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Why Bitcoin Trades Like Risk Asset Despite Safe Haven Properties, Willy Woo Explains

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Key Takeaways: Bitcoin still trades like a risk asset during uncertainty, says Willy Woo. NASDAQ correlation keeps bitcoin tied to macro stress, limiting safe-haven behavior. Market acceptance may take years before bitcoin rivals gold, according to Woo. Bitcoin Safe-Haven Properties Still Face Market Doubt Analyst Willy Woo explained why bitcoin continues to trade like a risk asset despite having safe-haven properties. On April 24, his remarks focused on bitcoin’s ability to protect wealth across borders during war, while major capital pools still view it as new and untested. “It has…

Morgan Stanley Adds Stablecoin Fund After Bitcoin ETF Launch

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Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley introduced a fund to support stablecoin issuers needing compliant, liquid reserve investment solutions. Stablecoin growth drives Morgan Stanley to expand digital asset strategy and institutional liquidity infrastructure offerings. Tokenization initiatives show Morgan Stanley advancing blockchain integration across treasury products and crypto investment platforms. Morgan Stanley Stablecoin Fund Targets Institutional Reserve Demand Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced on April 23 the launch of the Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio (MSNXX), a government money market fund. The product is part of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds trust. It is…

XRP Signals Imminent Breakout — Is A 10% Rally Coming?

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Buyers have been quietly stepping in at lower prices every time XRP dips — and that pattern is now drawing attention from traders watching the token closely. Sellers Losing Their Grip XRP has been grinding between $1.37 and $1.45 for days, stuck in a tight range that has produced repeated rejections near the top. But each time the price pulls back, it holds at a higher low than before. That slow climb from the bottom of the range is a classic sign that buying pressure is building. On the hourly…

US DOJ sentences man to 70 months in prison for role in $263M scam group

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The group spent tens of millions of dollars on luxury items and real estate, using funds stolen from crypto users in social engineering scams. Evan Tangeman, a 22-year-old resident of California, was sentenced on Friday to 70 months in prison for his role in a criminal enterprise that stole about $263 million in cryptocurrencies from victims through social engineering scams and burglary. Tangeman pleaded guilty to the charges in December 2025 and admitted to helping members of the criminal organization launder at least $3.5 million in illicit funds, according to…

Polish Crypto Exchange Zondacrypto CEO Flees to Israel as $97M Fraud Probe Deepens

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Key Takeaways: Polish prosecutors launched a fraud investigation into Zondacrypto, identifying losses of at least 350 million PLN ($97M) affecting up to 30,000 users. CEO Przemysław Kral is reportedly in Israel, where his citizenship may prevent extradition as Israel does not extradite its own citizens. Kral’s last public communication confirmed 4,500 BTC in an inaccessible cold wallet before he went silent. A $97M Black Hole and a CEO Out of Reach Zondacrypto was among Poland’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges before a sequence of disclosures revealed deep reserve and governance problems at…

Dogecoin Shows Classic Ichimoku Strength – What This Means For Price

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Dogecoin is showing strong technical resilience as it continues to respect the Ichimoku Cloud, signaling sustained buyer interest and a healthy short-term structure. With price consistently bouncing from key support levels, momentum appears to be building, but the next move will depend on whether bulls can maintain control and push toward a breakout. DOGE Bounces Three Times From Kumo Support Trader Tardigrade recently revealed that Dogecoin has established a significant bullish pattern on the 4-hour timeframe. The asset has now successfully bounced off the bottom of the Ichimoku Kumo (Cloud)…

Litecoin Confirms Zero-Day Bug Caused 13-Block Reorg, Network Patched and Stable – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Litecoin confirmed a zero-day bug hit major mining pools on April 25, 2026, enabling invalid MWEB transactions via non-updated nodes. A 13-block reorg reversed the invalid transactions; Litecoin states all valid transactions are safe and the bug is fully patched. NEAR Intents had reported $600K in exposure, but actual losses may be lower now that Litecoin confirms the invalid transactions were wiped. Litecoin Reorg Issues According to the Litecoin team, non-updated mining nodes processed an invalid MWEB transaction that allowed coins to be pegged out to third-party decentralized…

The Crash Is Over? XRP Price About To Hit ‘Significant Bottom’

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XRP has spent the better part of four months grinding sideways inside a narrow range band, far removed from its $3.65 all-time high. But one technical analyst believes this extended decline is running out of road, the decline is nearly done, and XRP is nearing a bottom significant enough to matter for traders. A Tight Range Showing Late-Stage Compression Analyst Protechtor, posting on X, has been monitoring a key support zone on XRP’s daily chart for more than a year. His reading is that the extended selloff from late 2025…

Bitcoiners cast doubt on the US military's understanding of the network

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Bitcoin advocate Matthew Kratter said US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo’s Senate testimony on Tuesday sounded like it was written by an “intern.” Several members of the Bitcoin community cast doubt on the US government’s understanding of the Bitcoin network after a high-ranking military official told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the US government runs a Bitcoin node. “Our research into Bitcoin is as a computer science tool. It’s the combination of cryptography, a blockchain, and a proof of work,” US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo told the Senate…

E-cash.org Predates Bitcoin.org by 29 days

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Key Takeaways: Historians like Gwern Branwen link e-cash.org, registered July 20, 2008, to Satoshi Nakamoto based on timing with bitcoin.org. The domain was registered 29 days before bitcoin.org, matching Satoshi’s private draft file named ecash.pdf. The domain remains under privacy-protected ownership via Dynadot with a renewal extending to 2028. E-cash.org Domain Draws Renewed Interest The discussion picked up steam across social media after Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc announced a Bitcoin hard fork he is calling “eCash,” prompting people to revisit the history of the name itself. That fork, set for…