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Bitcoin is pushing back toward $70,000 as macro pressure eases, but each attempt is still being sold into. The market is improving on the outside while failing to resolve a key internal constraint.Macro relief improves the backdrop as Bitcoin meets a crowded zone above $70,000Bitcoin has opened April with a cleaner macro backdrop than the one that defined the final stretch of March.The war premium in crude eased after reports that the U.S. could leave Iran within weeks if a peace deal advances, a shift that pushed Brent down to $99.44 and WTI to $97.55. Currency markets reflected the same…

In brief Fed Governor Michael Barr called on regulators to implement anti-money-laundering controls for stablecoins following last year’s passage of the GENIUS Act. He identified stablecoins’ accessibility on “secondary markets” as a key area of concern, while global watchdogs have recently focussed on peer-to-peer transfers. A U.S. Treasury report urged Congress this month to consider a law that would grant institutions legal protections for voluntarily freezing questionable digital assets. Needing nothing more than a phone and internet connection to hold stablecoins may be a blessing for some, but that accessibility presents risks that regulators still need to address, according to…

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has formally begun implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, releasing its first notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and opening a 60-day public comment period. The 87-page proposal outlines how the Treasury will determine whether state-level stablecoin regulatory regimes are “substantially similar” to the federal framework—a key threshold allowing smaller issuers to remain under state supervision. Under the GENIUS Act, stablecoin issuers with less than $10 billion in outstanding supply can opt for state-level regulation, provided those regimes meet or exceed federal standards. The proposed rule establishes broad principles…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The South Korean police have uncovered a criminal ring that offers revenge services to clients, with every job paid for in crypto. “We will take revenge in your behalf” As Long As You Pay In Crypto Red paint on the door. Human waste on the stairwell. Defamatory leaflets scattered through the building. A Telegram channel with self destructing messages offering revenge “on demand” for any interested vindictive crypto-owner. This is not the premise of a Korean action movie, but an actual case the Korean police is currently…

Google’s latest quantum research did more than cut the estimated hardware needed to crack elliptic-curve cryptography. It used Bitcoin and other blockchain systems to show what a future signature failure could look like in public, with real assets, visible wallets, and little room for reversal.On Mar. 30, Google Quantum AI published a 57-page whitepaper coauthored with Justin Drake of the Ethereum Foundation and Dan Boneh of Stanford.The paper demonstrates that breaking the 256-bit elliptic-curve discrete logarithm problem, the cryptographic foundation underlying most blockchain transactions, requires roughly 500,000 physical qubits, a 20-fold reduction from prior estimates.That compression means a sufficiently advanced…

In brief Chinese authorities took Huione Group’s former chairman Li Xiong into custody after Cambodia deported him to China. U.S. regulators previously accused Huione of processing at least $4 billion in illicit funds tied to scams and cybercrime. Investigators say the firm’s crypto and payment services helped criminal networks move stolen cryptocurrency. Chinese authorities have arrested the former chairman of Cambodian conglomerate Huione Group, a company U.S. regulators say processed billions of dollars tied to scams, cybercrime, and other illicit cryptocurrency activity.According to China’s Ministry of Public Security, Li Xiong was identified as a core member of a criminal organization…

An elderly woman from Raleigh, North Carolina has fallen prey to a deceptive scheme that cost her $75,000. Bettilyn Smyth’s ordeal began after she noticed two unfamiliar transactions on her bank account, reports ABC11. Smyth called what she thought was customer support, but it turns out that she contacted a scammer who told her that her accounts were being targeted.  She says the person on the phone told her that she has two hackers, one from Ohio and one from Dakota.  The scammer warned that the hackers are very good and they need to check her accounts to make sure…

Bitcoin entered April on firmer footing, but the rebound is running straight into a macro test that could decide whether this move has legs. Traders are now weighing whether easing war fears can keep lifting risk assets, or whether the next Fed signal will cut that recovery short.Bitcoin price started April back above $68,000 after a late-March relief rally tied to hopes that the Iran war could move toward de-escalation.According to CryptoSlate’s data, the flagship digital asset gained more than 3% in the last 24 hours to reach as high as $69,170 before retreating to about $68,456 as of press…

In brief Moody’s assigned a provisional Ba2 rating to up to $100 million in Bitcoin-backed revenue bonds issued through New Hampshire’s Business Finance Authority. The bonds are backed solely by Bitcoin held in custody at BitGo, with no New Hampshire public funds at risk. The rating appears to be the first assigned by a major agency to a bond directly collateralized by Bitcoin. Wall Street credit agency Moody’s just issued its first credit rating to Bitcoin-backed bonds.Moody’s Ratings has assigned a provisional Ba2 rating to a pair of Bitcoin-backed revenue bonds to be issued through the Business Finance Authority of…

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced 1.5 billion satoshis in new grants through its Bitcoin Development Fund (BDF), expanding support for projects focused on Bitcoin infrastructure, privacy, and education. The funding round targets open-source developers, researchers, and educational initiatives working across Bitcoin’s ecosystem, with an emphasis on tools that strengthen financial privacy and censorship resistance. According to HRF, the grants are intended to advance Bitcoin-based technologies that can support dissidents and human rights defenders operating under authoritarian regimes. The organization estimates its efforts ultimately serve billions of people living under restrictive political systems, where access to open financial networks…

In brief Franklin Templeton is acquiring 250 Digital, a CoinFund spinoff, as it builds out its own crypto wing, Franklin Crypto. The firm is bringing the 250 Digital team on board as well as its crypto investment strategies, which it will invest in as part of the deal. It is using BENJI tokens, its on-chain money market fund, as payment considerations in the deal. Global asset manager Franklin Templeton announced Wednesday it is forming a crypto unit—Frankling Crypto—following its acquisition of 250 Digital, a crypto investment firm and spinoff from CoinFund.The acquisition, expected to close during Q2, brings the 250…

Bitcoin is no longer tracking the global liquidity playbook that traders relied on last cycle. Despite a rising money supply, a stronger dollar is tightening conditions faster than liquidity can lift prices.Bitcoin traders love one chart more than almost any other: global M2 liquidity with a time lag.More money expanding across the world eventually finds its way into risk assets, and Bitcoin rides the wave. For stretches of the past cycle, that framing looked clean enough to treat as a rule.That framing runs into trouble right now. Broad money is still climbing, yet Bitcoin is trading like an asset pinned…

In brief CFTC Chairman Michael Selig is concerned that driving prediction markets offshore into unregulated space could cause FTX-style “implosions.” Prediction markets are facing scrutiny over insider trading on their platforms. Selig warned against states “regulating by litigation and enforcement actions.” If regulators fail to set up clear policies and rules around prediction markets, there could be another FTX-like implosion, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig.“The failure of agencies to actually regulate, to do their job and set policy, is such a disservice to the builders and innovators and everyday Americans who want to access these products,”…

March 31, 2026 – Tel Aviv, Israel Playnance is bringing one of the world’s largest entertainment markets fully on-chain at scale, expanding its ecosystem into global sports and esports. Through its integration with SOFTSWISS Sportsbook, a leading global iGaming technology provider offering sportsbook and online casino solutions, Playnance will now provide access to more than 2.5 million live sports and esports events annually through its network of partnership platforms, spanning all major leagues, including the NBA, Premier League and LaLiga, as well as global esports tournaments, and a wide range of regional and niche sports events worldwide. The experience will…