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Under new SEC guidelines, stablecoins that meet certain criteria are considered ”non-securities” and are exempt from transaction reporting requirements, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission said in a notice published April 4. "Covered stablecoins," as the SEC classifies them, are fully backed by physical fiat reserves or short-term, low-risk, highly liquid instruments and are redeemable at a 1:1 ratio with US dollars.

Crypto whales are offloading huge Solana (SOL) tokens as the aftermath of President Donald Trump's tariffs kicks in. This becomes a significant hurdle to most bulls' $250 short-term recovery to drive a larger uphill run.

In a significant shift of market behavior, Ethereum whales have accumulated ETH worth just over $234.8 million in a single day as the cryptocurrency approaches a critical support level. This substantial purchase, reported by crypto analytics platform IntoTheBlock on Thursday, marks a dramatic reversal from recent selling trends.

According to a CryptoQuant Quicktake post published earlier today, Bitcoin (BTC) may not have reached the peak of the current market cycle just yet. A key on-chain metric suggests that there could be one final leg up for the leading cryptocurrency before this bull market concludes.

XRP has remained a notable contender in the crypto market, being one of the few digital assets to have reached a new all-time high in the ongoing bull market cycle.

Cosmos (ATOM) is gaining strong bullish momentum, jumping over 14% in the last 24 hours as technical indicators flash potential for further upside. The token's Relative Strength Index (RSI) has surged from deeply oversold levels to nearly overbought territory, highlighting an aggressive wave of buying pressure.

As stock markets crumbled for a second day on April 4, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the Trump administration's “reciprocal tariffs” could significantly affect the economy, potentially leading to "higher inflation and slower growth."Addressing the public at a conference on April 4, Powell maintained a cautious approach and noted that tariffs could spike inflation “in the coming quarters,” complicating the Fed's 2% inflation target, just months after rate cuts indicated a soft landing.

Markets plunged after President Trump announced global tariffs, triggering the worst stock performances since 2020 and a sharp crypto pullback.

In this edition of the Weekly Crypto Regulation News, lawmakers press the SEC on Trump-linked crypto ties, the Fed faces CBDC hurdles, and bipartisan support boosts stablecoin legislation while the CFTC adjusts its crypto stance. The post Weekly Crypto Regulation News Roundup: Lawmakers Question if Trump Influences SEC, Fed's CBDC Bill Blocked appeared first on Cryptonews.

As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to dominate with increasing market share, many analysts believe Q2 of 2025 will be the ideal time to accumulate altcoins.

Bitcoin Magazine The Future of Bitcoin Mining is Distributed Troy Cross argues that Bitcoin mining's future lies in global distribution, not U.S. dominance, to protect its neutrality and value against nation-state attacks. This post The Future of Bitcoin Mining is Distributed first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Troy Cross.

Malta's FIAU imposed a $1.2 million fine on OKX for AML non-compliance. The penalty follows an April 2023 onsite compliance check that uncovered multiple breaches.

While lower fees improve accessibility, they raise concerns about validator incentives as ETH struggles despite high network activity in stablecoins and RWAs.

Tether pictures a long-term reality in which USDT is not offered in either the United States or Europe, Paolo Ardoino said Friday.

Despite the tariff shock, a few assets seem to defy the odds—find out which.

The popular crypto commentator will stay on as an advisor to the influential firm as he doubles down on expanding the SEAL 911 security team.

PayPal and Venmo users can now buy, hold, sell and transfer two more cryptocurrencies — Chainlink (LINK) and Solana (SOL) — directly in their accounts. Parent company PayPal Holdings said in a Friday (April 4) press release that it added these tokens in response to feedback from customers.

Fidelity Investments, an American asset management company, has applied to register its tokenized U.S. dollar money market blockchain, joining a growing list of businesses that are tokenizing assets. Fidelity registered its blockchain with the SEC, creating a tokenized version of its Fidelity Treasury Digital Fund (FYHXX), which contains cash and treasury securities.

Ripple whales have been highly active in recent hours, transferring large amounts of XRP tokens between unknown wallets. In total, 267,857,140 XRP, which, at the time of writing, was approximately $572,238,240, was transferred.

The following is adapted from The Block's newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

Okcoin Europe Ltd, the European subsidiary of OKX Exchange, has been fined $1.2 million (€1.05 million) by Malta's FIAU for anti-money laundering and compliance failures in 2023. The company has since taken corrective measures to address the deficiencies flagged in the review. Okcoin Europe Fined $1.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has released new commentary on stablecoins, with the agency's Division of Corporation Finance noting that this is part of the effort to provide further regulatory clarity.

CLS Global faced a $428,000 penalty from a U.S. court for orchestrating over 80,000 wash trades on Uniswap, exposing how market makers may distort token prices and raising concerns about manipulation in decentralized crypto platforms. The post US Court Fines Crypto Services Firm CLS Global for Wash Trading appeared first on Cryptonews.

Stablecoins are “in a bull market of their own,” even as smart contract platforms — including Ethereum and Solana — sputter amid the marketwide tumult, asset manager VanEck said in an April 3 monthly note.The diminished activity on smart contract platforms reflects cooling market sentiment in cryptocurrencies and beyond as traders brace for the impact of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policies and a looming trade war. But stablecoin adoption — a key measure of Web3's overall health — continues apace.