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ECB Backs Plan for ESMA to Take Over Crypto Supervision

The European Central Bank has supported the European Commission’s plan to bring the supervision of major crypto companies under the EU’s financial markets regulator.  The ECB said in an opinion published on Friday that it fully supports bringing oversight of systemically important cross-border capital market companies, such as large trading platforms and crypto companies, under

AI Routers Can Steal Credentials and Crypto – Research

University of California researchers have discovered that some third-party AI large language model (LLM) routers can pose security vulnerabilities that can lead to crypto theft.  A paper measuring malicious intermediary attacks on the LLM supply chain, published on Thursday by the researchers, revealed four attack vectors, including malicious code injection and extraction of credentials.  “26

Bitcoin Down, Oil Up Amid US Strait of Hormuz Blockade

US President Donald Trump said Iran did not want to compromise its nuclear weapons program, stating it was the only issue that “really mattered.” Bitcoin fell as low as $70,623 on Sunday after the US announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following failed peace talks with Iran. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) initially

Iran War Fallout Will Muddy 2026 Asset Markets

Now almost a week old, the Bitcoin (BTC) recovery is “fragile” as the crypto market faces geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds from the ongoing war in the Middle East, according to Nic Puckrin, a crypto market analyst and founder of the Coin Bureau media outlet. “Even if the war ends now, its repercussions will likely be

Bitcoin Falls As US-Iran War Negotiations Fail In Pakistan

Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3% to trade below $71,000 into Sunday’s weekly close after negotiations to end the US-Iran war broke down. Key points: Bitcoin shed its gains as negotiations between the US and Iran broke down. The Strait of Hormuz becomes a flashpoint again as US President Donald Trump demanded that it be reopened. BTC

Justin Sun Slams WLFI Over Token Lockups, Gets Legal Threat in Response

Sun criticized the WLFI platform over long token lockup periods and withholding key information from voters. Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron layer-1 blockchain network, criticized World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance platform co-founded by US President Donald Trump’s sons, over lengthy lock-up periods for the platform's governance token. Sun said that he

Michael Saylor Hints Strategy is Buying More Bitcoin

Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company Strategy, signaled that the company is acquiring more BTC, as the price retreated from the local high of over $73,000 reached this week. “Think bigger,” Saylor said on Sunday, while sharing the chart of Strategy’s BTC purchase history that has become synonymous with imminent BTC acquisitions.

Bitcoin Miners Face a Tougher Road to the 2028 Halving

Bitcoin’s fifth halving is roughly two years away, and the mining sector is heading into it with far less margin for error than in 2024, as higher costs, tighter energy markets and clearer regulation reshape the industry. At the last halving in April 2024, Bitcoin (BTC) traded at around $63,000 as rewards fell from 6.25

Europe’s Stablecoin Adoption Enters Execution as Firms Select Partners

Banks and corporates across Europe are moving beyond exploration and are now actively selecting infrastructure partners to support stablecoin adoption, according to Lamine Brahimi, co-founder and managing partner at crypto custody technology provider Taurus. Brahimi told Cointelegraph that 18 months ago, most conversations were still educational, focused on understanding stablecoins and their risks. Today, firms

Phemex TradFi Oil Trading Surges 300% After Ceasefire

APIA, Samoa, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, reported that crude oil perpetual futures volume on its TradFi platform surged over 300% week-over-week, as the US-Iran ceasefire announcement triggered the largest single-day oil price swing since the 1991 Gulf War. Phemex TradFi offers WTI (XTI) and Brent crude oil (XBR) perpetual futures
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