Ether Outflows Deepen as Bitcoin Ends Short Week Positive The week closed quietly, but not without contrast. As markets prepared for the Easter break, flows revealed a split narrative across crypto ETFs. Bitcoin ETFs returned to positive territory with a modest $8.99 million inflow, enough to end the shortened week on a steadier note. The…
DPRK Lazarus Group Suspected in Drift Protocol $286 Million Solana Theft Drift Protocol, the largest decentralized perpetual futures exchange on the Solana network, confirmed the exploit after watching its total value locked (TVL) collapse from roughly $550 million to under $250 million in a single morning, now standing at $232 million. Bitcoin.com News was the…
Japan’s Stablecoin Rules JPYC Co. launched what regulators and the company call the world’s first fully regulated yen-pegged stablecoin in October 2025, capping a decade of cautious financial architecture that Tokyo began laying well before most governments acknowledged digital money existed. The milestone did not arrive by accident. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) spent years…
OpenAI announced the acquisition of the Technology Business Programming Network (TBPN) on April 2, 2026, integrating the media startup’s editorial and marketing talent into its internal Strategy organization. The deal brings co-founders Jordi Hays and John Coogan, along with the broader TBPN team, into the company to report directly to Chris Lehane. The acquisition leverages…
The Linux Foundation announced the launch of the x402 Foundation on April 2, 2026, during the MCP Dev Summit North America in New York. The initiative involves the formal contribution of the x402 protocol from Coinbase to the Linux Foundation to serve as a neutral, open-source standard for internet-native payments. This protocol enables artificial intelligence…
BNY Strategy Goes Onchain Through Openeden Token Launch Openeden has introduced HYBOND, a new tokenized investment product that gives eligible investors onchain access to a high-yield bond strategy managed by BNY Investments. The launch marks a step forward in bringing more complex financial instruments into the tokenized asset space. HYBOND is designed to mirror the…
Strategic Integration for Institutional Growth Blockchain infrastructure firm REAL has partnered with Redstone to reinforce the data and transparency layer of its ecosystem. The collaboration will deliver oracle infrastructure for price feeds, ensuring consistent and verifiable market data across tokenized financial products. The announcement was amplified on REAL’s official X account, where the company described…
Telecommunications providers PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. have confirmed their preparedness to block access to the online gaming platform Roblox once the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issues a formal regulatory order. The commitment was made following a coordination meeting convened by the NTC, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), and the Department of…
Connecticut Crypto Phishing Victim to Recover Funds Local media reported that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, working with the FBI’s New Haven Division and Connecticut State Police, filed a civil forfeiture complaint in January 2026 against the seized funds. On March 31, 2026, the U.S. District Court entered a decree of…
Federal grand juries in the United States have indicted 10 executives and employees from four cryptocurrency market-making firms for orchestrating fraud schemes designed to artificially inflate token prices and trading volumes. On Monday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced the charges against individuals associated with Gotbit, Vortex, Antier, and Contrarian….
