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The Block features breaking Crypto news about Bitcoin, Blockchain, Web3, and DeFi from the web's most reliable source.


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.


04/16/2026 08:14 AM

South Korea to pilot blockchain-based deposit tokens for government spending

South Korea's Ministry of Finance and Economy is launching a new pilot to substitute government expense credit cards with deposit tokens.


04/16/2026 06:01 AM

Solana Institute-backed super PAC pours $8 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio race

Sentinel Action Fund has received backing from the Solana Institute and Multicoin Capital, a crypto-focused venture capital firm.


04/16/2026 04:19 AM

‘Absurd governance scam’: World Liberty Financial’s new proposal prompts harsh criticism from Justin Sun and other holders

Tron Founder Justin Sun issued harsh criticism of the new proposal, calling it one of the 'most absurd governance scams.'


04/15/2026 10:07 PM

CryptoQuant says bitcoin rally faces rising profit-taking risk as exchange inflows jump

BTC's recent rally is facing rising profit-taking risk, with several indicators showing growing signs of selling pressure, according to CQ.


04/15/2026 09:59 PM

Former Lutnick-run Cantor Fitzgerald donates $10 million to crypto PAC led by Tether exec

Cantor Fitzgerald donated $10 million to a super political action committee backing pro-crypto candidates as election season ramps up.


04/15/2026 09:44 PM

Tether backs Stablecoin Development Corporation’s $134 million private placement used to acquire SKY tokens

The Stablecoin Development Corporation is a publicly-traded holding company with an approximately 2.15 billion SKY token treasury.


04/15/2026 09:30 PM

Ethereum DEX aggregator market grows more competitive as Kyber, CowSwap rise

Kyber currently leads with ~30% market share, followed by CowSwap at 22%, while 1inch has seen its share decline to 15% over the same period.


04/15/2026 07:13 PM

HIP-3 open interest tops $2 billion as demand for 24/7 tokenized equity exposure surges

On Hyperliquid, just three of the top 10 markets by volume are crypto pairs and the rest are tokenized equity or commodity futures.


04/15/2026 06:37 PM

Tether moves over $70 million in bitcoin to reserve wallet: Arkham

The move is consistent with Tether's pattern of accumulating bitcoin and moving the asset to its reserve wallet periodically.


04/15/2026 06:30 PM

Bitdeer hits 70 EH/s in self-mining bitcoin operations, claims top spot by compute

Bitdeer's total hashrate under management grew to 78.1 EH/s, including its massive self-mining fleet and hosted machines.


04/15/2026 05:13 PM

Bitwise launches Avalanche ETF with plans to stake AVAX held

"Avalanche is emerging as one of the leading platforms for businesses, governments, and real-world use cases," says Bitwise.


04/15/2026 05:07 PM

Riot loses top data center exec as AI and hyperscale buildout ramps up; shares dip 6%

To help fund its recent infrastructure investments, Riot Platforms has been selling off the bitcoin on its balance sheet.


04/15/2026 03:25 PM

Trump-backed World Liberty proposes vesting overhaul for 62.3 billion tokens, would burn up to 10% of insider allocation

WLFI proposes moving 62.3B locked tokens to fixed vesting schedules, requiring insiders to burn 10% of their allocation.


04/15/2026 03:08 PM

Justin Sun says Tron launching post-quantum upgrade plan

Sun's comments follow recent debate over whether quantum computers could eventually break the cryptography that underpins cryptocurrencies.


04/15/2026 02:45 PM

OP Mainnet records ‘largest TVL event’ in its history as crypto card provider Etherfi goes live

Crypto credit cards see roughly 100,000 average daily transactions, with Etherfi accounting for about a third of that volume.


04/15/2026 02:22 PM

Bhutan moves 250 BTC as 2026 outflows top $240 million: Arkham data

Bhutan moved 250 BTC on April 13, extending 2026 outflows to $240 million as holdings fell 73% from an October 2024 peak.


04/15/2026 02:16 PM

Bitcoin researchers propose phased sunset of legacy signatures to address quantum risks

A new Bitcoin proposal outlines a phased plan to restrict and eventually render quantum-vulnerable funds unspendable.


04/15/2026 02:00 PM

Brix raises $5.5 million to tokenize emerging market assets, plans debut on MegaETH

Brix plans to bring emerging market assets onchain, launching a Turkish lira-backed token as its first product on MegaETH.



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