Month: April 2026

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms sold a sizeable portion of its holdings in the first quarter, offloading 3,778 BTC as crypto firms navigated a tough market environment. Summary Riot Platforms sold…

Big Tech firms have come together to back a new industry body focused on standardizing how AI agents handle payments across crypto and traditional rails. Summary Big Tech firms including…

United States President Donald Trump took credit for an unprecedented attack on the Ghadir Bridge, Iran’s largest bridge, as continued geopolitical tensions kept crypto markets suppressed. Summary Trump claimed responsibility…

Japanese and South Korean equities advanced on Friday after a late rebound on Wall Street, as traders bet that tensions in the Iran war may be edging closer to a…

Polymarket has partnered with oracle provider Pyth Network to launch traditional asset markets on its platform. Summary Polymarket partnered with Pyth Network to introduce equity, commodity, and stock-linked contracts. The…

OpenAI has acquired technology talk show TBPN as it looks to refine how it communicates with audiences beyond its core products. Summary OpenAI has acquired TBPN, a Silicon Valley-focused tech…

Circle plans to launch its own version of wrapped Bitcoin on the Ethereum network to target institutional markets. Summary Circle plans to launch cirBTC on Ethereum, a 1:1 bitcoin backed…

Riot moved about 500 BTC in what analysts say is fresh selling, adding to a wave that’s seen listed miners dump over 15,000 BTC even as treasury firms like Metaplanet…

Uniswap has deployed v2, v3 and v4 on Consensys’ Linea zkEVM, bringing its full DEX stack to a low-fee, EVM-equivalent rollup now integrated across the Uniswap app, API and wallet.…

Summary The Central Bank of Nigeria has launched a supervisory pilot for virtual asset providers, selecting KuCoin alongside five local fintech and crypto firms. The program focuses on AML, CFT…