European banks tap Fireblocks for MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin April 21, 2026, 4:01 am
A 12-bank European consortium led by Qivalis is partnering with Fireblocks to develop a regulated euro stablecoin under MiCA, targeting launch in the second half of 2026.
Inside the 'fake police raid' that forced a $1M Bitcoin transfer April 21, 2026, 2:59 am
A fake police raid enabled a $1 million Bitcoin robbery, exposing the rise of wrench attacks and the shift from digital hacks to physical crypto threats.
Singapore’s OCBC launches tokenized gold fund on Ethereum and Solana April 21, 2026, 2:41 am
The value of tokenized real-world assets on public blockchains is estimated at more than $29 billion, up more than 10% in the last 30 days.
Arbitrum freezes $71M of Ether connected to Kelp exploit April 21, 2026, 2:00 am
Griff Green, a member of Arbitrum’s security council, said the group acted with input from law enforcement and “did not make this decision lightly."
US senator urges delay of CLARITY Act Senate markup until May: Report April 21, 2026, 1:57 am
US Senator Thom Tillis said members of the crypto and banking industries still need more time to be heard.
Code is ‘functional’ free speech under the First Amendment: Coin Center April 21, 2026, 12:47 am
Crypto software developers are concerned about whether they could be held criminally liable for publishing their software, following high-profile convictions last year.
Coinbase’s AI payments protocol x402 launches app store for AI agents April 21, 2026, 12:40 am
Coinbase’s x402 AI payments protocol has launched Agentic.market, a platform where AI agents can discover and use AI-friendly services.
NY lawmaker proposes ‘AI dividend’ to address potential job losses April 21, 2026, 12:38 am
The proposed AI dividend would be funded by taxes on AI use and equity stakes in AI companies, paying US citizens if automation meaningfully displaces workers.
Aave risk manager models 2 bad debt scenarios from Kelp DAO exploit April 20, 2026, 11:41 pm
The first scenario is far cheaper but runs the risk of rsETH depegging an estimated 15%, while the second is costlier but better protects Ethereum mainnet and concentrates losses at the layer 2 level.
Here’s what happened in crypto today April 20, 2026, 5:49 pm
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.