Month: April 2026

UK’s £120 Million Gambling Levy Delivers First OHID Prevention Grants Amid Sector Turmoil – iGaming Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: UK statutory gambling levy raised £120 million in year one, replacing Gambleaware. Betblocker was confirmed among the first OHID prevention grant recipients on April 8. Gamban excluded from funding, moves to a £4.99 monthly paid model in England. GambleAware’s Two-Decade Run Ends as Government Takes Direct Control OHID, the government body now responsible for commissioning harm prevention services, has published its initial list of approved organizations under the Gambling Harms Prevention VCSE Fund. Among the confirmed recipients is Betblocker, a free blocking software provider that had publicly warned…

The Move To $31 That Could Change Everything

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Crypto analyst Egrag Crypto has outlined three key targets for XRP, including $31, signaling that the altcoin could reach double digits at some point. This comes as XRP eyes a parabolic surge to the upside amid a 2-week ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran.  Analyst Outlines Three Key Zones For XRP  In an X post, Egrag Crypto outlined $7, $10, and $31 as the top Fib 1.618 targets for XRP. The analyst described these levels as battle zones, signaling that this is where the altcoin could face significant resistance…

US SEC Names New Enforcer as Questions Loom over Agency‘s Direction

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David Woodcock steps into the role as US senators await answers to questions on the agency’s dropping charges against Justin Sun and several crypto companies. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has appointed David Woodcock as director of its division of enforcement as lawmakers press for answers on his predecessor’s departure. In a Wednesday notice, the SEC said Woodcock would be taking over as the agency’s top enforcer starting on May 4. Sam Waldon will continue to serve as acting director of the division until then. Woodcock, a partner…

David Woodcock Named SEC Enforcement Chief as Agency Shifts Away From Gensler-Era Crypto Crackdown – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: The SEC named David Woodcock as Enforcement Division director, effective May 4, 2026, succeeding acting director Sam Waldon. Woodcock led the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office from 2011 to 2015, overseeing 120+ lawyers, accountants, and examiners. The Atkins-led SEC is expected to shift away from the Gensler era’s crypto enforcement posture toward rules-based investor protection. SEC Appoints David Woodcock as Enforcement Director Woodcock joins from Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP, where he serves as a partner in the Dallas and Washington, D.C. offices and chairs the firm’s Securities…

Ethereum 💀 Dead or Cheap?

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Leverage Delta Flipping Signals Instability

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The current consolidation of Bitcoin is showing signs of a deeper shift rather than a typical range-bound market. While price action appears relatively stable within a defined range, leverage behavior tells a very different story. Instead of a clear directional bias, the leverage delta has repeatedly flipped between positive and negative, indicating a lack of conviction among large market participants. How Bitcoin Market Structure Is Sending Mixed Signals There’s a critical shift unfolding in the current Bitcoin range, one that sets it apart from the previous consolidation phase. Analyst Ardi…

Strategy Buys 44,377 BTC in March 2026 as STRC Volume Hits $746M Record – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Strategy bought 44,377 BTC in March, now holding 762,099 BTC and two-thirds of all public company holdings. MARA Holdings sold 15,133 BTC to retire debt, letting Twenty One Capital claim the No. 2 treasury spot. Strategy’s $42B ATM filing could push holdings past 1 million BTC by November 2026 at a 31,000 BTC/month pace. Bitcointreasuries.net Report Shows BTC Treasury Leaderboard Reshuffled The report shows the company spent roughly $3 billion on bitcoin during March, including a single-week purchase of 22,337 BTC disclosed on March 16. That buy was…

Bitcoin Has 3–5 Years to Prepare for Quantum Risk: Bernstein

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Advances in quantum computing could eventually pose a threat to Bitcoin’s cryptographic security, but the risk remains manageable and unlikely to cause existential disruption, according to a new research report by Bernstein. In the report, the Bernstein team — Gautam Chhugani, Mahika Sapra, Sanskar Chindalia and Harsh Misra — described quantum computing as a “manageable upgrade cycle” rather than an “existential risk.” Recent breakthroughs, including research from Google showing a significant reduction in the resources required to break modern encryption, have accelerated the timeline for potential threats. However, building quantum…

US Treasury Moves Forward with GENIUS Act, Focusing on Illicit Finance

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Payment stablecoin issuers in the United States will be required to implement a regime targeting illicit finance under the proposed framework for the GENIUS Act. In a Wednesday notice, the US Treasury Department said its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had issued a joint proposed rule to implement provisions of the GENIUS Act, signed into law in July 2025.  The proposal would direct payment stablecoin issuers to establish and maintain an anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) program, maintain a…