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12 European Banks Back the Qivalis Euro Stablecoin — and Fireblocks Will Build It
Europe's biggest banks are backing a regulated euro stablecoin: Qivalis taps Fireblocks for a MiCA-compliant digital euro targeting H2 2026 launch.
Kalshi's 'Timeless' Perpetual Crypto Futures Launch April 27 — Polymarket Races to Match It
Kalshi's CFTC-regulated 'Timeless' perpetual crypto futures arrive April 27, racing Polymarket into a new era of regulated, no-expiry continuous crypto derivatives.
Coinbase Brings Crypto-Backed USDC Loans to UK Users via Morpho on Base
Coinbase launched crypto-backed lending in the UK on April 21 — up to $5M in USDC against BTC, ETH, and cbETH collateral via Morpho on Base, following $2.17B in US originations.
Crypto Funds Pull $1.4B in Weekly Inflows — Their Best Week Since January
CoinShares data shows digital asset funds drew $1.4B in their strongest week since January, with Bitcoin taking $1.12B and Ethereum posting a standout $328M as total AUM hits $154.8B.
Nomura: 65% of Institutional Investors Now See Crypto as a Diversifier
Nomura's 2026 survey of 518 institutional investors finds 65% see crypto as a portfolio diversifier and 80% plan to allocate within three years, signaling accelerating mainstream adoption.
Kraken Owner Payward Acquires Bitnomial for $550M to Build Full US Derivatives Stack
Kraken parent Payward acquires Bitnomial for $550M, securing all three CFTC licenses needed to offer futures, options, and spot margin for US retail traders under one roof.
TRON Targets First Major Blockchain Post-Quantum Cryptography Upgrade With NIST Standards
Justin Sun announced TRON will deploy NIST-standardized post-quantum signatures on mainnet — making TRON the first major public blockchain to future-proof user assets against quantum computing.
Bitcoin Breaks $75K and Ethereum Surges 8.6% to Two-Month Highs in Broad Crypto Rally
Bitcoin hit $75,000+ and Ethereum climbed 8.6% to two-month highs on April 14 as Strategy confirmed a $1B BTC purchase and optimism returned to crypto markets broadly.
Goldman Sachs Files for a Bitcoin Income ETF, Betting on BTC Volatility
Goldman Sachs filed for a Bitcoin Premium Income ETF on April 14 — using a covered-call strategy to generate yield from Bitcoin's volatility for institutional investors.
Ethereum's Glamsterdam Upgrade Targets 10,000 TPS and 78% Lower Fees
Ethereum's next hard fork Glamsterdam is on track for June 2026, raising the gas limit from 60M to 200M, cutting fees by 78%, and targeting 10,000 transactions per second.
Bitcoin Gets Its First Working Quantum-Defense Wallet Rescue Prototype
Lightning Labs CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun released a working zk-STARK prototype that proves Bitcoin wallet ownership without exposing private keys — turning years of quantum-defense theory into runnable code.
Hong Kong Issues First Stablecoin Licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial
The HKMA granted its first two stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial this week — a landmark moment for regulated digital currencies in Asia.
Securitize Brings Tokenized Real-World Assets to TRON's 373 Million Users
Securitize integrated with TRON on April 10, opening its $4B+ tokenized securities portfolio to one of the world's most active crypto networks.
Morgan Stanley's MSBT Launches as the First Spot Bitcoin ETF From a Major US Bank
Morgan Stanley's MSBT launched April 8 on NYSE Arca — the first spot Bitcoin ETF from a major US bank, with the lowest fee in the market at 0.14%.
Biconomy and Ethereum Foundation Propose ERC-8211: The Execution Standard for AI Agents in DeFi
ERC-8211 is a new Ethereum smart batching standard enabling AI agents to execute complex multi-step DeFi transactions atomically — co-published by Biconomy and the Ethereum Foundation with a live reference implementation.
Google Quantum AI Paper Spotlights Algorand as a Model for Post-Quantum Blockchain
A Google Quantum AI research paper cited Algorand's FALCON signature scheme as a quantum-resistance benchmark, validating one of the first live post-quantum blockchain deployments.
Alabama Gives DAOs Full Legal Status — Making It the Second U.S. State After Wyoming
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the DUNA Act on April 1, granting DAOs formal legal entity status with property rights, contract authority, and member liability protection effective October 2026.
Polygon's Giugliano Hardfork Activates Today, Cutting 2 Seconds From Finality
Polygon mainnet activated the Giugliano hardfork at block 85,268,500 on April 8, delivering a 2-second finality improvement as part of the Gigagas scalability roadmap.
Australia Passes Its First Crypto Law — Exchanges Must Get Licensed Now
Australia's Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill passed on April 1, creating the country's first comprehensive crypto licensing law.
Naoris Protocol Goes Live With the World's First Post-Quantum Layer 1 Blockchain
Naoris Protocol has launched its quantum-resistant blockchain mainnet using NIST-approved post-quantum cryptography, addressing the quantum computing threat to crypto infrastructure head-on.
Ripple Deploys AI Red Team to Harden the XRP Ledger Ahead of Institutional Scale
Ripple's new AI-driven security strategy uses autonomous fuzzing and adversarial testing on the XRP Ledger, uncovering over 10 bugs in the decade-old codebase as institutional volumes ramp up.
Midas Raises $50M to Bring Instant Liquidity to Tokenized Real-World Assets
Midas closed a $50M Series A on March 30 to scale its instant redemption system for tokenized yield products, backed by RRE Ventures, Creandum, Franklin Templeton, and Coinbase Ventures.
BitGo and ZKsync Build Tokenized Bank Deposit Rails for Institutional Finance
BitGo and ZKsync partner to bring tokenized fiat deposits to blockchain via Prividium — no stablecoins needed — opening compliant institutional access to $450T in assets.
Ripple's RLUSD Enters Singapore's Central Bank Sandbox for Cross-Border Trade Finance
Ripple has joined Singapore's MAS BLOOM sandbox with RLUSD on XRP Ledger, targeting automated cross-border trade payment settlements alongside JP Morgan and DBS.