Month: April 2026

Perp DEX Trading Cools as Volumes Slides For Five Straight Months

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Onchain perpetual futures trading has cooled for five straight months since peaking in October 2025. Perp volume on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) fell to $699 billion in March 2026 from October’s $1.36 trillion, according to DefiLlama data. The decline has been steady across the period, with volumes slipping through November and December before losses extended through the first quarter of 2026.  Daily activity also shows signs of softening. On April 4, perp DEX volume fell to $8.4 billion, the first time it dropped below $10 billion since Sept. 6, 2025. This…

Drift Says $270M Crypto Hack Was a Six-Month North Korean Intelligence Operation

Drift Crypto Protocol has attributed a $270 million exploit executed on April 1, 2026 to a six-month intelligence operation conducted by UNC4736 – a North Korean state-affiliated threat group also tracked as Citrine Sleet or AppleJeus – in a detailed incident update published by the team on Sunday, making it the largest native Solana decentralized application exploit on record. Attackers posed as a quantitative trading firm, deposited more than $1 million of their own capital into an Ecosystem Vault, held working sessions with contributors across multiple countries, and waited nearly…

Charles Schwab Adds Bitcoin and Ethereum Crypto Trading to Brokerage Platform

Charles Schwab is rolling out direct Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto trading to its brokerage client base, a platform that encompasses 38.9 million active accounts and $12.22 trillion in client assets – in a phased launch beginning in the second quarter of 2026. The offering, branded Schwab Crypto and operated through Charles Schwab Premier Bank, SSB, marks a structural departure from the firm’s prior crypto exposure model, which routed clients through ETFs, futures, and crypto-adjacent equities. The significance is not merely product expansion. It is a test of whether direct digital…

China’s Tax Authority Urges Bank Blockchain Implementations for Lending

China’s tax and financial regulators on Monday urged banks and local authorities to use blockchain and privacy computing to upgrade the “bank-tax interaction” model and expand financing for small businesses. The State Administration of Taxation and National Financial Regulatory Administration said in a joint policy notice that banks and taxpayers should standardize data sharing and reduce information asymmetry between tax authorities, banks and enterprises. The report also urged banks to improve credit models, enhance credit approval efficiency and increase the supply of financing services to “honest, tax-paying enterprises.” The directive…

Bitcoin Metric Eyes Repeat of Bull Cross That Sparked $25,000 Gains in 2025

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Bitcoin (BTC) faces a fresh showdown this week as macro tensions contrast with a bullish BTC price trend reversal. A classic BTC price metric is above to flip bullish for the first time in nearly a year — last time, price gained $25,000 in two months. Short time frames see liquidations as “aggressive” traders pile in at $70,000. Iran war tensions are at breaking point as US President Donald Trump’s “Bridge Day” deadline nears. US inflation data will come thick and fast as the war begins to reflect in the…

Iran War Bets Put Crypto Prediction Markets on the Macro Map

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Prediction markets rapidly repriced the odds of US escalation in the Iran conflict, offering a real-time signal of geopolitical risk for traders. Odds on platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi shifted in real time as President Donald Trump paired new threats with signals of possible negotiations on Sunday, while Bitcoin (BTC) rose more than 3.5% on Monday. Crypto prediction markets are no longer a sideshow during periods of geopolitical tension, with professional desks increasingly using them to gauge macro risk, according to Sygnum Bank chief investment officer Fabian Dori.  …

Ripple Makes A $13 Trillion Bet With This Move, And XRP Price Could Be Set To Explode

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Ripple is back in the spotlight following a strategic move involving trillions in payment flows, sparking speculation about a potential breakout in XRP price. The development reflects Ripple strengthening its ties to the global banking infrastructure. Ultimately, the true significance lies in how this expanded access could influence XRP’s role in real-world financial transactions over time. Ripple Connects $13 Trillion Flows To Global Banking Ripple’s expansion stems from its $1 billion acquisition in 2025 of a treasury management platform that has been part of the SWIFT-certified ecosystem since 2014. Through…

Bitgo CEO Proposes Using a Public Blockchain as the Ultimate Solution for Government Fraud – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Key takeaways: Bigo CEO Mike Belshe proposes using a blockchain to stop billions in annual US fraud. VP Vance’s focus on fraud schemes shows how this is affecting the U.S. economy. Following 2025 trials, Russia enabled the digital ruble for all federal payments in January 2026. Bitgo CEO Mike Belshe: Put Money on a Public Blockchain to Reduce Fraud While the federal government is trying to stop what President Trump has called a “free-for-all theft” leading to state and federal fraud, cryptocurrency personalities have proposed new solutions to this issue.…

Maryland Man Accused of Stealing $53,300,000 From Decentralized Crypto Exchange, Laundering Funds Through Tornado Cash: DOJ

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A Maryland man has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $53 million from a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange and laundering the proceeds through Tornado Cash, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton says that Jonathan Spalletta, also known as “Cthulhon” and “Jspalletta,” faces charges of computer fraud and money laundering tied to two 2021 hacks of Uranium Finance. Prosecutors allege that in April 2021, Spalletta exploited vulnerabilities in Uranium’s smart contracts. In the first incident, he allegedly manipulated reward mechanisms to…