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Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open
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French finance minister backs euro-pegged stablecoins to compete with US The country's finance minister supported the Qivalis initiative, launched in 2025, to create a euro-pegged stablecoin under the MiCA framework.
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Here’s what happened in crypto today Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
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Neo co-founder proposes $461M treasury overhaul to end ‘trust me’ governance Neo’s proposed overhaul would restructure its foundation, return tokens to the community and impose formal oversight, as co-founders clash over governance and control.
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Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open Bitcoin surged above $76,000 as oil futures fell 10% after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz open for the remainder of the ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran.
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Telegram CEO Durov warns EU age-verification app could enable wider tracking Telegram CEO Pavel Durov cited claims the EU’s new age-check app was hacked in minutes, warning it could expand into wider online identity controls.
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Ramp Network rolls out multichain wallet for simpler self-custody The crypto infrastructure company said its new wallet lets users buy, sell, swap and cash out digital assets in one app without relying on outside providers.
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Flow Capital plans to tokenize $150M private credit fund via DigiFT: Report Bloomberg reported Flow Capital plans to tokenize its private credit fund to raise additional capital, but crypto execs warn tokenization doesn’t magically make hard-to-trade assets liquid.
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Tempo’s ‘Zones’ sparks debate over privacy in crypto infrastructure Tempo’s new “Zones” feature offers private, permissioned stablecoin transactions on its layer-1 for enterprises, but critics warn the operator‑controlled design adds back centralized trust.
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Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale Foundation is shutting down after a failed sale to Blackdove, having processed about $230 million in NFT primary sales since its launch in 2021.
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Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026 Industry speakers at Paris Blockchain Week said tokenization can broaden access and issuance, but it does not by itself create active secondary markets for illiquid assets.
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Texas man in $20M Meta-1 Coin fraud sentenced to 23 years in prison Meta-1 Coin was sold and marketed from 2018 to 2023 as an investment backed by $44 billion in gold and $1 billion in artworks, which turned out to be fictional.
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Crypto in sustained winter as CEX volumes drop 39% in Q1: CoinGecko March was the “weakest month" with $800 billion in centralized crypto exchange trading volume, the lowest since November 2023.
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Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace The researcher said they examined the fake Ledger device’s firmware and found signs pointing to a Chinese semiconductor company named Espressif Systems.
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Ethereum Foundation-funded program exposes 100 DPRK workers in crypto The Ketman Project, funded by an Ethereum Foundation stipend, identified 100 North Korean IT workers and alerted about 53 projects employing DPRK operatives.
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At least a dozen crypto entities attacked since Drift Protocol hack Rhea Finance and the Russia-linked Grinex exchange were hacked for a combined $21 million over the past two days.
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Zanzibar police probe crypto exec Joe McCann after fiancée’s death Zanzibar police are reportedly holding Asymmetric founder Joe McCann for questioning after the death of his fiancée, Ashly Robinson.
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Russia-linked crypto exchange Grinex halts trading after $14M hack Grinex has been accused by US authorities of assisting Russia and other entities in evading sanctions and laundering funds for Russia-linked hackers.
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Ex-Treasury chief warns of US bond crash, calls for contingency plan “When we hit it, it will be vicious, so we have to prepare for that eventuality,” said former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on a potential US Treasury market crisis.