Is Binance Responsible for the Meltdown?

“That’s a pure money laundering for someone or playing against their own users while having all the insider information,” one analyst claimed. SIREN, the meme coin that stunned the crypto community after a staggering price increase in March, has collapsed by double digits over the past 24 hours. Some crypto commentators are not surprised…

Read More

Iran Extracts Crypto and Yuan Tolls for Safe Passage in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is extracting tolls from commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, requiring operators to pay using stablecoins or Chinese yuan. According to a Bloomberg report, the IRGC has established an illicit toll system for the critical maritime chokepoint, granting safe passage and naval escorts to ships from deemed friendly…

Read More

California Suspends Enforcement of Law Requiring VCs to Report Diversity Data

Under a new state regulation, venture capital firms operating in California were supposed to submit demographic data about their portfolio companies, including the gender and race of startup founders they backed. But amid public criticism from some tech leaders, the California agency administering the new requirement suspended it just before the Wednesday deadline for firms…

Read More

XRP Adoption Expands as Ripple Embeds Digital Asset Capabilities Directly into Enterprise Treasury Platforms – Featured Bitcoin News

XRP Becomes Core Asset In Ripple Treasury Liquidity Strategy A shift in enterprise finance is accelerating as digital assets gain practical utility. Enterprise blockchain company Ripple shared on April 1 that it embedded native digital asset capabilities into its treasury platform, positioning XRP as a core instrument for corporate liquidity management. Ripple, a provider of…

Read More

De-fi platform Drift suspends deposits and withdrawals after millions in crypto stolen in hack

Decentralized finance company Drift says it has suspended withdrawals and deposits after confirming a security incident.  The crypto platform said in a post on X that it was “experiencing an active attack,” and that it was working to “contain the incident.” Security researchers and public blockchain data suggest the losses could be significant. Blockchain security…

Read More