Day: 1 April 2026

Bitcoin enters April with mixed seasonal signals after posting five consecutive monthly declines, a historically rare streak that has often preceded counter-trend rallies. Markus Thielen’s latest chart shows average monthly performance over the past 10 years, with April delivering a solid +11.3% return on average, making it one of the ...

Rain has entered a strategic partnership with Episode Six to scale stablecoin-powered card and payments programs across Asia-Pacific, marking a key step in its global expansion strategy. The partnership will see Episode Six provide core processing infrastructure for Rain’s credit, debit, and prepaid card systems, with initial rollout focused on ...

Quick Breakdown Ethereum users face attacks exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities, phishing links, and weak wallet security, costing millions and affecting both individuals and organizations. High-profile DeFi and NFT scams highlight the urgent need for improved defences. Tools like the 1TS dashboard provide centralized monitoring, real-time alerts, transaction simulations, shared threat ...

Public companies added more than 47,000 BTC in March, with most of the accumulation driven almost entirely by Strategy, according to industry treasury data. The firm accounted for 44,377 BTC of total monthly inflows, representing roughly 94% of all corporate Bitcoin purchases during the period. Its buying was funded through ...

A new analysis from Pharos Research highlights a major shift in public blockchain security, warning that the industry is moving beyond smart contract audits toward full-scale institutional risk frameworks as real-world assets (RWAs) scale into the trillions. The report argues that as blockchain networks increasingly support high-value financial instruments, security ...

USDD has passed $2 billion in total value locked (TVL) and now has over 1.5 billion tokens in circulation, marking a new growth stage for the stablecoin in decentralized finance. The project says its growth has sped up in recent months, with stronger use across DeFi platforms and more liquidity ...

Crypto-related exploits roared back in March 2026, with hackers siphoning off more than $52 million across 20 major incidents, nearly doubling February’s $26.5 million losses. The spike, highlighted by blockchain security firm PeckShield, marks a sharp return to high-risk conditions after what had been the lowest monthly losses recorded in ...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a firm warning to traders exploiting insider information on prediction markets, showing a tougher enforcement stance as the sector rapidly expands. Speaking at New York University, CFTC enforcement director David Miller has downplayed the rising concerns about the inapplicability of insider ...

Ice Open Network is expanding its ambitions beyond mobile mining, positioning itself as infrastructure for a decentralized internet where users control identity, data, and digital interactions. The blockchain project, also known as ION, aims to reduce reliance on centralized platforms by enabling communication, storage, and identity management directly on decentralized ...

Hong Kong’s long-anticipated rollout of its first stablecoin licences has been delayed beyond the expected end-March timeline, as regulators continue to review applications under a stricter compliance framework. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority confirmed it is still advancing the process, with further announcements expected in due course. The delay comes ...