Tagged: digital assets

April 10, 2026 @ 1:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs indicated recently that ransomware activity continued to expand in 2025 even as payments have mostly stagnated during the same time-period. Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs added that the total ransomware-linked volume reached around USD 1.3 billion (down considerably from USD 1.9 billion back… Read More

April 9, 2026 @ 2:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea based digital currency exchange Bithumb has reportedly initiated legal proceedings in an attempt to recover Bitcoin (BTC) that had been accidentally / unintentionally distributed to platform users during a surprising event this past February. As per recent media reports from local sources, crypto… Read More

April 9, 2026 @ 1:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Royal Government of Bhutan has transferred yet another part of its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, moving around 319.7 BTC (valued at around $23 million at current prices) to two different crypto addresses. The transactions were carried out this Thursday, onchain data has revealed. Onchain Lens,… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced on April 7, 2026 that it had obtained a financial services license from Australia’s authorities via its local business entity. The digital assets exchange stated in its update that it is the first among its competitors to acquire the Australian Financial Services… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s ruling party has reportedly decided to go ahead with a plan to enable the institutionalization of tokenized real-world assets or RWAs and stablecoins under the current regulatory frameworks. As indicated in a report from the Seoul Economic Daily, the Asian country’s Democratic Party… Read More

April 7, 2026 @ 12:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Phantom, a widely used cryptocurrency wallet service, has confirmed a temporary technical interruption that briefly altered how digital asset values and account summaries appeared to users. The issue surfaced unexpectedly, leading to inconsistencies in the displayed market rates for various tokens and the reflected balances… Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 9:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency sector is experiencing a sharp wave of closures as the ongoing bear market exposes vulnerabilities across decentralized finance, NFTs, wallets, and gaming. In early April 2026, a DeFi analyst highlighted 21 projects that have announced shutdowns or major service reductions in recent months…. Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NYSE:CRCL), the stablecoin issuer behind USDC and other digital assets focused products, has unveiled an update in digital asset security through its research arm. The digital assets company recently detailed Star DKG (SDKG), a composable distributed key generation protocol engineered specifically for hardware-enforced key isolation… Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered’s (LON: STAN) Transaction Banking division has released a report called “Bankable Insights” for 2026, painting a picture of the sector’s next turning point. The bank argues that the convergence of artificial intelligence and digital assets is set to reshape how companies run their… Read More

April 4, 2026 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM)  has released data showing a dramatic slowdown in cryptocurrency investment activity. In the opening three months of 2026, net capital entering digital asset markets totaled just $11 billion. That represents only about one-third of the volume recorded in the same period a year… Read More

April 2, 2026 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale indicated that in a month dominated by escalating conflict in the Middle East, cryptocurrency assets stood out by delivering modest positive returns while traditional markets broadly retreated. According to Grayscale Research‘s latest analysis, the ongoing war in Iran triggered a sharp spike in energy… Read More

April 1, 2026 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mercado Pago—the digital payments and fintech division of Latin American e-commerce platform MercadoLibre—has announced the full wind-down of its proprietary digital token, Mercado Coin. The decision, revealed to users through the Mercado Pago app and email on March 31, 2026, brings to a close a… Read More

March 31, 2026 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The first quarter of 2026 is now behind us, but the impact of many of the key developments across the web3 and broader crypto markets will be felt across the entire DeFi and TradFi ecosystems in the months ahead. Most financial market analysts would agree… Read More

March 30, 2026 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The New York Stock Exchange has formally approved the listing of Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE:MS) new spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. The product, set to trade under the ticker MSBT on NYSE Arca, marks the latest milestone in the Wall Street giant’s push into digital assets. Analysts… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a stark illustration of the risks facing corporate Bitcoin holders, Nakamoto—a so-called Bitcoin treasury company—has plummeted 99.34% from its all-time high, wiping out more than $23.3 billion in market capitalization. An investor who put $100,000 into the stock just a year ago would now… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 1:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant clarification that has eased concerns among cryptocurrency watchers and shareholders, GameStop (NYSE:GME) has confirmed it did not liquidate roughly $324 million in Bitcoin earlier this year. The disclosure directly counters widespread market speculation that the video game retailer had fully cashed out… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Gold (XAU₮), which is the tokenized gold asset in the digital economy, has now been made available on BNB Chain. This development, announced by Tether on March 26, 2026, marks a significant step in merging traditional precious metals with DLT / blockchain technology, particularly… Read More

March 25, 2026 @ 6:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), which is the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has added another 1,031 coins to its reserves, acquiring them for roughly $76.5 million over the week ending March 22. The entire transaction was financed through at-the-market sales of its Class A common… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new joint study by EY-Parthenon and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) highlights a resilient yet more cautious stance among institutional players in the digital asset space. Conducted in January 2026 among 351 global institutional decision-makers—primarily firms managing over $1 billion in assets—the survey reveals that market turbulence… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Kraken continues to push boundaries in crypto trading and policy engagement with two timely announcements. On March 23, the company introduced Synthetic Pairs on its professional-grade Kraken Pro platform, streamlining complex asset conversions. Just days earlier, on March 20, parent company Payward… Read More