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Call logs show Milei phoned Libra-linked entrepreneur during token promotion
Milei’s calls tied to Libra promo. NYT-reviewed logs show at least seven calls with a project-linked entrepreneur the night he hyped the token.
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Polygon activates Giugliano hardfork on mainnet, cuts finality by 2 seconds
Polygon activates Giugliano hardfork on mainnet, targeting faster finality.
The upgrade went live at block 85,268,500 on April 8 ( PM UTC),...
Standard Chartered predicts $500K Bitcoin by 2030 as BTC hits $67,500
Standard Chartered flagged $500,000 for Bitcoin by 2030. BTC rose about 1% to $67,500 as the call circulated.
The target came via podcast...
North Korean group UNC4736 drains $270M from Drift after six-month operation
UNC4736 drained $270M from Drift after a six‑month infiltration. Drift calls it the largest native Solana dApp exploit to date.
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Charles Schwab begins rollout of Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to 38.9M accounts
Schwab will add spot trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum in H1 2026. Rollout starts in Q2 via its Premier Bank unit, outside the brokerage account...
Circle launches cirBTC, 1:1 Bitcoin token for DeFi on Ethereum and Arc
Circle unveils cirBTC, a 1:1 Bitcoin wrapper for DeFi. The token launches on Ethereum and Circle’s Arc, with more chains to follow.
Circle says...
Stablecoins capture 75% trading as supply hits $315B, USDC gains, USDT declines
Stablecoin supply hit a record $315B in Q1 2026. USDC gained share as USDT posted its first quarterly drop since 2022 CEX.IO data.
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CFTC orders Nishad Singh to return $3.7M, sets five-year trading ban
CFTC orders ex-FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh to disgorge $3.7M. The April 1, 2026 supplemental consent order closes the agency’s civil case...
Iran accepts stablecoins and yuan for Strait of Hormuz tolls
Iran starts charging Hormuz tolls in yuan and stablecoins — Bloomberg
Iran has set up a formal toll-and-escort system in the Strait of Hormuz....
Treasury seeks public input on state stablecoin rules under GENIUS Act
Treasury opened a 60‑day rulemaking on state stablecoin oversight under the GENIUS Act. The NPRM was posted April 1, 2026 and seeks public comment...
Solana's Drift Protocol halts deposits, withdrawals after $270M vault drain
Drift Protocol vault drained of ~$270M; deposits paused amid active attack
Drift Protocol on Solana saw about $270 million exit its main vault on...
Genius Group liquidates entire Bitcoin treasury to repay $8.5M debt
Genius Group sold its entire Bitcoin treasury. 84 BTC (~$5.7M) went to repay $8.5M debt, fully exiting its BTC position.
The company disclosed...
China extradites Huione boss from Cambodia over $4B crypto laundering
Cambodia extradited Li Xiong, 41, alleged Huione Group operations lead, to China on April 1, 2026. He faces charges of fraud, money laundering,...
New Hampshire to issue $100M Bitcoin-backed bonds, Ba2-rated
New Hampshire’s Business Finance Authority will sell $100 million in bonds backed by Bitcoin. Moody’s assigned a provisional Ba2, below...
U.S. crypto policy enters implementation phase as Clarity Act advances
Solana Policy Institute says U.S. crypto policy has shifted to implementation and specificity. Defense is over, rulemaking begins.
“For a long time...
