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French minister says new measures are coming after crypto kidnappings 2026-04-16 at 15:04 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Jean-Didier Berger said at Paris Blockchain Week that France is preparing new steps to protect crypto holders as wrench attacks and kidnappings keep mounting. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Circle CEO sees ‘tremendous opportunity’ for yuan stablecoin despite China curbs 2026-04-16 at 15:04 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Circle’s Jeremy Allaire sees “tremendous” room for a yuan stablecoin, despite China banning most private yuan tokens and pushing its CBDC to challenge US dollar stablecoins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

South Korea to pilot tokenized deposits for government spending 2026-04-16 at 12:11 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The sandbox will test preset spending limits, timing controls and category restrictions for public sector expense payments. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin fund overtakes WisdomTree after 6 trading days 2026-04-16 at 10:16 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust is also within striking distance of overtaking three other US spot Bitcoin ETFs that launched in January 2024. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Trump’s World Liberty under fire for ‘absurd’ token unlock plan 2026-04-16 at 10:16 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Major World Liberty Financial investor Justin Sun called a plan to lock tokens for up to four years “the most absurd governance scams I have ever seen.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

US should scrap crypto capital gains tax to fuel competition: Cato 2026-04-16 at 10:16 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Crypto users in the US are required to pay capital gains taxes on cryptocurrencies, stifling their usefulness as a currency, argued a Washingon DC-based think tank. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Tech stocks push Nasdaq, S&P 500 to record highs as Bitcoin taps $75K  2026-04-16 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby Tech stocks helped drive the Nasdaq to 24,016 and the S&P 500 to 7,022 as Bitcoin climbed nearly 10% over the past two weeks.  This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

BitMEX pitches ‘canary fund’ alternative to Bitcoin quantum coin freeze 2026-04-16 at 08:11 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young It may be appropriate to attempt to mitigate the extent of the freeze as much as possible, even at the cost of greater complexity, said BitMEX. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

CFTC probes oil futures trades tied to Trump’s moves in Iran: Report 2026-04-16 at 08:11 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The CFTC is investigating trades that took place before the US delayed strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure on March 23 and agreed to a ceasefire with Iran on April 7. This article is an excerpt

Bitcoin hits ‘near-term selling pressure’ after rally to $76K: CryptoQuant 2026-04-16 at 07:47 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan CryptoQuant says Bitcoin could be reaching a temporary ceiling after hitting a multi-month top of $76,000 on Wednesday, with investors moving Bitcoin in bulk to exchanges. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin should prepare now, even if quantum is a ‘lab experiment’: Adam Back 2026-04-16 at 05:32 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Back said the safest approach is to build optional upgrades that would allow Bitcoin to migrate to quantum-resistant cryptography once it’s needed. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto PAC Fellowship discloses $11M from Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital 2026-04-16 at 03:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The committee, led by Tether’s head of government affairs, reported spending $3 million on advertising through a company co-founded by Tether US CEO Bo Hines. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Kalshi to create ‘portal for parents‘ on prediction markets: Report 2026-04-16 at 00:38 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright CEO Tarek Mansour said in an interview that Kalshi would prevent kids from using a parent’s ID to skirt its age restrictions by launching a parent portal and AI verification. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

Bitwise debuts Avalanche ETP offering AVAX exposure and yield 2026-04-16 at 00:38 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The product is designed to generate yield by participating in network validation, adding an income component to passive exposure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

CoreWeave signs $6B deal with Jane Street to provide AI compute power 2026-04-15 at 23:09 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Jane Street said it needs GPU-based computing power to keep its trading and research operations competitive amid growing adoption of AI. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

L&G brings £50B liquidity funds onchain via Calastone tokenized network 2026-04-15 at 22:07 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar London-based Legal & General Asset Management is the latest global asset manager to expand distribution across blockchain networks and trading models. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

US midterm election mirrors 2024 as crypto PACs move into Ohio races 2026-04-15 at 22:07 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Potential conflicts of interest in the state’s gubernatorial race and a pro-crypto Super PAC endorsing a Republican candidate for Senate could cloud the 2026 race. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Senator Elizabeth Warren questions Elon Musk about X Money 2026-04-15 at 20:14 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The Massachusetts Democrat has been critical of private companies, including non-bank entities, issuing their own dollar-pegged stablecoins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Only 4% of Danish citizens hold crypto, far below other European countries 2026-04-15 at 17:15 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Only 4% of Danish citizens own crypto, far below other European countries, as banks, taxes and risk fears limit adoption, according to a new staff paper from the country’s central bank. This article is an

WLFI proposes unlock plan for 62 billion tokens with long lockups and burns 2026-04-15 at 17:15 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The new proposal outlines multi-year lockups and opt-in token burn, as the Trump-linked DeFi platform responds to pressure over delayed liquidity access. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source