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CFTC Finalizes Settlement With Former FTX Engineer, Imposes $3.7M Disgorgement
Court order finalizes CFTC case against a former FTX engineering chief, enforcing financial penalties and long-term bans while underscoring how cooperation can shape outcomes in major crypto fraud investigations. Court Order Concludes CFTC…
Bitcoin Reclaims $69,000 as US-Iran De-escalation Hopes Spark Global Market Rally
On April 1, bitcoin twice broke above $69,000 amid optimism over possible U.S.–Iran diplomacy. Intraday Volatility On Wednesday, April 1, bitcoin twice breached the $69,000 threshold as global markets rallied on the strongest signals yet of…
Drift Protocol SOL Exploit Sees Over $200M Drained: Biggest DeFi Hack of 2026?
Onchain analysts flagged an estimated $200 million or more, drained from Drift Protocol accounts on April 1, 2026, making it one of the largest decentralized finance ( DeFi) breaches recorded this year. DRIFT Token Crashes After Protocol…
Biggest IPO Ever? Elon Musk’s SpaceX Targets $1.75 Trillion in Public Offering
SpaceX has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a move that could produce the largest IPO in history. SpaceX Eyes June 2026 IPO Bloomberg reported the filing on…
Bitcoin Whale Last Active in 2014 Executes Five-Transaction Move Totaling 500 BTC
On Tuesday, a bitcoin holder whose wallet sat untouched since May 2014 moved 500 BTC across five separate transfers, adding to a broader pattern of long-dormant addresses awakening throughout the month. Nearly 1,911 BTC From Dormant Wallets…
Digital Asset Firm Coinshares Lists on Nasdaq After $1.2 Billion Vine Hill Combination
Europe’s largest digital asset manager, Coinshares, began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on April 1, 2026, under the ticker symbol CSHR. Coinshares Goes Public on Nasdaq Under CSHR The listing completes a business combination between…
Ripple Launches Digital Asset Accounts as XRP and RLUSD Enter Core Corporate Treasury Workflows
Ripple integrates digital assets directly into treasury systems, signaling a shift toward unified liquidity management where CFOs can seamlessly oversee fiat and blockchain-based assets within a single operational framework. Ripple Launches…
Franklin Templeton Acquires 250 Digital to Launch Franklin Crypto Institutional Unit
Franklin Templeton has agreed to acquire 250 Digital, a crypto trading firm spun out of venture capital firm Coinfund, to launch a dedicated institutional crypto investment arm called Franklin Crypto. Franklin Templeton Expands Into Active…
XRP Closes Q1 2026 Down 27%, Market Capitalization Plummets $29 Billion
XRP weathered a brutal first quarter, closing down 27% from its 2025 year-end valuation. Its market capitalization shrank from $112 billion to $83 billion—a staggering 55% collapse from its July 2025 all-time high. From Peak to Plunge XRP…
Bitwise XRP ETF Lands on NYSE Today as Mainstream Interest Accelerates
XRP’s leap into mainstream investing accelerates today as Bitwise’s new XRP ETF spotlights rising payment-layer demand, expanding tokenization activity and growing investor appetite for blockchain utility. Bitwise XRP ETF Debuts Today on…