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  • France Advances Law Mandating Self Custody Funds’ Disclosure10 Apr 2026 03:30France Advances Law Mandating Self Custody Funds' DisclosureEven when the DGFIP, France’s tax watchdog, has no way to verify the data submitted, the French National Assembly passed an article establishing that contributors should disclose funds over 5,000 € held in self-custody, affecting wallets like Metamask, Phantom, and even Ledger. Key Takeaways: The French National Assembly passed a bill forcing users to report […]
  • Stablecoins Could Reach $719 Trillion by 2035, With Path Toward $1.5 Quadrillion Expansion10 Apr 2026 02:30Stablecoins Could Reach $719 Trillion by 2035, With Path Toward $1.5 Quadrillion ExpansionStablecoins are rapidly emerging as a dominant force in global payments, signaling a major shift toward blockchain-based financial infrastructure as transaction volumes and real-world use cases expand at unprecedented scale. Key Takeaways: Chainalysis projects stablecoin volume could hit $719 trillion, reshaping payments and settlement systems. Adoption surge from younger investors may drive $508 trillion in […]
  • No Consensus Changes Needed: Starkware CPO Builds Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions From Existing Rules10 Apr 2026 01:30No Consensus Changes Needed: Starkware CPO Builds Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions From Existing RulesA Bitcoin researcher and Starkware executive published a working scheme this week that makes new bitcoin transactions quantum-safe today, using only rules that have existed in the protocol for years. Key Takeaways: Starkware CPO Avihu Levy published QSB on April 9, 2026, enabling quantum-safe bitcoin transactions with zero protocol changes. Levy’s scheme costs $75 to […]
  • Morgan Stanley Low-Fee Bitcoin ETF Sparks Fee War Across Issuers, Analyst Says10 Apr 2026 00:30Morgan Stanley Low-Fee Bitcoin ETF Sparks Fee War Across Issuers, Analyst SaysLower bitcoin ETF fees are accelerating competition and pressuring margins as Morgan Stanley undercuts rivals, signaling a potential reshaping of investor flows and pricing dynamics across digital asset markets. Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley launched MSBT with a 0.14% fee, undercutting Blackrock IBIT and escalating a bitcoin ETF fee war. Bloomberg analyst says the fee war […]
  • Italy Eyes Gambling Sponsorship Return as Football Federation Links Ad Ban to Structural Decline09 Apr 2026 23:39Italy Eyes Gambling Sponsorship Return as Football Federation Links Ad Ban to Structural DeclineItaly’s outgoing football federation president, Gabriele Gravina, who resigned after the national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row, has called for repealing the country’s blanket ban on gambling advertising and redirecting betting revenue into youth development, arguing in an 11-page report that 2019 restriction has failed […]
  • East Africa Leads Stablecoin FX Compression in Q1 2026, Borderless Benchmark Reports09 Apr 2026 22:40East Africa Leads Stablecoin FX Compression in Q1 2026, Borderless Benchmark ReportsStablecoin FX rates hit interbank parity in Latin America during Q1 2026, while East African corridors compressed pricing gaps by as much as 81%, according to the Borderless Benchmark Quarterly Insights: Q1 2026 report. Key Takeaways: The Borderless Benchmark Q1 2026 report analyzed 1.15 million rate observations across 51 currencies. East Africa’s KES, TZS, and […]
  • Iran Strikes Saudi Pipeline and Israel Launches Airstrikes on Lebanon Hours After Ceasefire Deal09 Apr 2026 22:18Iran Strikes Saudi Pipeline and Israel Launches Airstrikes on Lebanon Hours After Ceasefire DealIran struck Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline after the U.S.-Pakistan-brokered ceasefire took effect, and Israel hit Lebanon with its largest airstrike wave in years, leaving a two-week truce looking fragile before the ink dried. Key Takeaways: Iran struck Saudi Aramco’s East-West Pipeline on April 8, cutting roughly hundreds of thousands of barrels per day of flow. […]
  • $45 Million in Crypto Fraud Mapped as Operation Atlantic Identifies Victims Across US, UK, Canada09 Apr 2026 21:30International law enforcement agencies led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency froze more than $12 million in suspected criminal proceeds and identified more than 20,000 victims during a coordinated crackdown on cryptocurrency investment fraud. Key Takeaways: The NCA’s Operation Atlantic froze over $12 million in criminal crypto proceeds and identified 20,000 victims across 3 countries. […]
  • Federal Judges Deny Anthropic Relief in Claude Military AI Ban, Set May Oral Arguments09 Apr 2026 19:39Federal Judges Deny Anthropic Relief in Claude Military AI Ban, Set May Oral ArgumentsA federal appeals court in Washington on April 8 rejected Anthropic’s bid to immediately halt the Pentagon’s blacklisting of its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) models from U.S. military contracts. Key Takeaways: The D.C. Circuit denied Anthropic’s emergency stay on April 8, 2026, allowing the Pentagon’s blacklist of Claude AI to remain in force. Pentagon supply […]
  • Bitcoin Defies Early Volatility to Reclaim $72,000 Support09 Apr 2026 18:42Bitcoin reclaimed the $72,000 level following a volatile session, influenced by the confusion regarding the ceasefire terms. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin rallied to $72,571 after U.S. officials clarified ceasefire terms, lifting the market cap to $1.45 trillion. Volatility triggered $115 million in liquidations on Coinglass, with shorts accounting for $95 million. Deribit data shows bullish sentiment […]