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04/16/2026 10:10 PM Russia-linked Grinex exchange suspends operations after $15 million hack, blames ‘hostile states’
Liquidity and users of the sanctioned Garantex exchange have flowed into Grinex over the past year, Elliptic claims.
04/16/2026 10:04 PM Bored Apes-creator Yuga Labs taps new CEO as Greg Solano moves to chairman role
Yuga Labs' new CEO Michael Figge most recently served as chief product officer and has been with the company since 2021.
04/16/2026 09:57 PM Texas man gets 23 years for $20 million crypto scam supposedly backed by Picasso and Van Gogh artwork
A Texas man was sentenced to over two decades in prison after prosecutors said he scammed investors of more than $20 million.
04/16/2026 09:52 PM Tempo unveils pragmatic privacy solution called Zones, a way to run permissioned parallel blockchains
Each Zone will offer a private execution environment managed by a trusted entity, Tempo wrote in an announcement.
04/16/2026 09:20 PM Inside Binance’s plan to become a global financial super app
Richard Teng explains why crypto fundamentals remain strong, how regulation is driving global adoption, and where Binance is headed next.
04/16/2026 08:49 PM Morgan Stanley’s Amy Oldenburg says crypto ‘becoming daily business’ across the firm
Morgan Stanley's digital asset chief said demand is split between direct crypto exposure and ETFs, forcing banks to build for both.
04/16/2026 06:57 PM ‘This is nuts’: CFTC chair Selig grilled by lawmakers on prediction markets, Hyperliquid, and staffing
Selig faced heat from lawmakers on how he plans to oversee prediction markets and whether it has the headcount to do it.
04/16/2026 04:57 PM Elon Musk’s X Money stands to disrupt payments and pressure PayPal, but crypto plans may hit regulatory hurdles: Mizuho
X launched a new feature this week where users can view financial data on stocks and cryptocurrencies directly.
04/16/2026 04:40 PM Ethereum Foundation exec Josh Stark is stepping down
The move comes amid ongoing changes at the EF, including a renewed focus on scaling and developing the Ethereum mainnet.
04/16/2026 04:34 PM Polkadot-based Hyperbridge revises exploit losses to $2.5 million, ten times initial estimate
Hyperbridge has raised its loss estimate from $237,000 to $2.5 million after a Token Gateway exploit, with some funds traced to Binance.
04/16/2026 03:36 PM AI agents make card purchases with new Mastercard–Lobster.cash integration
Payments companies are increasingly investing in new tools that will enable agents to safely execute transactions.
04/16/2026 03:24 PM Charles Schwab begins rollout of spot bitcoin, ethereum trading platform
The new platform, called Schwab Crypto, will roll out over the coming weeks and will only support bitcoin and ethereum at first.
04/16/2026 02:32 PM Bitcoin ETFs add $186M as Morgan Stanley’s MSBT inflows top $100M in first six trading days
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs added $186 million in their second straight day of positive flows, as Morgan Stanley's MSBT topped WisdomTree's fund.
04/16/2026 02:30 PM Drift secures up to $127 million from Tether for user recovery, pivots from Circle’s USDC to USDT after $280 million exploit
Drift Protocol said it has secured up to $127.5 million from Tether to support user recovery after the April 1 exploit.
04/16/2026 02:00 PM DoubleZero rolls out Edge, a low-latency onchain data delivery service on its global fiber DePIN infrastructure
Edge is a permissionless platform delivering ultra-fast onchain market data over DoubleZero's global fiber network.
04/16/2026 01:38 PM Crypto fund manager questioned in Zanzibar police probe into fiancee’s death: reports
Zanzibar police are investigating the death of influencer Ashly Robinson, with crypto fund manager Joe McCann reportedly being questioned.
04/16/2026 12:33 PM UK FCA seeks fresh feedback on crypto rules ahead of October 2027 rollout
Ahead of a planned implementation in 2027, the FCA is seeking feedback on stablecoins, trading platforms, custody, and staking.
04/16/2026 11:43 AM ‘Bitcoin taxes make no sense’: Washington think tank argues US rules hinder everyday payments
The Cato Institute says U.S. bitcoin tax rules are overly complex and discourage everyday use despite growing crypto adoption.
04/16/2026 11:18 AM Bitcoin miner HIVE lines up $75 million note offering to fund AI infrastructure expansion
HIVE Digital plans a $75 million zero-coupon note offering to fund GPUs and data centers as it moves to the TSX.
04/16/2026 09:37 AM Circle CEO Allaire sees ‘tremendous opportunity’ for yuan stablecoin: report
Chinese authorities have said yuan-pegged stablecoins cannot be issued offshore without prior regulatory approval.
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