Day: 21 April 2026

Coins.ph has rolled out a new QRPh Stablecoin Payment feature, allowing users in the Philippines to pay merchants using Philippine pesos or stablecoins such as USDT and USDC within a single checkout flow. The update integrates digital assets directly into the country’s national QR payment system, expanding crypto usability across ...

The Bank of Korea’s newly appointed governor, Shin Hyun-song, has signalled a forward-looking approach to digital finance, pledging support for blockchain innovation while prioritizing monetary stability in his first official address. Speaking Tuesday at the central bank’s headquarters in Seoul, Shin began his four-year term by outlining a dual agenda: ...

The Arbitrum Security Council stepped in to freeze 30,766 ETH, worth about $115 million, after the recent KelpDAO exploit. This action, meant to protect community assets, has sparked renewed debate about how decentralized Layer-2 (L2) ecosystems really are. The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze the 30,766 ...

Port Vila, Vanuatu, 21st April 2026, Chainwire

CAEX has entered a strategic technology partnership with HashKey Digital Asset Group to develop a fully licensed crypto asset exchange tailored for Vietnam, as the country moves toward a more structured regulatory framework for digital assets. The agreement follows a recent strategic investment from HashKey Capital and will be formally ...

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), currently the world’s largest spot Bitcoin ETF, expanded its massive treasury recently by acquiring an additional 3,352 BTC. This strategic move, highlighted by ETF tracker Thomas Fahrer, pushes the fund’s total reserves to 806,000 BTC, valued at over $61 billion based on a market price ...

As 2026 progresses, the crypto market appears to be entering a more measured phase, one increasingly defined by structural adjustment. Liquidity remains in the system, but its deployment is increasingly selective. Infrastructure continues to mature, while regulatory developments are beginning to exert clearer influence on market behaviour. At the same ...