This weekend, crypto enthusiasts arent thinking about vacationstheyre bracing for what some fear could be a Black Monday for Bitcoin (BTC) and digital assets. Social media is buzzing with concerns that the market could face significant turbulence as the new week begins, echoing past financial downturns.

The economist dubs Donald Trump's tariffs dumber than the president's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as global markets retreat.

Numerous alts have slumped by double digits in the past day.

Alon Cohen, co-founder of the Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, is set to bring back live streaming on the platform — five months after suspending the feature after several incidents involving harmful content. Posting on X on April 4, Cohen said the feature has returned with “industry standard moderation systems in place and transparent guidelines.

Wall Street futures plunge, Asia sells off, and crypto liquidations surge as markets brace for a volatile start to the week.

Cryptocurrency prices tumbled as the US stock futures market opened sharply lower on April 6 as the Trump administration doubled down on its global tariff strategy. The Trump administration hit all countries with a 10% tariff starting April 5, with some slapped at higher rates, including China at 34%, the European Union at 20%, and Japan at 24%.

Cryptocurrency prices tumbled as the US stock futures market opened sharply lower on April 6 as the Trump administration doubled down on its global tariff strategy.The Trump administration hit all countries with a 10% tariff starting April 5, with some slapped at higher rates, including China at 34%, the European Union at 20%, and Japan at 24%. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped over 6% in the last 24 hours and was trading around $77,883.

The following is a guest post and opinion of Innokenty Isers, Chief Executive Officer at Paybis. After years of uncertainty, stablecoin regulation is finally gaining momentum on Capitol Hill.

Stablecoins are being seen as a key tool to maintain the U.S. dollar's dominance in global markets, according to Bryan Pellegrino, CEO of LayerZero Labs.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is expected to reduce its involvement in cryptocurrency regulation due to budget cuts and a broader shift in oversight to other agencies.

Nearly 400,000 former FTX users may lose access to over $2.5 billion in repayments if they don't complete identity verification by June 1.

An analyst at a prominent global investment firm says that economic retribution from China and the European Union (EU) against new US tariffs could end up supporting digital assets.

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week's edition, Itau reveals it is considering launching its own stablecoin, Brazil bans retirement funds from investing in crypto, and also champions local currency payments as a BRICS member.

The crypto market is bleeding hard, and even major coins like Ethereum and XRP are breaking crucial support levels. But some lesser-known tokens have taken an even bigger beating.

Stablecoins are one of crypto's clearest success stories — and VCs are treating them as a serious long-term bet. Here's why.

DeFi suffered most in Q1 with a 15% decline due to lower trading volume compared to Q4 2024.

The crypto market is experiencing one of its most violent crashes today. After resisting the Trump storm until now, it has finally given in!

Cryptocurrency thefts surged by 303% during the first quarter to $1.67 billion. That jump was primarily driven by the historic billion-dollar hack on the Bybit exchange, Seeking Alpha reported Saturday (April 5), citing data from blockchain security firm CertiK.

MMA star Conor McGregor launches his meme coin “REAL,” emphasizing transparency and fairness through a sealed-bid auction, offering staking rewards and governance rights via collaboration with Real World Gaming DAO. The post Mixed-Martial Arts Star Conor McGregor Launches ‘REAL' Meme Coin appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that stablecoins, generally speaking, are not securities. That's according to a statement from the regulator's Division of Corporate Finance issued Friday (April 4), which means that these coins do not need to be registered with the commission.

Crypto executives are reportedly making a last-ditch effort to convince Congress to allow stablecoin issuers to pass on interest to holders of dollar-pegged digital assets. Digital asset industry leaders are lobbying for stablecoin regulations to include a provision that enables issuers to share interest with users, reports Reuters.

Stablecoins are the single best tool for the United States government to maintain the US dollar's hegemony in global financial markets, according to LayerZero Labs CEO and founder Bryan Pellegrino.In an interview with Cointelegraph, the CEO of LayerZero Labs, which created the LayerZero interoperability protocol recently chosen by Wyoming to be the distribution partner for the Wyoming stablecoin, said that the cross-border accessibility of dollar-pegged tokens makes them an obvious choice to drive US dollar demand. Pellegrino added: "Stablecoins for the US dollar are the single best tool — the last Trojan Horse or vampire attack on every single other currency in the world — whether it is Argentina, whether it is Venezuela, whether it is all of the countries that have massive inflation.

P2P.me, an innovative crypto-to-fiat application, has successfully raised $2 million in seed funding from prominent investors, including Multicoin Capital and Coinbase Ventures. This financial infusion aims to enhance the platform's capabilities in bridging the gap between cryptocurrency payments and traditional fiat systems, particularly in regions where QR code-based transactions are prevalent.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will likely see a reduced role in crypto regulations as other federal agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state-level regulators assume a bigger role in crypto policy, according to Ethan Ostroff, partner at the Troutman Pepper Locke law firm."I think with the current administration, my sense is, we are highly likely to see a significant pullback by the CFPB in the context of the activity by other regulators," Ostroff told Cointelegraph in an interview.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will likely see a reduced role in crypto regulations as other federal agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state-level regulators assume a bigger role in crypto policy, according to Ethan Ostroff, partner at the Troutman Pepper Locke law firm."I think with the current administration, my sense is, we are highly likely to see a significant pullback by the CFPB in the context of the activity by other regulators," Ostroff told Cointelegraph in an interview.

As the crypto market prepares for turbulence amid the tariff wars, the NFT market seems to be in a worse position. Trading volumes are declining and marketplaces shutting down.

Conor McGregor, mixed martial arts (MMA) champion, has launched a meme coin called REAL, which will feature voting rights and staking rewards. The token was launched through a sealed bid to avoid bots taking over the bid.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao made a rare public appearance in Hong Kong Sunday, revealing he rarely trades cryptocurrency despite founding the world's largest exchanges.

OKX, a crypto exchange, has been fined €1.1 million, equivalent to $1.2 million, by Malta's financial regulator for breaching anti-money laundering laws. Malta's Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) regulates exchanges.

TRON founder Justin Sun is intensifying his accusations against First Digital Trust (FDT), the issuer of the FDUSD stablecoin, who he claims embezzled $500 million of its clients' funds.

Fighting in the Octagon and now on the blockchain — Conor McGregor has officially entered the crypto arena. Here's everything you need to know about the UFC legend's new token "REAL", his partnership with a gaming DAO, and how the launch went down.

Mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor has entered the cryptocurrency market with a new token called ‘REAL,' released through a sealed bid auction. The auction format was chosen to block bots and snipers from taking over the launch, according to reports.

Cryptocurrency markets could be on track for recovery as investor sentiment begins to stabilize following US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcement — what some analysts are calling the peak of recent market uncertainty.Trump announced his reciprocal import tariffs on April 2, which sent tremors across global markets. The S&P 500 lost more than $5 trillion, its largest drop on record, surpassing the pandemic-induced crash in March 2020, according to Reuters.

The crypto universe is anything but routine. This time, it's Conor McGregor, MMA icon and seasoned entrepreneur, shaking up the market with his memecoin "Real.

Revenue across major DeFi protocols saw a sharp decline in March, reflecting a broader slowdown in on-chain activity and trading volumes. The post Major DeFi Protocol Revenues Drop Sharply in March, Data Shows appeared first on Cryptonews.

This is the fifth article in a series of articles written by Selva Ozelli focused on stablecoins, tokenized deposits, CBDC, memecoins, and more

U.S. equities lost $5.4T two days after Trump announced new tariffs. Bitcoin dropped only 6%, while the Nasdaq plunged 11%.

Regulators in Malta have fined crypto exchange OKX's European arm, Okcoin Europe, $1.2 million after discovering several anti-money laundering (AML) violations from 2023.

The U.S. SEC just made a game-changing move. Stablecoins backed by actual dollars and easily converted to cash are officially not securities.

In a significant development for the crypto industry, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued long-awaited guidance on stablecoins, offering regulatory clarity to a key segment of the digital asset market. The SECs Division of Corporation Finance clarified that certain stablecoinsreferred to as Covered Stablecoinswill not be treated as securities under current U.S. law, provided specific conditions are met.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff are revisiting previous crypto-related guidance to ensure alignment with the agencys current priorities, according to acting Chairman Mark Uyeda. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Uyeda announced that key documentsincluding those related to Bitcoin futures funds under the Investment Company Act, digital asset investment contracts, and crypto custody frameworksare under active review.

The following is a guest post from Hlib Rabchuk, PR Manager at Ethereum Ukraine. Web3 is evolving at breakneck speed—new protocols emerge, developer trends shift, and the skills in demand today might become obsolete tomorrow.

Conor McGregor, the former UFC champion, has entered the crypto scene with the launch of a new memecoin dubbed REAL.

Hours before the announcement, investors rushed to move their assets to exchanges in preparation for sales due to economic uncertainty.

The notion that Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, may be the anonymous creator of Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto has been the subject of one of the most persistent rumors in the cryptocurrency world. Hoskinson recently made a statement in which he categorically denied any affiliation with Satoshi, restating that he had absolutely nothing to do with the creation of Bitcoin and never claimed to be connected to it.

Nearly 400,000 creditors of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX risk missing out on $2.5 billion in repayments after failing to begin the mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) verification process.Roughly 392,000 FTX creditors have failed to complete or at least take the first steps of the mandatory Know Your Customer verification, according to an April 2 court filing in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. FTX users originally had until March 3 to begin the verification process to collect their claims.

Kushki, an Ecuador-based fintech company, has revealed that more than half of all centennials in Chile use digital means to settle their payments and are knowledgeable about crypto and its uses.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to review several internal staff directives that influence how the regulator oversees the crypto industry.