Vanuatu has officially enacted its crypto regulation and licensing framework, joining a growing list of nations implementing regulatory oversight for virtual asset service providers.

Ghana is introducing a blockchain-based gold tracking system to restructure its gold sector and combat illegal exports, says Sammy Gyamfi, acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC).

the crypto community is accompanied by airdrops and staking events on several major platforms.

Bitcoin and most crypto tokens crashed in March as concerns about the Federal Reserve and Donald Trump's tariffs continued. After rising to a record high of $109,300 in March, the BTC price plunged by over 20% to $82,000.

T-Mobile has been ordered to pay $33 million in damages due to security lapses that allowed SIM swap attacks, which ultimately resulted in cryptocurrency theft.

On April 1, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) shared an amusing hypothetical on social media platform X (Twitter).

Kentucky has dropped its lawsuit against Coinbase over staking services, becoming the third U.S. state to roll back legal action against the exchange in recent months.

The crypto market witnessed over 60 crypto hacks in Q1 resulted in $1.63 billion in losses, more than doubling from $706 million a year earlier. Crypto hacks in the first quarter of 2025 resulted in more than $1.

REZ crypto surged by as much as 38% today, ahead of its upcoming listing on South Korea's Bithumb exchange. According to crypto.news data, Renzo (REZ) hit an intraday high of $0.

The crypto market today has been under heat, as investor sentiment trembles ahead of President Donald Trump's tariff announcement scheduled for tomorrow, i.e., April 2nd. Market players fear a trade war that could directly impact risk assets, including cryptos. Talking about which, the U.S.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has sent a crew of four private astronauts on the first manned space flight to orbit the Earth's poles, in a mission bankrolled and led by a wealthy crypto investor.Chun Wang, the Chinese-born Maltese entrepreneur who founded the Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool F2Pool, paid for and is leading SpaceX's “Fram2” mission, which is named after a 19th-century Norwegian Arctic exploration ship. Wang and three others blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 1:46 am UTC on April 1, on a three- to five-day orbit that will be the first human space mission to fly over the North and South poles.

Japan is making big moves to regulate crypto, and it could change the game for investors and exchanges. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) is working on a plan to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products under the country's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. If this happens, crypto would fall under insider trading laws, just like stocks.

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville announced to introduce a legislation to include crypto in retirement funds. The post Alabama Senator Proposes Bill Allowing Americans to Invest Retirement Funds in Crypto appeared first on Cryptonews.

Brian Quintenz, the incoming Chair of the US CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission), has begun meeting with Capitol Hill lawmakers before his nomination hearing.

Crypto exchange OKX has named ex-NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell as its new CLO, overseeing global regulatory strategy. The exchange also confirmed the exit of Mauricio Beugelmans. The post Crypto Exchange OKX Appoints Former NYDFS Head as Chief Legal Officer appeared first on Cryptonews.

Binance founder CZ has hiked the fee for messaging him on ReachMe, a paid chat platform he recently adopted, after being flooded with messages. On Mar.

Alec Goh is Head of HTX Ventures, the global investment arm of cryptocurrency exchange HTX. In this Op-Ed, Alec argues that the convergence of AI Agents and Web3 holds transformative potential, but requires the industry to avoid common crypto pitfalls.

Losses to crypto scams, exploits, and hacks dropped to just $28.8 million in March, far from February's spike to $1.5 billion in losses after the Bybit hack.Code vulnerabilities accounted for the most losses, at over $14 million, while wallet compromises were used to steal over $8 million, blockchain security firm CertiK said in an April 1 post to X. The most significant loss for the month was the $13 million March 25 smart contract exploit of the decentralized lending protocol Abracadabra.money.

Altcoins experienced $33 million inflows after five weeks of outflows.

The survey, commissioned by Coinbase and Hashdex, found that while savings accounts were Brazil's most used investment instrument, cryptocurrency was more popular than other options, including stocks and gold, among Brazilians.

Vanuatu has passed laws to regulate digital assets and provide a licensing regime for crypto companies wanting to operate in the Pacific island nation, which a government regulatory consultant has called “very stringent.” The local parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act on March 26, giving crypto licensing authority to the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) along with powers to enforce the Financial Action Task Force's Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorism Financing and Travel Rule standards with crypto firms.

North Korean hacker groups have aggressively attacked the cryptocurrency industry.

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies added small gains in price late night Monday as investors await Trump's tariff annnouncement.

Three South Koreans were jailed for a 610 million won ($460,000) crypto scam, with the leader sentenced to 4.5 years. They promised 30% monthly returns from 1,000 cryptocurrencies but stole the money instead.

Paradigm researcher has Samczsun mapped North Korea's sophisticated cyber operations, highlighting multiple threat groups and attack vectors.

Pending legislation should allow crypto firms to offer "onchain interest" to stablecoin holders without government favoritism, Armstrong said.

Fraudsters are targeting South Korean crypto traders with sophisticated scams that help criminals launder money, police claim. The post South Korean Crypto Traders ‘Duped into Joining Money Laundering Scams' appeared first on Cryptonews.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is calling for legislative changes in the US to allow stablecoin holders to earn “onchain interest” on their holdings.In a March 31 post on X, Armstrong argued that crypto companies should be treated similarly to banks and be “allowed to, and incentivized to, share interest with consumers.” He added that allowing onchain interest would be “consistent with a free market approach.

Coinbase has asked the D.C. District Court to restart its lawsuit against the FDIC so it can obtain documents about its talks with banks on cryptocurrency services.

CryptoSlate's latest market report dives deep into crypto regulation across the world to analyze how different countries are regulating digital assets.

Coinbase users have reportedly lost over $46 million to phishing scams in March 2025.

DeFi is evolving rapidly in Q1 2025. Lending yields have dropped sharply, yet total value locked (TVL) continues to rise, signaling the sectors maturation and increasing institutional trust.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has withdrawn two key crypto-related advisories, signaling a move toward a more streamlined and consistent regulatory approach to digital assets. On Friday, the CFTC rescinded Staff Advisory No.

Since launching PumpSwap, token launchpad Pump.fun has resumed its position as a top-level protocol by fees and revenue. It saw over $2.62 billion in volume in less than two weeks, signifying high market interest.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has called on lawmakers to support stablecoin legislation that allows consumers to earn interest directly from their digital dollar holdings, framing it as a “win-win” for consumers, global financial access, and long-term US economic strength.

Russia's Irkutsk, the nation's biggest Bitcoin mining hotspot, could impose a year-round ban on all crypto mining activities effective April 1, a news outlet has claimed. The post Russia's Irkutsk ‘Could Impose Year-round Crypto Mining Ban from April 1' appeared first on Cryptonews.

Sei says an acquisition of 23andMe could transform DNA data control, but experts remain skeptical of the tech.

Nigeria has taken a significant step towards regulating cryptocurrencies with the signing of the Nigerian Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025 into law.

The "Privacy Pools" tool was inspired by a research paper co-written by Vitalik Buterin and other security experts in 2023.

North Korean cyberwarfare attacks on the cryptocurrency industry are growing in sophistication and in the number of groups involved in such criminal activity, crypto firm Paradigm warns in report titled “Demystifying the North Korean Threat.”North Korea-originated cyberattacks range from assaults on exchanges and social engineering attempts to phishing attacks and complex supply chain hijacks, the report says.

Crypto markets edged lower Monday following a stark warning from Goldman Sachs, which raised its 12-month US recession probability to 35%, citing rising tariffs, weakening growth, and deteriorating sentiment. The reassessment follows the firm's second upward revision in March to its 2025 US tariff expectations, signaling an increasingly fraught macroeconomic environment with direct implications for risk assets — including cryptocurrencies.

The hunt for the next highest-potential crypto has narrowed in on a few standout names—BlockDAG, Ripple's XRP, Polkadot, and Cardano. Each of these projects is gaining attention for solid reasons, from tech rollouts to growing community interest. Some are newer, others are established, but they're all drawing focus from traders, developers, and analysts.

U.S. lawmakers are barreling toward passing crypto legislation but are hitting a few snags along the way, including from Trump.

The Stanford Blockchain Club published a paper on March 28 introducing “Type III Stablecoins,” a new category of yield-bearing stablecoins governed by autonomous smart contracts, developed by Cap Labs' Benjamin and Jae.

Binance continues to draw in stablecoins, with a peak supply of over 33B tokens on its detivative market. BNB Smart Chain carries its own supply of up to 7B in various stablecoins.

Two Republican candidates supported by at least a combined $1.5 million in media spending from a cryptocurrency-backed political action committee (PAC) are making final pleas to voters turning out for special elections in Florida congressional districts.On April 1, voters in Florida's 1st and 6th congressional districts will head to the polls to decide whether to keep Republican representatives or hand over control to Democrats for the first time in roughly 30 years. The Defend American Jobs PAC — an affiliate of Fairshake, which poured more than $131 million in the 2024 US election cycle — has spent a combined $1.5 million on media for Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine, running against Democrats Gay Valimont and Josh Weil, respectively.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has called for legislation allowing stablecoin holders to earn interest on the digital currency. In a recent article published on X, Armstrong said allowing on-chain interest for stablecoins could have a massive impact on growing stablecoin adoption.

Venture capital funding continued to pour into the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry in March, even as market commentators sensationalized the end of the bull market amid Bitcoin's 30% retracement. VC flows are considered a vital sign for the blockchain industry, with higher deal activity indicative of strong investor appetite and growing innovation in the space.