Raw News Items
34 itemsApril 12, 2026
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
SEC admits crypto crackdown went too far ‘headlines’ as it dismisses 7 cases
In November 2024, the SEC celebrated 583 enforcement actions and a record $8.2 billion in remedies, saying crypto was proof it could keep pace with emerging threats. This week, the same agency published a 2025 review calling that approach a mistake. The new report said prior resources were misapplie...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Over 80% of Bitcoin ETF assets hit Coinbase custody choke point with $74B at risk
Is Coinbase too big to fail? It has to be now ETFs rely on it daily Wall Street spent two years selling investors on a clean vision of Bitcoin: a regulated exchange-traded fund, cleared and settled through the same institutional machinery that handles equities and bonds, scrubbed of the Wild West ba...
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Why North Korea keeps stealing billions in crypto — out in the open
As North Korea's infiltration tactics grow more sophisticated, security experts say the crypto industry needs to understand what sets the regime apart from every other state-backed hacker — and why that difference makes it a dangerous threat to the ecosystem.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Bitcoin slips below $71,000 as Trump orders blockade of Strait of Hormuz
"Effective immediately, the United States Navy ... will begin the process of blockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," said the president in a social media post.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Bitcoin price falls under $71K as US-Iran war tensions spark sell-off
Bitcoin price sold off as negotiations to end the US-Iran war broke down and the Strait of Hormuz returned to the spotlight.
- DecryptScore: 75
There’s a Way to Make Bitcoin Safe From Quantum Without a Fork, Researchers Say
A new proposal suggests Bitcoin users could defend against future quantum attacks using a transaction design that works within the network’s existing rules.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Strategy's Michael Saylor signals impending Bitcoin purchase
The company has completed 105 Bitcoin transactions since 2020 and is playing contrarian as it continues accumulating BTC via corporate debt and equity financing
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Ether Machine scraps SPAC merger with Dynamix, citing market conditions
The Ethereum treasury firm aimed to launch a $1.5 billion yield-bearing ETH fund but will now halt its plans following the mutual decision to end the deal.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin sits on a knife edge but holds $71k as “no Iran deal” spooks market over the weekend
Bitcoin kept part of the ceasefire bounce, but the chain still has not confirmed the move Bitcoin is still holding above $71,000 after the weekend’s ceasefire-driven risk bounce, even as the macro story behind that move has already started to fray. That leaves the market in an awkward middle ground....
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Banks, corporates in Europe ‘actively selecting partners’ for stablecoin push
Stablecoin adoption in Europe is shifting from strategy to execution, with demand increasingly driven by real-world needs.
- The BlockScore: 70
FBI says crypto-related fraud losses hit record $11.4 billion in 2025, with seniors bearing the brunt
Americans 60 and older accounted for $4.4 billion of those crypto losses across 44,555 complaints, nearly double the next-closest age group.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
XRP drops to $1.33 as bitcoin weakness pulls down majors
Sudden selloff triggered liquidation-style move, with weak recovery reinforcing bearish structure despite compressed volatility setup.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Bitcoin and other cryptos fall as U.S., Iranian negotiators fail to reach war resolution
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said negotiations had ended after a daylong session in Pakistan, sending crypto prices down between 1.5% and 2%.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Bitcoin analysts flag triggers for a massive surge to $88,000 even as war risks linger
Key factors, such as ETF flows, macro factors and on-chain supply favor a rally in bitcoin even as war risks linger.
- The BlockScore: 65
‘See you in court’: WLFI threatens Justin Sun after he alleges hidden blacklist backdoor in token contract
Sun called himself "the first and single largest victim" of World Liberty's blacklist, referencing his own wallet which has been frozen since Sep. 2025.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
CFTC Chair Mike Selig argues for agency's 'exclusive regulatory authority' in prediction markets fight: State of Crypto
Selig said states do not have the ability to police prediction market providers, echoing his agency's stance as it pursues court cases to cement its authority.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Banks rate Strategy a ‘buy’ while collecting $274M to issue stock for its Bitcoin purchases
Strategy is one of the most aggressively promoted stocks on Wall Street, with a consensus “Strong Buy” rating and an average analyst price target that implies a 155% upside from recent prices. That's nearly double the implied upside for any other large-cap name in America. It's also, by ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Zcash beats Bitcoin by 46% as privacy coins decouple during Iran War
The US-Iran ceasefire made oil retreat, European equities posted their largest single-day gain in more than four years, and crypto joined the relief wave alongside everything else. During the relief, traders rotated sharply into privacy-adjacent names, pushing Zcash up roughly 59.6% over seven days ...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
US down to 'last chance' to pass CLARITY Act before 2030: Lummis
United States Senator Cynthia Lummis said the country should not risk its financial future by further delaying the CLARITY Act.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Commodity traders are getting debanked due to Iran war, pushing them to rely on stablecoins
As banks retreat from trade finance amid Iran-linked risk fears, non-bank lenders and traders are increasingly turning to stablecoins for settlement, according to Haycen’s Luke Sully.
- The BlockScore: 60
Aave DAO approves $25 million Aave Labs funding grant in binding ‘Aave Will Win’ vote
The Aave Chan Initiative cast the largest dissenting vote on the proposal, in line with founder Marc Zeller's prior opposition to Aave's actions.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Market makers are fleeing public blockchains to protect their secret trading playbooks
Crypto trading is almost entirely public. One startup thinks it has borrowed an idea from Wall Street that could change that.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
Super PAC tied to Tether makes first ad buy from firm founded by Tether's U.S. CEO
The Fellowship PAC spent $300,000 with Nxum Group that was co-founded by Bo Hines, the chief of Tether's U.S. arm and former adviser to President Donald Trump.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bitcoin, Ether near levels that could signal trend reversal: Analyst
Bitcoin and Ether are each less than 10% away from price levels that could signal a potential reversal in the crypto market, according to a macro analyst.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Trump token sees whale accumulation ahead of Mar-a-Lago gala; senators raise questions over event
Some whales have withdrawn large amounts of TRUMP tokens to private wallets, according to Lookonchain.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Tron’s Justin Sun slams Trump-backed WLFI for treating users as ‘personal ATM’ after $75 Million DeFi loan
Once WLFI's largest outside backer, Sun is going public days after the Trump-family venture borrowed $75 million against its own token on a DeFi protocol advised by one of its own insiders.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bitcoin miners face a tougher road to the 2028 halving
Bitcoin miners are heading toward the 2028 halving with thinner margins, tighter power markets and a growing need for capital discipline.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Bitcoin may be forming a base at $65,000 as 'paper hands' have been flushed out
Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, says strong earnings are helping markets absorb geopolitical shocks, despite ongoing risks.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
DeFi’s shakeout is a stress test, not a death sentence
Novozhenov argues that despite lingering governance, security and regulatory hurdles that have shuttered several protocols, DeFi remains resilient.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Justin Sun calls out WLFI, platform threatens lawsuit in response
Sun criticized the WLFI platform over long token lockup periods and accused it of having blacklist functions at the smart contract level.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Polymarket bets removed from Google News after brief appearance: Report
Polymarket links briefly appeared under mainstream outlets in Google News results for event-driven queries but were later removed.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
Oil futures up 7% on Hyperliquid as Trump orders Naval blockade of Hormuz
Oil prices spiked on the Hyperliquid platform after President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
- DecryptScore: 20
Want Claude Opus AI on Your Potato PC? This Is Your Next-Best Bet
A developer distilled Claude Opus 4.6's reasoning into a local Qwen model anyone can run. The result is Qwopus—and it's surprisingly close to the real thing.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
BTC recovery fragile, Iran war fallout to 'dominate' markets in 2026: Analyst
Fallout from the Iran war will likely weigh on markets for much of 2026, dashing hopes of rate cuts until Q3 by the earliest, the Coin Bureau's Nic Puckrin said.