Crypto News In 10

Bullish’s $4.2B Equiniti deal ties crypto to core market plumbing, while Telegram doubles down on TON after slashing fees. We also cover Ripple’s security intel push, Coinbase’s SMSF rollout in Australia, and fresh inflows into U.S. Bitcoin and Ether ETFs.

Bitcoin jumps back above 80K as Asia opens, Payward closes Bitnomial to bring regulated derivatives to the U.S., and ZKsync Lite sunsets. Plus, Pyongyang denies crypto theft allegations and a New York court fight looms over Arbitrum’s frozen ETH.

Wall Street readies election prediction ETFs, Western Union preps a Solana-based dollar stablecoin, Japan eyes spot crypto ETFs by 2027, Tezos tests a unified EVM-Michelson layer, and TRM Labs spotlights North Korea’s outsized hack haul. Get the week’s biggest crypto movers in six minutes.

From a new PACTs proposal to protect Satoshi-era coins to a bipartisan deal on stablecoin yields, we cover the moves that matter. Plus, Riot’s data-center revenue pops, Bitcoin difficulty eases, and options price a cautious May.

Circle spotlights Hong Kong as a leading USDC corridor, April sets a record for exploits, and U.S. Bitcoin ETFs notch their best month of 2026. Plus, TON ships consumer-scale tools and MegaETH lands on major exchanges—here's what to watch.

Tether pushes a bold three-way merger, Shinhan Card teams with Solana on stablecoin payments, and a multi-chain exploit hits Wasabi Protocol. Plus, Ark reshuffles crypto exposure and Korean prosecutors seek 20 years for Delio’s CEO.

Bitcoin taps the high $79Ks as Vegas kicks off, while Kalshi moves to launch U.S. crypto perpetuals. We break down fresh miner economics, a rare SEC chair appearance on the Bitcoin stage, and what prediction markets expect for today’s ETF flows.

Security findings shake Optimism’s testnet as Aave weighs a 25,000 ETH rescue, the Ethereum Foundation reallocates 10,000 ETH, and MegaETH triggers a seven-day token countdown. Plus, DeepSeek’s chip pivot hints at new crosswinds for crypto compute.

From a presidential crypto cameo in Palm Beach to CME’s nonstop futures switch-on, we break down the moves shaping the weekend. Plus ApeCoin’s surge, Canton Network withdrawals, and prediction markets turning Saturdays into rolling price showdowns.

A fast, conversational rundown: Korea’s Toss teams with the Korea Mint on tokenized payments, TON faces a scheduled unlock, Nifty Gateway hits its withdrawal deadline, memecoin index weights land, and Hong Kong moves stablecoins from policy to pilots with HSBC in the mix. Plus, quick trading angles to navigate today’s moves.

Gensyn’s Delphi puts AI in the referee’s chair for prediction markets as Base readies its Azul upgrade and Russia advances a cross-border crypto bill. Plus, UK IFISAs open to crypto ETNs and Justin Sun sues WLFI in a test of token governance.

Arbitrum’s security council freezes $71M in ETH after the KelpDAO exploit, Japan pilots on-chain JGB collateral, and Korea’s new central bank chief favors CBDC and deposit tokens. Plus, a Hormuz crisis-phishing scam demands crypto and CoinDesk Indices’ reconstitution nudges market benchmarks.

Polymarket eyes a fifteen billion dollar round as Coinbase trials AI teammates. Hong Kong doubles down on tokenization and stablecoins, Brazil extends crypto futures hours, and Sony-linked Startale expands to Abu Dhabi.

Friday alone didn’t deliver five solid, verifiable crypto stories, so we’re ready to widen the window to the last 24 to 48 hours for a stronger roundup. Want five fresh, well-sourced headlines?

Stellar’s Protocol 26 hits testnet as a May mainnet vote looms, a 92.65 million ARB unlock lands, and the Ninth Circuit hears Kalshi’s preemption case. Plus, RenderCon returns and tokenization takes center stage as the IMF and World Bank meetings kick off.

Europe’s SIX Group brings equities data on-chain, Ripple and Kyobo Life pilot tokenized Korean bond settlement, 21Shares reveals THYP for its Hyperliquid ETF, Virginia sets in-kind rules for unclaimed crypto, and TeraWulf raises big for AI data centers. A fast, clear rundown of the day’s biggest crypto moves.

South Korea pushes stock style circuit breakers for crypto as Hyperbridge’s exploit mints a billion bridged DOT on Ethereum, while NYSE options caps hit a key comment deadline. Plus, what to watch in Goldman’s earnings and where Bitcoin stands to start the week.

Vietnam moves ahead with a regulated crypto trading pilot as Jupiter slashes and reshapes its 2026 airdrop. We also break down Flare's FIP.16 tokenomics revamp, today's Aptos unlock, and Aave's newly raised deposit caps.

From a new CFTC innovation task force to a cooler CPI backdrop, we break down what moved crypto into the weekend. Plus: the CME basis unwind, a giant corporate ETH disclosure, and a sweeping stablecoin forecast that could redefine payments.

When five fresh crypto stories won't fit a single date, we pivot. Here's the plan to widen the window and deliver timely, well sourced updates.

XRP Tokyo 2026 puts Ripple, SBI, and builders center stage as Binance tweaks operations, TRON weighs a self-destruct change, and Toobit touts 30% USDC yields. In D.C., the SEC’s crypto safe harbor heads to White House review, signaling real rulemaking on the horizon.

A crisp briefing on the UK’s new ISA treatment for crypto ETNs, Bitget’s Visa-powered card and live AI trading account, a crypto-to-fiat partnership promising fixed-at-click rates, and the BSV network’s Chronicle upgrade. What changed today, why it matters, and what to watch next.

From Ethereum’s record staking deposits to Sei’s EVM migration and new U.S. guidance, we break down the moves shaping crypto right now. Plus, why Bitcoin ATMs are disappearing — and why quantum won’t crack mining anytime soon.

A quick programming note as we shape today's crypto rundown—widen the window to the last 24 to 48 hours or fold in overseas and late-Friday updates. Your call steers how we proceed.

Crypto becomes the first mover on a Good Friday jobs print, as a massive Wormhole unlock, Bitget delistings, and NovaBay’s stablecoin pivot test liquidity and sentiment. We break down the key times, watch lists, and prediction-market signals to navigate the day.