Charles Schwab-Backed EDX Markets Applies for National Trust Bank Charter With OCC  – Crypto News Bitcoin News

EDX Markets Holding Company Files OCC Charter Application for Crypto Trust Bank The application was made public on Wednesday, April 1, and first reported on by Bloomberg. It requests full fiduciary powers under 12 U.S.C. § 92a and authorization to provide digital asset custody, asset management, and settlement services exclusively for institutional clients. The proposed main office is located at 200 W. Madison, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL 60606. EDX Markets launched in June 2023 as an institutional-only cryptocurrency exchange. Its founding backers include Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets, Charles Schwab,…

Crypto Quantum Scare Is Real Says Top Trading Firm, But Here’s Where The Real Risk Is

QCP Group released an article today weighining in the quantum risk for crypto, following the Google whitepaper from March 30 showing Bitcoin‑style elliptic‑curve cryptography can be broken with far fewer quantum resources than previously assumed. Related Reading A Bigger Threat Beyond Crypto The crypto-quantum panic continues raging on, with multiple important voices from crypto and technology, such as former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), responding to the report in different ways. QCP’s article, written by Rachel Lee, establishes the firm’s opinion in a simple sentence: the quantum threat is more of…

Crypto Exchange Bithumb to Delay IPO until after 2028: Report

According to the company CFO, Bithumb was “strengthen[ing] accounting policies and internal controls” ahead of its IPO plans, already delayed from 2025. South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is reportedly expecting its initial public offering (IPO) sometime after 2028, in another delay after restructuring and regulatory hurdles. According to a Tuesday report from Maeil Business News Korea, a Bithumb official said that it would “focus on preparing for the listing until 2027.” CFO Jeong Sang-gyun said at the company’s annual shareholder meeting that Bithumb was “strengthen[ing] accounting policies and internal controls”…

EDX Markets Applies for OCC Trust Bank to Expand Crypto Services

EDX Markets, an institutional crypto exchange, has applied to the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank that would provide crypto custody, asset management and trade-settlement services. The proposed entity, EDX Trust, would operate as a non-depository national bank, separating custody and settlement from trading while continuing to route order matching through EDX’s existing platform. In its application, the company said the model is intended to address structural risks in crypto markets, where trading, custody and brokerage are often combined within a…

Biggest DeFi Hack of 2026? – Crypto News Bitcoin News

DRIFT Token Crashes After Protocol Reports Major Onchain Exploit The funds moved to wallet address HkGz4KmoZ7Zmk7HN6ndJ31UJ1qZ2qgwQxgVqQwovpZES, which blockchain explorers have flagged as potentially attacker-controlled. The wallet holds additional assets, including wrapped bitcoin and other tokens. Community monitors like Lookonchain and Peckshield first detected the suspicious outflows around 1:30 Eastern time. “We are observing unusual activity on the protocol. We are currently investigating. Please do not deposit funds into the protocol while we investigate. This is not an April Fools joke. Proceed with caution until further notice. We’ll provide additional updates…

Ethereum Hours Away From Crash? (Here’s The Proof and Plan)

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CFTC Chair Says Agency is Ready to Oversee Entire Crypto Market

Michael Selig, US President Donald Trump’s nominee leading the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said the agency was prepared to oversee the entire $3 trillion crypto industry, with no timeline for Congress to pass a crucial market structure bill. In a Wednesday statement about his first 100 days as CFTC chair, Selig said that the commission was “ready to take responsibility” for the crypto market and reiterated his claim that it was the sole regulator to oversee prediction markets. His comments come as the US Senate considers the CLARITY Act,…

How to send crypto using the Coinbase app

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io In this video we show you how to send cryptocurrency using the Coinbase app. There are two ways to send crypto on Coinbase: on-chain or off-chain. On-chain sends are used to send funds from the Coinbase platform to an external address on the blockchain. On-chain sends are irreversible; Coinbase can’t retrieve funds that were sent to the incorrect address or using the incorrect network. On-chain sends incur network fees and take time to process. Off-chain sends allow you to send funds to…

Bitcoin Whale Last Active in 2014 Executes Five-Transaction Move Totaling 500 BTC – Crypto News Bitcoin News

Nearly 1,911 BTC From Dormant Wallets Moved in March 2026, Onchain Data Reveals The five transactions were recorded between 8:21 p.m. and 8:40 p.m. UTC. Blockchain data logged by btcparser.com shows the wallet was created on May 1, 2014, placing the coins among bitcoin‘s earliest generation of holders, addresses that predate most institutional awareness of the asset. The transfers were 100 BTC per transaction increments (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), spread across two block heights: 943105 and 943109. The wallet had held its position for nearly 12 years before moving…

Digital Asset Firm Coinshares Lists on Nasdaq After $1.2 Billion Vine Hill Combination – Crypto News Bitcoin News

Coinshares Goes Public on Nasdaq Under CSHR The listing completes a business combination between Coinshares International Limited, special purpose acquisition company Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: VCIC), and a newly formed holding company, Coinshares PLC, previously known as Odysseus Holdings Limited. Coinshares International Limited is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Coinshares PLC, which serves as the publicly listed parent company. The transaction was valued at approximately $1.2 billion pre-money equity value and was anchored by a $50 million institutional common equity commitment. Coinshares manages more than $6 billion…