A new digital assets regulatory framework could significantly expand the offerings of Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), enabling both platforms to list a broader range of crypto assets and tokenized equities, according to a new Bernstein report. What Happened: The report outlines how evolving regulations might reshape the competitive landscape for investment platforms, fostering integrated multi-asset trading environments.

Cybersecurity researchers believe the exploit was due to manipulation of the decentralized exchange's price oracle.

Coinbase Prime, an integrated Coinbase platform that offers trading, financing and custody services, has stated that it will end custody support for 49 assets at the end of April. The decision reflects Coinbase's continuous efforts to streamline and maintain quality standards on Coinbase Prime, its full-service prime brokerage platform for institutions, and was determined based on the most recent review.

TL;DR DeFi lending soars: Post-2022, decentralized finance has surged nearly 959%—hitting about $19.1 billion in open borrows—proving its resilience amid market turbulence. CeFi struggles to rebound: Centralized platforms face a tough climb back, with only a 73% recovery from bear market lows and lingering trust issues from past collapses.

Despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and regulatory challenges, the market caps of the two leading stablecoins USDT and USDS has seen substantial growth over the past eight months.

The European Union's first united framework to regulate crypto assets, Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) is taking shape rapidly. MiCA is now the law of the land across all 27 EU countries.

Tether, known for its stablecoin products, has emerged as the leader in the crypto-lending arena, followed by Galaxy and Ledn. The sector has undergone a consolidation period following the collapse of former crypto-lending powerhouses Blockfi, Celsius, and Genesis.

Nigerians have looted the office of digital asset trading platform, CBEX after hundreds of users saw their account balances plummet to zero following the exchange's collapse.

Northern Mariana Islands Governor Arnold Palacios vetoed a bill that would have allowed the creation of a U.S. dollar-backed Tinian MUSD stablecoin.

The two crypto exchange giants, Binance and KuCoin, are facing significant service interruptions, disrupting the operations of millions of users worldwide.

TL;DR Phantom Technologies faces a lawsuit for alleged negligence after a security flaw allowed hackers to steal over $500,000 from its wallets. The legal action claims Phantom stored private keys in unencrypted browser memory, enabling an attacker to exploit its integrated “Swapper” feature and compromise wallet security.

U.S. policy on stablecoins offers European citizens an attractive payment method for cross-border transactions which should trigger more concern than trade tariffs, Italy's economy minister said on Tuesday.

Crypto exchange Binance has recently revealed plans to delist a specific spot trading pair for the VIDT crypto, causing its price to plunge nearly 40% in just a day. The exchange revealed in an official announcement this Tuesday that it will delist the VIDT/BTC trading pair shortly, pushing investors to take a cautious approach while

A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage on April 15 disrupted trading and withdrawals across top crypto exchanges like Binance, KuCoin, and MEXC, exposing the risks of centralized cloud dependency in the crypto industry. The post Crypto Exchanges Binance and KuCoin Disrupted by AWS Outage, Services Now Recovering appeared first on Cryptonews.

JPMorgan added British pound-denominated accounts to its blockchain-based payments network, Kinexys, aiming to fill a gap left by the stablecoin market's predominant focus on the U.S. dollar. Kinexys enables corporate clients to transfer funds between JPMorgan accounts and currently processes over $2 billion in daily transactions.

Monerium has partnered with blockchain analytics firm Elliptic to boost compliance and real-time monitoring for its EURe stablecoin.

In a global market, tokenized securities make regulatory compliance easier for cross-border transactions, fractional ownership, and secondary markets

Withdrawals were suspended temporarily, with the outage impacting multiple crypto entities.

A major AWS outage on April 15 caused connectivity issues that disrupted centralized crypto exchanges (CEXs), affecting at least 12 AWS services. Binance and Kucoin temporarily halted their withdrawals as they faced technical issues with their cloud service provider Amazon Web Services (AWS).

One hundred days after the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework took effect, most of the crypto industry is still racing to catch up. On April 14, Circle's executive Patrick Hansen, citing data from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), reported that only 11 stablecoin issuers and 15 crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) had received authorization.

Binance and KuCoin temporarily suspended services due to an AWS data center outage, raising concerns about centralized infrastructure reliance.

Kraken is expanding its offerings to accommodate more traditional investors. The crypto exchange has announced plans for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and US-listed stocks.

The crypto exchange confirmed that some services were impacted. Certain trades and orders failed, while others went through.

From Binance to KuCoin: Major exchanges crippled by single point of failure in Amazon Web Service data center.

Crypto wallet Rabby and analytics tool DeBank also went offline.

Google will require European crypto advertisers to follow the EU's MiCA framework starting April 23, applying new licensing rules across 27 countries.

Google is set to impose stricter regulations on crypto advertising across Europe, beginning April 23. Under the new guidelines, only cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet applications that possess a license under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework will be permitted to run ads on Google's platforms.

Jake Gallen, who runs the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Emblem Vault, has alerted the crypto community about a scam that cost him over $100,000 in digital assets.

The looming uncertainty around Donald Trump's trade war has created chaos in the crypto market, resulting in investors opting to sell their altcoins. However, the crypto market has witnessed significant recovery since Trump put a pause on smartphone and electronics tariffs.

Projects and market makers together have manipulated artificial prices for several tokens in the recent past. DeFiance Capital founder questions why leading members are not taking actions against such occurrences.

Sonic price has held steady in the past few days as its ecosystem growth gained steam. The S token was trading at $0.50 on Tuesday, up by 35% from its lowest level this month, giving it a market cap of over $1.47 billion.

The crypto lending market has plunged from its bull market peak and has fallen 43% from its all-time high to $36.5 billion in Q4 2024.

A group of crypto users is taking legal action against Phantom Technologies, claiming the company's wallet put their funds at risk due to poor security choices.

Binance, KuCoin, MEXC and others are experiencing service issues due to a significant network interruption by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) have been hit by an AWS data center outage, which reported “connectivity issues” that affected at least 12 of its services on April 15.

Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has clarified that the assets of its users are safe following a large-scale network outage linked to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The popular trading platform says that the disruptions are “temporary,” and the team is currently working to fix them.

Crypto exchanges Binance and KuCoin temporarily suspended withdrawals amid reported issues with their data center provider Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Google to enforce new MiCA-compliant crypto ad rules in Europe starting April 23, requiring licensing and local legal compliance.

Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance, KuCoin alerted users about temporary interruptions that may result in partial execution of trading orders.

Crypto exchange Binance's services have started to resume and recover after a temporary issue involving a Amazon Web Services data center temporarily disrupted the platform servicing orders and withdrawals, it said in a post on X.

KiloEX, a decentralized crypto trading platform, has paused all activity after a security breach led to $7.5 million in losses.

Kraken now offers commission-free access to U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs for clients in 10 American states, expanding beyond crypto.

Coinbase Prime, the institutional arm of the popular cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it will end custody support for 49 altcoins by the end of this month.

Phantom wallet faces $3.1M lawsuit after security flaws allegedly enabled $500K theft, collapsing a Solana meme coin project.

Trump and Vance advocate for a trade agreement. UK prioritizes reduced tariffs.

The Financial Services Commission said that 14 crypto apps, including KuCoin and MEXC, have been removed from Apple's domestic App Store.

Cookie3, the company behind Cookie3 Analytics, KOL Intelligence, and cookie.fun, is bringing together top minds in crypto marketing for a unique, one-day event dedicated to the growing crypto marketing community. Taking place on April 30th at Warehouse Four in Al Quoz, Dubai, this exclusive gathering will run alongside Token2049 and aims to provide marketers and biz devs with a space to learn, connect, and unwind.

The total size of the crypto lending market fell to $36.5 billion in Q4 2024, down more than 40% from its all-time high in late 2021.

The crypto market continues to experience a phase of high volatility, marked by contrasting capital flows and increasingly influential macroeconomic dynamics. This is what emerges from the weekly report published by CoinShares, the leading European company in digital asset investments, which depicts a still uncertain landscape but with interesting insights for analysts and investors.