 PM

‘One basis point’: Benchmark says a fraction of NYSE’s $44 trillion market could drive Securitize growth

Benchmark’s base case notes that even 0.01% of NYSE’s roughly $44 trillion market could exceed Securitize’s $4 billion asset base.


04/10/2026 02:13 PM

Bhutan moves another $18 million in bitcoin as tracked holdings continue to shrink: Arkham

Bhutan moved more bitcoin to a new wallet, continuing an outflow streak that has cut its holdings to 3,774 BTC from a peak of 13,000 BTC.


04/10/2026 02:02 PM

Bittensor co-founder denies suspending subnet emissions after Covenant AI exit

Bittensor co-founder Jacob Steeves denied suspending subnet emissions, and said token sales were less than 1% of his holdings.


04/10/2026 01:41 PM

Bitcoin rebound faces oil shock, inflation test despite ceasefire relief as macro jitters persist: analysts

Bitcoin trades at a macro crossroads, with derivatives positioning signaling caution despite ceasefire relief, analysts said.


04/10/2026 12:45 PM

‘It’s time to pass the Clarity Act’: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong backs Bessent’s crypto bill push

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong backed passing the Clarity Act after the firm previously withheld support for earlier versions of the bill.


04/10/2026 12:13 PM

TD Cowen cuts Strategy price target to $350, initiates coverage of Sharplink, Strive, Nakamoto and Smarter Web with buy ratings

TD Cowen cut its Strategy price target to $350 on lower bitcoin assumptions while assigning buy ratings to four digital asset treasury firms.


04/10/2026 11:41 AM

StarkWare researcher proposes ‘quantum-safe’ Bitcoin transactions without a soft fork

It may face limited adoption due to higher costs and a complex user experience, with the proposal described as a “last-resort measure.”


04/10/2026 11:28 AM

HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial gain first Hong Kong stablecoin issuer licenses

Anchorpoint Financial is a joint venture between Standard Chartered, Animoca Brands, and Hong Kong Telecommunications.


04/10/2026 11:00 AM

Bitget debuts IPO Prime market with SpaceX pre-IPO exposure token

Bitget has launched IPO Prime, a subscription-based market for pre-IPO tokenized allocations, with SpaceX's preSPAX as its first offering.


04/10/2026 09:39 AM

Japan’s cabinet approves bill to classify crypto assets as financial products: Nikkei

If passed during the current parliamentary session, the legislation would take effect as early as fiscal 2027, Nikkei reported.


04/10/2026 07:18 AM

World Liberty defends borrowing position on Dolomite, dismisses liquidation concerns as ‘FUD’

The project said it did supply WLFI as collateral and borrowed stablecoins, but it is 'nowhere near liquidation.'


04/10/2026 03:42 AM

‘It is decentralization theatre’: Covenant AI exits Bittensor, TAO drops 15%

Covenant AI claimed Bittensor's decentralization promise is false, citing 'punitive actions' from the network's co-founder, Jacob Steeves.


04/09/2026 09:46 PM

Galaxy stock rallies 11% after annual report shows core business profitable despite $241 million net loss

Galaxy's Digital Assets segment, housing its trading, lending, asset management, and staking services, generated a $505 million profit.


04/09/2026 09:11 PM

CryptoQuant says bitcoin, ether rally driven by new long positions in perpetual futures

Open interest in BTC and ETH perpetual futures rose by over $2 billion each in 24 hours after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire announcement.


04/09/2026 08:54 PM

Binance’s Changpeng Zhao claims U.S. crypto rivals ‘paid millions’ to block his pardon

The Binance founder also says friends told him firms funded "smear articles" because they opposed Binance doing business in the U.S.


04/09/2026 07:43 PM

‘This is a lot,’ judge says as Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s case is unclear

Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and the Department of Justice faced off in court on Thursday in Manhattan.


04/09/2026 07:23 PM

AlphaTON Capital looks to raise $43 million to bolster Telegram’s Cocoon AI infrastructure

In addition to its sizable TON token treasury, AlphaTON is also focused on supporting Telegram's native decentralized AI platform, Cocoon.


04/09/2026 07:14 PM

US Secret Service freezes $12 million in crypto tied to global fraud in Operation Atlantic

Authorities disrupted more than 120 cryptocurrency fraud domains, cutting off key infrastructure used to target victims.


04/09/2026 05:06 PM

TD Cowen says White House stablecoin report unlikely to change hurdles for crypto bill, sees even tougher path ahead

TD Cowen said the path for the crypto bill could become even tougher following the recent White House report on stablecoins.



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