A startup run by Tim Stokely, founder of adult content social media site OnlyFans, has partnered with a cryptocurrency foundation to submit a late-stage plan to acquire short video app TikTok from Chinese owner ByteDance, the two said on Wednesday.

In a surprising turn of events, Justin Sun, a prominent figure within the Tron (TRX) ecosystem, has revealed that First Digital Trust (FDT), a tech-driven financial institution based in Hong Kong, is effectively insolvent and unable to cover its obligations.

After a five-year absence, CoinList is making a U.S. comeback and hosting its first token sale for DoubleZero Foundation.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the US economy would benefit if Congress adopts stablecoin legislation that allows users to earn on-chain interest.

TL;DR More than 94% of the tokens listed on Binance in 2024 and 2025 have lost between 17% and 97% of their value, affecting its credibility. Of the 27 tokens listed in 2025, only three recorded gains, while 13 fell by more than 50%, with an average loss of 44%.

In a market where attention often gravitates toward high-cap names, certain low-priced DeFi projects are quietly building the kind of traction that long-term investors look for.

Sentient, backed by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, has announced Open Deep Search, an open-source AI framework that outperforms Perplexity in reasoning and search capabilities.

TL;DR President Donald Trump is expected to announce new tariff measures today, potentially averaging 15%, which could cause high volatility across markets. At the same time, the quiet development of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is underway, with over 200,000 BTC reportedly under government custody.

Justin Sun says First Digital Trust is insolvent and urges users to secure assets after $456M in TrueUSD reserves were mismanaged. The post Justin Sun urges users to exit First Digital Trust amid insolvency concerns appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

A new exchange-traded product (ETP) based on the CoinDesk 20 index offers a simple way to gain broad crypto market exposure without the complexities of token selection.

Two special-election winners that will help bolster Republicans' narrow lead in the U.S. House of Representatives were backed with crypto cash in their races.

Software security platform Sonatype discovered that the amount of crypto mining malware doubled between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025, while the open source malware packages more than doubled between Q1 2024 and Q1 2025. The post Crypto Mining Malware and Open Source Malware Packages Doubled in Q1 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The concept of money has never been static. From the earliest forms of trade to today's digital assets, the way we exchange value has evolved alongside our societies.

Across industries, companies are waking up to the potential of Web3, a decentralized internet built on blockchain, smart contracts, and community-owned ecosystems. However, this shift brings more than opportunity; it brings complexity. For businesses that want to move confidently into this new world, Web3 consulting has become a necessity.

The last time MEW was trading that high was in mid-February.

Be wary of these common errors that can trip up crypto investors, says Saim Akif.

Clients of the brokerage firm have increasingly voiced interest in a tax-advantaged way to trade and hold crypto, a person familiar with the matter, said.

Crypto-focused ADRs could drive institutional adoption, serving as the key to unlocking the next stage of growth for digital assets, says RDC's Ankit Mehta.

US President Donald Trump's Liberation Day is finally here. He plans to unveil several reciprocal tariffs, which could significantly impact the crypto market.

The allure of stablecoins is straightforward. They make payments simple by promising the efficiency of cryptocurrencies without the volatility.

Following the $1.5 billion Bybit hack—the largest crypto theft to date—the entire crypto industry was forced to take a hard look in the mirror, confronting the critical vulnerabilities it still faces. However, the incident also showed how coordinated the public and private sectors can be—more than $40 million in stolen funds were frozen, with Chainalysis contributing significantly to the effort.

A total of 51 firms are currently on the FCA's crypto asset register, which also includes Coinbase, Fidelity, Gemini and Kraken.

Market jitters persisted ahead of President Trump's large-scale tariffs on "Liberation Day," throwing more uncertainty on seasonal Q2 price patterns.

A pair of top Democratic lawmakers asked the U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday to preserve records related to President Donald Trump's crypto venture World Liberty Financial and posed questions about potential conflicts of interest.


Customers at 7-Eleven stores in South Korea can now pay using the Bank of Korea's digital currency. with a 10% discount to incentivize adoption.

The legal brief says a crypto exchange user's contract "made clear that the records belonged to him and that the exchange would protect his privacy.”

Grayscale Investments filed to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding a basket of spot cryptocurrencies. The Grayscale Digital Large Capital Fund has a crypto index portfolio that includes BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and ADA.

Opinion by: James Strudwick, executive director, Starknet Foundation The outlook surrounding the use of new technologies has shifted in Washington. Tesla CEO and presidential adviser Elon Musk's proposition to incorporate blockchain technology into the US Treasury has placed blockchain and its use for state finances at the forefront of the global debate.

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ, believes artificial intelligence (AI) projects within the crypto industry are too “profit-oriented.” Taking to social media platform X on Wednesday, CZ called out developers for focusing too much on their tokens while neglecting the actual usefulness of their AI agents.

Backpack, which purchased FTX EU for $32.7 million in January, directed customers to complete the first step of KYC verification.

Zach Burks, CEO of Mintology, shared with crypto.news some sentiment on current market conditions. Burks shared, in a note to crypto.

Traders are furious at centralized exchange Binance as meme coins crash and millions of dollars of liquidations fire off.

The partnership will enable the creation of next-generation applications that combine Web2 speed and scalability with Web3's decentralization and composability.

Investor Chris Burniske says the recent controversies surrounding memecoin launches have created an ideal opportunity for traditional financial (TradFi) firms to penetrate the crypto market.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has obtained a Restricted Dealer registration in Canada. The registration comes after completing a pre-registration undertaking (PRU) process with Canadian authorities.

Grayscale filed an S-3 form with the SEC on April 1 to convert GDLC into an ETF. The SEC's final decision deadline for GDLC's ETF conversion is July 2.

Dojima Foundation, the team behind the Omnichain Web, is partnering with Linera, a Layer 1 blockchain optimizing real-time applications, to introduce the Builder Marketplace. Builder Marketplace is a composable application layer that helps developers scale and connect Web3 applications across multiple networks, enhancing interoperability.

President Donald Trump's decision to create an official U.S. government crypto reserve has sparked huge excitement. With the Treasury Department and federal agencies set to reveal their digital asset holdings, including Bitcoin, on April 5, all eyes are on which cryptocurrencies will make the cut.

Initial $50M draw supports early-stage development; full $300M project-level facility to fund buildout of 500MW HPC site in Pennsylvania.

The crypto industry's sway in Washington DC has made it more likely that the industry will get beneficial legislation, but it's also creating problems. Concerns of regulatory capture — a situation in which regulators or lawmakers are co-opted to serve the interests of a small constituency — have grown as crypto lobbying gains influence in Washington.

The first quarter of 2025 ends with an alarming balance in the crypto world: over 2 billion dollars have been stolen due to security breaches and hacks, largely related to flaws in access control systems. An impressive figure, which almost matches the entire amount lost in all of 2024.

DNA testing firm 23andMe is bankrupt, and now the genomic data of its 15 million users is up for sale to the highest bidder. Could that data end up on the blockchain?The company announced on March 23 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and that its CEO, Anne Wojcicki, had stepped down.

Binance co-founder CZ criticizes AI agent developers for prioritizing token launches over building useful products, urging a focus on utility and proven market fit before introducing native tokens. The post CZ Criticizes AI Agent Developers for Prioritizing Tokens Over Utility appeared first on Cryptonews.

A seismic shift is happening in the U.S. cryptocurrency landscape, with two major developments poised to reshape market dynamics. The U.S. Treasury Department will unveil its substantial cryptocurrency holdings on April 5th, while the SEC and crypto exchange Gemini are exploring a resolution to their long-standing legal battle.

Over $2 billion was lost to cryptocurrency hacks in the first quarter of 2025.According to a report shared with Cointelegraph by crypto cybersecurity firm Hacken, in Q1 2025, nearly $1.63 billion was lost just to access control exploits. Anmol Jain, vice president of investigations at crypto forensics firm AMLBot, told Cointelegraph that the exceptionally high figure is mainly attributable to the recent hack of the crypto exchange Bybit.

Stablecoin protocol Usual has partnered with blockchain security firm Sherlock to launch a $16 million bug bounty, surpassing Uniswap's $15.5 million bounty, which was previously the largest in the industry.

South Korea's 7-Eleven shops will be taking part in the test phase of the Bank of Korea's digital currency (CBDC) project. To that end, the retailer said that by June, all of its shops across the country will accept payments in CBDCs.

With a strategic move that marks a strong signal of confidence in the future of the Canadian crypto market, Kraken has obtained registration as a restricted dealer in Canada. The announcement, released on April 2, comes at a delicate time for the crypto sector in the country, following the sudden exit of competitor Gemini at the end of 2024.